Adrian J. da Silva de Abreu, M.D., Ph.D.

Adrian J. da Silva de Abreu, M.D., Ph.D., is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he provides expert care for people with complex cardiovascular conditions. Dr. da Silva de Abreu focuses on helping individuals with all forms of heart failure, including those requiring ventricular assist devices or heart transplantation. His clinical practice emphasizes evidence-based, multidisciplinary care for people seeking advanced heart failure therapies in Rochester and surrounding areas.

Dr. da Silva de Abreu earned his medical degree from the Central University of Venezuela, where he received the Luis Razetti Graduation Award. He completed his internal medicine residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Ochsner Medical Center and an advanced fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at Yale University School of Medicine.

Areas of expertise

Dr. da Silva de Abreu provides comprehensive evaluation and advanced therapies for people with heart failure and related conditions. His expertise includes:

• Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Management of impaired heart pump function using advanced medical and device-based therapies.
• Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Evaluation and treatment of diastolic dysfunction.
• Heart transplantation: Selection, pre- and post-transplant care for patients with advanced heart failure.
• Ventricular assist devices: Selection and management of mechanical circulatory support for people awaiting transplantation or receiving destination therapy.
• Cardiogenic shock: Multidisciplinary management of acute heart failure and circulatory collapse.

Research and expertise

Dr. da Silva de Abreu's academic interests extend to clinical research and education in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He has served on editorial boards for JACC Heart Failure, JACC Spanish Edition, and Current Problems in Cardiology. His professional distinctions include the Alpha Omega Alpha award and The Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, among other honors. Dr. da Silva de Abreu is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, and additionally by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.