Biographical summary
Kyla Lara-Breitinger M.D., M.S., is a cardiologist practicing in the Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Division of Echocardiography. Her clinical focus includes primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention, management of obesity-related cardiovascular disease, utilization of nutrition interventions to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors, and basic and advanced echocardiography.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Primary and Secondary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Obesity-related Cardiovascular Disease Management
- Nutrition Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease
- Interventional and Intraoperative Echocardiography
- Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography
Mayo Clinic locations
Rochester, Minnesota
Education
- 2022
SubSpec FellowCardiology, Preventive, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2022
Advanced Fellowship - Advanced Echocardiography, Mayo Level 3: further training in intraoperative TEE, interventional TEE, scanning/interpretation of TTE, stress echocardiography, and inpatient TEEEchocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
- 2021
FellowCardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2018
Clinical ResidencyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2015
MDRush Medical College
- 2010
MS - Human NutritionColumbia University
- 2008
BA - Molecular and Cell Biology- Cell and Developmental BiologyUniversity of California Berkeley
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2021
Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2018
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2023
2023 CV Prospective Award Mayo Clinic
- 2021
2021 Paul Dudley White International Scholar American Heart Association
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
MemberAmerican Heart Association
- 2023 - present
Co-DirectorCardiometabolic Clinic, Mayo Clinic
- 2020 - 2022
BloggerAmerican Heart Association
- 2020 - 2021
Active FellowAmerican Medical Women's Association
- 2019 - 2020
FITs on the Go Core MemberACC, Cardiology
- 2019 - present
Active MemberEuropean Society of Cardiology
- 2019 - present
Active MemberNational Lipid Association
- 2018 - 2022
Active MemberSocial Committee
- 2018 - present
Active MemberAmerican College of Cardiology