Hector R. Villarraga, M.D.

Minnesota

Medical School

Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Internship

Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Residencies

Carroway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

Internal Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Fellowships

Echocardiography, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Cardiovascular Diseases, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Cardiovascular Unit, Fundacion Valle del Lilli - Clinicalili, Cali, Colombia

Certifications

National Board of Echocardiography

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

American Board of Internal Medicine

Academic Rank

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Interests

• Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography
• Strain and stress echocardiography
• Diastolic dysfunction in stress echocardiography
• Behavior of myocardial mechanical function in cardiomyopathies such as amyloid heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, myocarditis, heart transplant, obesity and chemotherapy induced cardiomyopathy
• Carpal tunnel tendon and synovial mechanics
• Right ventricular mechanical function

Publications

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