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Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

David DeNofrio, MD

Academic Title:
Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

 

Division/Program Title:

Staff Cardiologist

 

Office:

800 Washington St., #5931

Boston, MA 02111

 

Phone:

617-636-8068

 

Accepting New Patients

 

Fax:

617-636-6030

 

Email Address:

ddenofrio@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

 

Education and Post Graduate Training:

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, 1988;

Internal Medicine Residency: Barnes Hospital, 1988-1991;

Cardiology Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1994

 

Board Certifications:

Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine

 

Specialties:

Cardiology

Medicine

Heart failure

Cardiac transplantation

 

Clinical Interests:

Heart failure

Cardiac transplantation

Mechanical ventricular assist devices

 

Research Interests:

Immunosuppressive strategies following heart transplantation.

Management of hyperlipidemia following heart transplantation.

Device therapies for the treatment of advanced heart failure.

 


Selected Publications:

  1. Patten R, El-Zaru M, DeNofrio D, et al.  Left ventricular assist device therapy normalizes inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in failing human hearts.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005; 45:1419-24.
  2. Solari SG, Goldberg LR, DeNofrio D, Shaw LM.  Cyclosporine monitoring with two-hour post-dose levels in heart transplant recipients.  Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2005;27:417-21. 
  3. Gregory D, DeNofrio D, Konstam MA.  The economic effect of a tertiary hospital-based heart failure program.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005;46:660-66.
  4. Patel AR, Ambrose MS, Duffy GA, Cote H, DeNofrio D.  Treatment of hypercholesterolemia with ezetimibe in cardiac transplant recipients.  Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 2007:26:281-284.
  5. Patolla V, Patten RD, DeNofrio D, Konstam MA, Krishnamani R.  The effect of ventricular assist devices on post-transplant mortality:  Analysis of the UNOS Thoracic Registry.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology  2009;53:264-71.

 

Awards/Honors:

Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors List for Cardiology 2006 and 2007

Professional Affiliations:

  • Fellow and Member, American College of Cardiology  (1993-Present)
  • Member, Heart Failure Society of America (1999-Present)
  • Member, American Society of Transplantation (1995-present)
  • Member, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (1995-present)
  • Member, Massachusetts Medical Society (1986-Present)

 

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Gender:

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