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201 E University Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21218- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Echocardiographer at Union Memorial Hospital, and Medical Director of LASOCHA, caring for patients with Chagas disease.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1997 - 2001
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1996
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - Present
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FASE) American Society of Echocardiography
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Case Report: A Case of Post-Transplant Chagas Reactivation after Negative Trypanosoma cruzi Testing.Omar Shakhtour, Tsion Aberra, Huzaifa Ahmad, Abhinav Saxena, Imad Isaac, Namratha Meda, Ritika Gadodia, Rachel Marcus> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023 May 3
- Early identification of patients with Chagas disease at risk of developing cardiomyopathy using 2-D speckle tracking strain:prediction of Chagas cardiomyopathy.Sithu Win, Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, Paula Carballo Jimenez, Jorge Flores, Brandon Mercado-Saavedra, Lola Camila Telleria, Anne Raafs,...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vasculature. 2022 Aug 1
- 5 citationsCardiovascular biomarkers as predictors of adverse outcomes in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy.Luis E. Echeverría, Lyda Z. Rojas, Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa, Oscar L Rueda-Ochoa, Cristian David Sosa-Vesga, Taulant Muka, James L. Januzzi, Rachel Marcus, Carlos ...> ;Plos One. 2021 Oct 28
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Press Mentions
Meet the Author on a Mission to Combat the Invisible 'Kissing Bug' Disease Affecting Latinos CommunitiesSeptember 29th, 2021- Summary of Bracing for Impact III - COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Legal and Ethical ChallengesJune 23rd, 2020
Drug for 'Neglected' Chagas Disease Gains FDA Approval Amid Price WorriesSeptember 10th, 2017- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
Hospital Affiliations
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, Maryland- MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, District of Columbia
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