Sushma Kola, MD

Dr. Naveen L. Pereira is a distinguished cardiologist and internist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he serves as a Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and holds a professorship in Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and advanced heart failure and transplant, with a robust educational background that includes medical training from the University of Bombay and fellowships at prestigious institutions such as Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Pereira's research focuses on the treatment of end-stage heart failure, antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplants, and the application of functional genomics and pharmacogenomics in clinical settings. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to cardiology and is actively involved in significant clinical trials aimed at personalizing antiplatelet therapy based on genetic insights. Generated from the website

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