Omar Wever-Pinzon,
MD
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Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Dr. Wever-Pinzon is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah. He received his medical degree from the University of Panama. Dr. Wever-Pinzon completed his Internal Medicine Residency, followed by a fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center-University Hospital of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. In 2010, he joined the Cardiology Investigator track at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he completed his training in Cardiovascular Disease. In 2014, he completed his training in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
Dr. Wever-Pinzon's primary clinical and academic interests are focused on the development of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program at the University of Utah. The goals of this program are to improve the clinical management of patients with this unique condition and to advance the understanding of this inherited cardiac disease through collaborative research efforts.
Clinical Locations
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
208-367-4278
University Hospital
Cardiovascular Center801-587-2199
Veterans Administration Medical Center
801-584-1235
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Board Certification | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) National Board of Echocardiography American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology) |
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5.0/ 5
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4.9/ 5
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4.9/ 5
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4.9/ 5
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4.9/ 5
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4.1/ 5
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4.9/ 5
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4.8/ 5
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5.0/ 5
Patient Comments
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UofU Patient
February 24, 2018
Great experience!
UofU Patient
December 19, 2017
Good experience.
UofU Patient
December 18, 2017
first time I've seen this MD, but still very good impression of him
UofU Patient
November 13, 2017
I have hope again!! I had lost hope from a previous doctor and I can't say thank you enough to the doc and pa! I'm so lucky to have you all!
UofU Patient
July 31, 2017
Dr Wever-Pinzon is an outstanding practitioner, just as Dr Freeman stated he would be!
UofU Patient
January 07, 2017
they have been great
UofU Patient
February 22, 2016
All medical personnel exhibited the highest level of patient care and professional counsel!
Dr. Wever-Pinzon is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah. He received his medical degree from the University of Panama. Dr. Wever-Pinzon completed his Internal Medicine Residency, followed by a fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center-University Hospital of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. In 2010, he joined the Cardiology Investigator track at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he completed his training in Cardiovascular Disease. During his Cardiology training at the University of Utah, he served as the fellow representative for the Thoracic and Critical Care Community of Practice Executive Committee of the American Society of Transplantation. In 2014, Dr. Wever-Pinzon was awarded the Fellow of the Year for the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Utah. He continued his training in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. Throughout his training, Dr. Wever-Pinzon has been recognized as an outstanding teacher and clinical investigator, which earned him several awards. His clinical and research interests include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation.
Academic Locations
School of Medicine
801-585-2340
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Board Certification | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) National Board of Echocardiography American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology) |
Education History
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | University of Utah Vice President Clinical & Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholar Program Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Fellowship | New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Advanced Fellow |
| Fellowship | University of Utah Cardiovascular Disease Fellow |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | University of Utah Mechanical Circulatory Support & Transplant Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Fellowship | St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Advanced Cardiac Imaging Advanced Fellow |
| Residency | St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Internal Medicine Resident |
| Internship | St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Internal Medicine Intern |
| Internship | Aquilino Tejeira Hospital Transitional Internship |
| Internship | Hospital Santo Tomas Transitional Internship |
| Professional Medical | Universidad de Panamá Medicine M.D. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Saidi A, Selzman CH, Ahmadjee A, Al-Sarie M, Snow GL, Wever-Pinzon O, Alharethi R, Reid B, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG, Bader F (2018). Favorable Effects on Pulmonary Vascular Hemodynamics with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Are Sustained 5 Years After Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J, 64(1), 38-42.
- Catino AB, Ferrin P, Wever-Pinzon J, Horne BD, Wever-Pinzon O, Kfoury AG, McCreath L, Diakos NA, McKellar S, Koliopoulou A, Bonios MJ, Al-Sarie M, Taleb I, Dranow E, Fang JC, Drakos SG (2018). Clinical and histopathological effects of heart failure drug therapy in advanced heart failure patients on chronic mechanical circulatory support. Eur J Heart Fail, 20(1), 164-174.
- Bonios MJ, Koliopoulou A, Wever-Pinzon O, Taleb I, Stehlik J, Xu W, Wever-Pinzon J, Catino A, Kfoury AG, Horne BD, Nativi-Nicolau J, Adamopoulos SN, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Bax JJ, Drakos SG (2018). Cardiac rotational mechanics as a predictor of myocardial recovery in heart failure patients undergoing chronic mechanical circulatory support: a pilot study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 11(4), e007117.
- Zuniga Cisneros J, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Drakos SG, McKellar SH, Wever-Pinzon O (2018). Outcomes in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awaiting Heart Transplantation. Circ Heart Fail, 11(3), e004378.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Edwards LB, Taylor DO, Kfoury AG, Drakos SG, Selzman CH, Fang JC, Lund LH, Stehlik J (2017). Association of recipient age and causes of heart transplant mortality: Implications for personalization of post-transplant management-An analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(4), 407-417.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, McKellar SH, Horne BD, Caine WT, Kfoury AG, Li DY, Fang JC, Stehlik J, Selzman CH (2016). Cardiac Recovery During Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. J Am Coll Cardiol, 68(14), 1540-53.
- Wever-Pinzon J, Selzman CH, Stoddard G, Wever-Pinzon O, Catino A, Kfoury AG, Diakos NA, Reid BB, McKellar S, Bonios M, Koliopoulou A, Budge D, Kelkhoff A, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Drakos SG (2016). Impact of Ischemic Heart Failure Etiology on Cardiac Recovery During Mechanical Unloading. J Am Coll Cardiol, 68(16), 1741-1752.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Naka Y, Garan AR, Takeda K, Pan S, Takayama H, Mancini DM, Colombo P, Topkara VK (2016). National trends and outcomes in device-related thromboembolic complications and malfunction among heart transplant candidates supported with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(7), 884-92.
- Al-Sarie M, Rauf A, Kfoury AG, Catino A, Wever-Pinzon J, Bonios M, Horne BD, Diakos NA, Wever-Pinzon O, McKellar SH, Kelkhoff A, McCreath L, Fang J, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Drakos SG (2016). Myocardial Structural and Functional Response After Long-Term Mechanical Unloading With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device: Axial Versus Centrifugal Flow. JACC Heart Fail, 4(7), 570-576.
- Ko BS, Drakos S, Kfoury AG, Hurst D, Stoddard GJ, Willis CA, Delgado JC, Hammond EH, Gilbert EM, Alharethi R, Revelo MP, Nativi-Nicolau J, Reid BB, McKellar SH, Wever-Pinzon O, Miller DV, Eckels DD, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Stehlik J (2016). Immunologic effects of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices before and after heart transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(8), 1024-30.
- Pan S, Aksut B, Wever-Pinzon OE, Rao SD, Levin AP, Garan AR, Fried JA, Takeda K, Hiroo T, Yuzefpolskaya M, Uriel N, Jorde UP, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Colombo PC, Topkara VK (2015). Incidence and predictors of myocardial recovery on long-term left ventricular assist device support: Results from the united network for organ sharing database. J Heart Lung Transplant, 34(12), 1624-1629.
- Romero J, Husain SA, Holmes AA, Kelesidis I, Chavez P, Mojadidi MK, Levsky JM, Wever-Pinzon O, Taub C, Makani H, Travin MI, Pina IL, Garcia MJ (2015). Non-invasive assessment of low risk acute chest pain in the emergency department: A comparative meta-analysis of prospective studies. Int J Cardiol, 187, 565-80.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Romero J, Kelesidis I, Wever-Pinzon J, Manrique C, Budge D, Drakos SG, Pina IL, Kfoury AG, Garcia MJ, Stehlik J (2014). Coronary computed tomography angiography for the detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy: a meta-analysis of prospective trials. J Am Coll Cardiol, 63(19), 1992-2004.
- Abdullah OM, Drakos SG, Diakos NA, Wever-Pinzon O, Kfoury AG, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Reid BB, Brunisholz K, Verma DR, Myrick C, Sachse FB, Li DY, Hsu EW (2014). Characterization of diffuse fibrosis in the failing human heart via diffusion tensor imaging and quantitative histological validation. NMR Biomed, 27(11), 1378-86.
- Diakos NA, Selzman CH, Sachse FB, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG, Wever-Pinzon O, Catino A, Alharethi R, Reid BB, Miller DV, Salama M, Zaitsev AV, Shibayama J, Li H, Fang JC, Li DY, Drakos SG (2014). Myocardial atrophy and chronic mechanical unloading of the failing human heart: implications for cardiac assist device-induced myocardial recovery. J Am Coll Cardiol, 64(15), 1602-12.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Nativi JN, Gilbert EM, Everitt M, Alharethi R, Brunisholz K, Bader FM, Li DY, Selzman CH, Stehlik J (2013). Morbidity and mortality in heart transplant candidates supported with mechanical circulatory support: is reappraisal of the current United network for organ sharing thoracic organ allocation policy justified? Circulation, 127(4), 452-62.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman CH, Drakos SG, Saidi A, Stoddard GJ, Gilbert EM, Labedi M, Reid BB, Davis ES, Kfoury AG, Li DY, Stehlik J, Bader F (2013). Pulsatility and the risk of nonsurgical bleeding in patients supported with the continuous-flow left ventricular assist device HeartMate II. Circ Heart Fail, 6(3), 517-26.
- Drakos SG, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman CH, Gilbert EM, Alharethi R, Reid BB, Saidi A, Diakos NA, Stoker S, Davis ES, Movsesian M, Li DY, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG (2013). Magnitude and time course of changes induced by continuous-flow left ventricular assist device unloading in chronic heart failure: insights into cardiac recovery. J Am Coll Cardiol, 61(19), 1985-94.
- Romero J, Kahan J, Kelesidis I, Makani H, Wever-Pinzon O, Medina H, Garcia MJ (2013). CMR imaging for the evaluation of myocardial stunning after acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of prospective trials. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 14(11), 1080-91.
- Yao SS, Wever-Pinzon O, Zhang X, Bangalore S, Chaudhry FA (2012). Prognostic value of stress echocardiogram in patients with angiographically significant coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol, 109(2), 153-8.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Suma V, Ahuja A, Romero J, Sareen N, Henry SA, De Benedetti Zunino M, Chaudhry FF, Suryadevara RS, Sherrid MV, Chaudhry FA (2012). Safety of echocardiographic contrast in hospitalized patients with pulmonary hypertension: a multi-center study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 13(10), 857-62.
- Makani H, Messerli FH, Romero J, Wever-Pinzon O, Korniyenko A, Berrios RS, Bangalore S (2012). Meta-analysis of randomized trials of angioedema as an adverse event of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors. Am J Cardiol, 110(3), 383-91.
- Supariwala A, Uretsky S, Singh P, Memon S, Khokhar SS, Wever-Pinzon O, Atluri P, Hersh J, Koppuravuri HK, Rozanski A (2011). Synergistic effect of coronary artery disease risk factors on long-term survival in patients with normal exercise SPECT studies. J Nucl Cardiol, 18(2), 207-14; quiz 217.
- Makani H, Bangalore S, Romero J, Wever-Pinzon O, Messerli FH (2011). Effect of renin-angiotensin system blockade on calcium channel blocker-associated peripheral edema. Am J Med, 124(2), 128-35.
- Wever Pinzon O, Silva Enciso J, Romero J, Makani H, Fefer J, Gandhi V, Bangalore S, Chaudhry FA (2011). Risk stratification and prognosis of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease referred for stress echocardiography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 4(4), 363-70.
- Wever Pinzon O, Stoddard G, Drakos SG, Gilbert EM, Nativi JN, Budge D, Bader F, Alharethi R, Reid B, Selzman CH, Everitt MD, Kfoury AG, Stehlik J (2011). Impact of donor left ventricular hypertrophy on survival after heart transplant. Am J Transplant, 11(12), 2755-61.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Bangalore S, Romero J, Silva Enciso J, Chaudhry FA (2011). Inotropic contractile reserve can risk-stratify patients with HIV cardiomyopathy: a dobutamine stress echocardiography study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 4(12), 1231-8.
- Daud A, Xu D, Revelo MP, Shah Z, Drakos SG, Dranow E, Stoddard G, Kfoury AG, Hammond E, Nativi-Nicolau J, Alharethi R, Miller DV, Gilbert EM, Wever-Pinzon O, McKellar SH, Afshar K, Khan F, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Stehlik JS (Under review). Microvascular loss and diastolic dysfunction in severe symptomatic cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Circ Heart Fail.
- Yin MY, Ruckel S, Kfoury AG, McKellar SH, Harry J, Gilbert EM, Nativi-Nicolau J, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Koliopoulou A, Stoddard G, Fang J, Drakos SG, Selzman CH, Wever-Pinzon O (Under review). A Novel Model to Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: The Utah Bleeding Risk Score. J Am Coll Cardiol.
Review
- Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, Fang JC (2015). Team-based Care for Advanced Heart Failure. [Review]. Heart Fail Clin, 11(3), 467-77.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG, Terrovitis JV, Diakos NA, Charitos C, Li DY, Drakos SG (2012). Ventricular assist devices: pharmacological aspects of a mechanical therapy. [Review]. Pharmacol Ther, 134(2), 189-99.
- Movsesian M, Wever-Pinzon O, Vandeput F (2011). PDE3 inhibition in dilated cardiomyopathy. [Review]. Curr Opin Pharmacol, 11(6), 707-13.
- Sherrid MV, Wever-Pinzon O, Shah A, Chaudhry FA (2009). Reflections of inflections in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. [Review]. J Am Coll Cardiol, 54(3), 212-9.
- Wever-Pinzon OE, Myerson M, Sherrid MV (2009). Sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes due to genetic cardiac abnormalities. [Review]. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg, 9 Suppl 2, 17-23.
Book Chapter
- Wever-Pinzon O, Fang JC (2016). Heart Failure. In S.C. McKean, J.J. Ross, D.D. Dressler, D. Schurer (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine (2, pp. 941-953). NewYork, USA: McGraw Hill.
- Diakos NA, Wever-Pinzon O, Zannas AS, Drakos SG (2013). Mechanical Unloading and Heart Remodeling Features. In EA Gabriel & SA Gabriel (Eds.), Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery (1, pp. 413-8). New York: Springer.
- Wever Pinzon O, Chaudhry FA (2011). Stress Echocardiography. In A.L. Klein & C.R. Asher (Eds.), Clinical Echocardiography Review: A self assessment tool (1, pp. 193-209). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Case Report
- Wever-Pinzon O, Givens RC, Flannery M, Naka Y, Jorde UP (2015). Repetitive HeartMate II pump stoppage induced by transitioning from battery to main power source: the short-to-shield phenomenon. J Heart Lung Transplant, 34(2), 270-1.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Romero J, Cordova JP (2013). Dual chamber pacing relieves obstruction in Japanese-variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Ther, 20(5), 588-90.
- Bukharovich IF, Wever-Pinzon O, Shah A, Todd G, Chaudhry FA, Sherrid MV (2012). Arterial embolism caused by large mobile aortic thrombus in the absence of atherosclerosis, associated with iron deficiency anemia. Echocardiography, 29(3), 369-72.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Wever-Pinzon J, Tami L (2011). Recurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presenting with different morphologic patterns. Int J Cardiol, 148(3), 379-81.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Tami L (2010). Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following a blood transfusion. Congest Heart Fail, 16(3), 129-31.
Editorial
- Stehlik J, Wever-Pinzon O (2017). The Heart Transplant Waiting List and the Interplay of Policy and Practice: In Search of Fairness.LID - e004657 [pii]LID - 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.004657 [doi]. Circ Heart Fail, 10(12).
- Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG (2016). The Continuing Quest to Identify Ambulatory Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Who Benefit From Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy.LID - e003641 [pii]. Circ Heart Fail, 9(11).
- Fang JC, Wever-Pinzon O (2016). Dealing With Unintended Consequences: Continuous-Flow LVADs and Aortic Insufficiency. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 9(6), 652-4.
Letter
- Wever-Pinzon O, Jorde UP (2014). Early power elevations and adverse events with the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: An unsettled issue [Letter to the editor]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 33(11), 1200-1.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Kfoury AG, Selzman CH, Li DY, Stehlik J, Drakos SG (2013). Reply: left ventricular assist devices in chronic heart failure: more questions than answers? [Letter to the editor]. J Am Coll Cardiol, 62(23), 2257-8.
Abstract
- Revelo M, Hammond EH, Stehlik J, Alharethi R, Reid B, Drakos S, Selzman C, Afshar K, Wever-Pinzon O, McKellar S, Kfoury AG, Miller DV (2017). Ultrastructural Alterations in Explanted Failed Cardiac Allografts: Insights into "Chronic Rejection" [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(4), S446-447.
- Daud A, Xu WD, Revelo P, Drakos S, Dranow E, Kfoury A, Hammond E, Nativi-Nicolau J, Stoddard G, Alharethi R, Miller DV, Gilbert EM, Wever-Pinzon O, Budge D, McKellar SH, Afshar K, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Stehlik J (2017). Unique Characteristics of Allograft Microvasculature in Patients with Severe Symptomatic Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(4), S293.
- Bonios MJ, Taleb I, Larsen R, Wever-Pinzon O, Kfoury AG, Alharethi R, Nativi-Nicolau J, Caine W, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Selzman CH, Drakos SG (2017). Cardiac Rotational Mechanics as a Predictor of Favorable Functional Response Induced by Cardiac Assist Devices in Advanced Heart Failure [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(4), S327.
- Nativi J, Hurst D, Bullock G, Bullock E, Delgado J, Pole A, Stehlik J, Afshar K, Drakos S, Doty JR, McKellar SH, Alharethi R, Wever-Pinzon O, Molina K, Fang J, Kfoury A (2017). Excellent Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in Stable, Highly-Sensitized Heart Transplant Recipients Using a Wait and Match Strategy [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(4), S395.
- Ko B, Tandar A, Kang T, McKellar S, Stehlik J, Stoddard G, Morshedzadeh J, Koliopoulou A, Gilbert E, Nativi-Nicolau J, Wever-Pinzon O, Fang J, Selzman C, Welt F, Drakos S (2016). Role of a Multidisciplinary Shock Team in the Management of Cardiogenic Shock [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S278-279.
- Tabachnick D, Stehlik J, Gilbert E, Nativi-Nicolau J, Fang J, Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos S, Budge D, Kfoury B, Alharethi R, Caine W, Selzman C, McKellar S (2016). Characteristics and Co-Morbidities in Heart Transplant Recipients Who Survive into Their Eighties [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S211.
- Ferrin P, McCreath L, Diakos N, Navankasattusas S, Kfoury AG, Wever-Pinzon O, Al-Sarie M, Catino A, Bonios M, Alharethi R, Russell G, Ragnhildstveit A, Skedros K, Hammond EH, Li DY, Selzman CH, Caine W, Stehlik J, Drakos SG (2016). Relationship of Myocardial Fibrosis with the Potential of Mechanical Unloading to Induce Favorable Cardiac Structural and Functional Response [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Diakos N, Navankasattusas S, McKellar SH, Kfoury AG, Ferrin P, McCreath L, Miller D, Wright S, Skedros K, Al-Sari M, Ragnhildstveit A, Wever-Pinzon O, Russel G, Koliopoulou A, Reid B, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Drakos SG (2016). Changes in Metabolic Substrate Utilization and Pyruvate Mitochondrial Oxidation Mismatch during Mechanical Unloading of the Failing Human Heart: Implications for Cardiac Reloading and Conditioning [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S56-57.
- Kang T, Ko B, Drakos SG, Stehlik J, Gilbert EM, Nativi-Nicolau J, Wever-Pinzon O, Fang JC, Koliopoulou A, Bott SI, Tonna JE, Selzman CH, McKellar SH (2016). Clinical Experience with Long-Distance Transportation of Patients on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S392-393.
- McCreath L, Drakos SG, Ferrin P, Diakos N, Navankasattusas S, Javan H, Budge D, McKellar SH, Caine WT, Wever-Pinzon O, Bonios M, Skedros K, Ragnhildstveit A, Afshar K, Li DY, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG, Selzman CH (2016). Association of Pre-Implant Inflammatory Profile and Functional Recovery with Chronic LVAD Unloading. J Heart Lung Transplant [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S11-12.
- Miller DV, Kfoury AG, Snow GL, Revelo M, Lal A, Stehlik J, McKellar SH, Fang JC, Caine W, Ashfar K, Drakos SG, Wever-Pinzon O, Molina KM, Hammond MH (2016). Histologic Features of Mixed Rejection in Heart Transplantation: More Than Just Cellular + Antibody-Mediated Rejection? [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S107.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Stehlik J, Selzman CH (2016). LVAD Explantation for Cardiac Recovery: Insights from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(4), S11.
- Nativi-Nicolau J, Jaramillo Morales J, Whipple M, Al-Dulaimi R, Stehlik J, Ryan J, Drakos S, Gilbert EMM, Wever-Pinzon O, Wilson B, Han F, Maurer MS, Fang J (2016). Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy Demonstrates Distinct Echocardiographic Patterns Compared to Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction [Abstract]. J Card Failure, 22(8S), S50.
- Wever-Pinzon J, Al-Sarie M, Catino A, McCubrey R, Stehlik J, Kfoury A, Reid B, Wever-Pinzon O, Alharethi R, Wright S, Li D, Gilbert E, Mckellar S, Barney J, Fang J, Selzman C, Drakos S (2015). Structural and Functional Myocardial Improvement Following Continuous-Flow Mechanical Unloading in Chronic Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 34(4), S126-127.
- Fried J, Cagliostro B, Levin A, Wever-Pinzon O, Garan AR, Te-Frey R, Ronquillo KO, Takeda K, Takayama H, Yuzefpolskaya M, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Colombo PC, Topkara V (2015). Driveline Infection Is Not Associated With Increased Risk of Thrombotic Events in CF-LVAD Patients [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Levin AP, Fried J, Wever-Pinzon O, Garan AR, Takeda K, Takayama H, Yuzefpolskaya M, Jorde UP, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Colombo PC, Topkara VK (2015). Bridging to Transplant With Fully Implantable Biventricular Assist Devices vs. Total Artificial Heart Implantation in Patients With Advanced Biventricular Failure [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Biscotti M, Wever-Pinzon O, Yuzefpolskaya M, Takayama M, Naka Y, Rosenzweig EB, Bacchetta M (2015). Partial Pulmonary-Right heart Oxygenator (PROxy) Support System: A Novel Strategy for Management of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Pan S, Wever-Pinzon O, Rao S, Levin A, Garan AR, Takeda K, Takayama H, Yuzefpolskaya M, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Colombo PC, Topkara VK (2015). Myocardial Recovery From Short- And Long-Term Cardiac Support Devices: Results From The UNOS Registry [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Levin AP, Fried J, Garan AR, Takeda K, Takayama H, Yuzefpolskaya M, Mancini D, Naka Y, Colombo P, Topkara VK (2015). Effect Of Device Thrombosis And Malfunction On Clinical Outcomes Of Patients Bridging With Continuous-Flow LVADs [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Wever-Pinzon O, Farr M, Naka Y, Takayama H, George I, Colombo P, Mancini D, Schulze P (2015). Effect of the 2006 U.S. Donor Heart Allocation Policy Change on Waitlist Complications and Post-Transplant Mortality Among Candidates Supported with Mechanical Circulatory Support [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Galenko O, Kfoury AG, Yen C, Selzman CH, Stehlik J, Diakos N, Wever-Pinzon O, Reid BB, Peterson H, Knight S, Alharethi R, Budge D, Nativi-Nicolau J, McKellar S, Li DY, Carlquist JC, Drakos SG (2014). Circulating Levels of miR-15b and miR-133b in Patients during Chronic LVAD Unloading [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Diakos N, Barney J, Yen C, Stehlik J, Koufry A, Selzman C, Reid B, Wever-Pinzon O, Saidi A, Wright S, Koliopoulou A, Russell G, McCreath L, Fang J, Li D, Drakos S (2014). Structural Remodeling of the Cardiac Ventricles: When Left Isn’t Equally Right [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Diakos N, Yen C, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman C, Reid B, Stehlik J, Koufry A, Alharethi R, Nativi J, Catino A, Davis C, Barney J, Wright S, Koliopoulou A, Fang J, Li D, Drakos S (2014). TNF as a Predictor of Myocardial Functional Improvement Induced By Left Ventricular Mechanical Unloading [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant.
- Diakos N, Yen C, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman C, Reid B, Stehlik J, Koufry A, Alharethi R, Nativi J, Catino A, Davis C, Barney J, Wright S, Koliopoulou A, Fang J, Li D, Drakos S (2014). TNF as a Predictor of Myocardial Functional Improvement Induced By Left Ventricular Mechanical Unloading [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 32(4S), S156.
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- Wever-Pinzon J, Wever-Pinzon O, Mckellar S, Badger C, Fang J, Drakos S, Gilbert E, Everitt M, Alharethi R, Budge D, Stehlik J, Kfoury A, Selzman C, Nativi-Nicolau J (2014). A Novel Model to Predict the Risk of Non-Surgical Bleeding Among Patients Receiving Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices [Abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 32(4S), S22.
Global Impact
Education History
| Internship | Aquilino Tejeira Hospital Transitional Internship |
| Internship | Hospital Santo Tomas Transitional Internship |
| Professional Medical | Universidad de Panamá Medicine M.D. |
Service
| 03/01/2016 | Clinical Consultant | Panamanian Heart Transplant Program, Clinical collaboration | Panama |
Career
| Sole Medical Clinic | Primary Care Physician | Panama |