
Valery Sammah Effoe MD MS, FACC (He/Him)
Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiologist, Wellstar Health System
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1602 Vernon RoadSte 300LaGrange, GA 30240
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Summary
- Valery S. Effoe, MD, MS, FACC is a cardiologist specializing in interventional cardiology based in LaGrange, GA. He completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at Morehouse School of Medicine and Aurora Health Care, respectively. Dr. Effoe holds an MD from the University of Yaoundé 1 and an MS in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences from Wake Forest School of Medicine. He currently practices as an interventional cardiologist at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, GA. He has also practiced at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI and the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dr Effoe has done extensive clinical and population research in the areas of cardiovascular medicine, diabetes and vascular interventions.
Education & Training
Aurora Health CareFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2022 - 2023
Morehouse School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2019 - 2022
Morehouse School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
Wake Forest School of MedicineMS, Clinical and Population Translational Sciences, 2010 - 2013
University of Yaounde IClass of 2006, MD
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2023
WI State Medical License 2022 - 2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- American Heart AssocistionACLS
- American Heart AssocistionBLS
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Abdominal Compared With Coronary Artery Calcification and Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Black Adults.Temidayo A Abe, Fengxia Yan, Titilope Olanipekun, Michael Blaha, Valery Effoe
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2024-12-01 - Statin use and its association with all-cause mortality and incident diabetes/prediabetes in African Americans: Findings from the jackson heart study.Alula Hadgu, Fengxia Yan, Valery Effoe, Robert Mayberry
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2024-12-01 - 6 citationsUpdated Trends in Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use by Indication in the United States After Food and Drug Administration Safety Warnings: A Decade Analysis From 2010 to 2...Titilope Olanipekun, Charles Ritchie, Temidayo Abe, Valery Effoe, Abimbola Chris-Olaiya
Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2024-10-01
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- French
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