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    Bernardo Lombo, MD

    Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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    Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    Associate Director Echocardiography , Cardiovascular Medicine

    Editor in Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging Learning Website , Cardiac Imaging Learning

    President of ITEACH, International Team of Educators to Advance Cardiovascular Health

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    Titles

    Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

    Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Associate Director Echocardiography , Cardiovascular Medicine

    Positions outside Yale

    Editor in Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging Learning Website , Cardiac Imaging Learning; President of ITEACH, International Team of Educators to Advance Cardiovascular Health

    Biography

    Bernardo Lombo, M.D. is a Clinician in Cardiology and faculty member of the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Lombo is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Echocardiography. He is part of the team that created the Yale Cardiovascular Global Health Initiative. They have developed clinical collaborations and research projects in Colombia, Rwanda, Argentina, Russia, Indonesia, and the Dominican Republic. His work also focuses on the use of portable echocardiography technology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and the development of online platforms that provide free access to educational materials for the medical community.

    Last Updated on February 15, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    Fellow
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2015)
    Resident
    Hospital of Saint Raphael/Yale University (2012)
    Intern
    Hospital of St Raphael (2010)
    MD
    Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2002)

    Research

    Overview

    Medical Research Interests

    Chagas Disease; Rheumatic Heart Disease

    Public Health Interests

    Cardiovascular Diseases; Clinical Trials; Global Health

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Bernardo Lombo's published research.

    Publications

    2026

    2025

    • Screening for Chagas Cardiomyopathy in a Community in Northern Argentina
      Screening for Chagas Cardiomyopathy in a Community in Northern Argentina, Eman Mubarak, Ricardo Venencia, Rebecca Byler, Ian Crandall, Andrea Nicol, Christine Gerardi, Alyssa Brooks, Oscar Salomone, Marcos Amuchastegui, Tomas Amuchastegui, Ariel Sanchez, Robert McNamara, Bernardo Lombo, Circulation 152(Suppl_3):p A4368550-A4368550, November 04, 2025.
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    • Leveraging Noise-adapted Deep Learning Algorithm to Detect Structural Heart Disease from 1-lead ECGs Acquired with KardiaMobile 6L Device: The ACCESS-SHD Study
      Leveraging Noise-adapted Deep Learning Algorithm to Detect Structural Heart Disease from 1-lead ECGs Acquired with KardiaMobile 6L Device: The ACCESS-SHD Study Arya Aminorroaya, MPH, MD, Sumukh Vasish Shankar, MS, Madeleine Carter, BS, Mariam Khan, BS, Lovedeep Dhingra, MBBS, MHSc, Akshay Khunte, BS, Bernardo Lombo, MD, Robert McNamara, MD, MHSc, Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil, Aline Pedroso, BSC, MSc, PhD, and Rohan Khera, MD, Circulation, Volume 152, Number Suppl_3
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    • Fully Automated Detection of Structural Heart Disease from Apple Watch ECGs Using a Noise-Adapted AI Algorithm: The WATCH-SHD Study
      Fully Automated Detection of Structural Heart Disease from Apple Watch ECGs Using a Noise-Adapted AI Algorithm: The WATCH-SHD Study Arya Aminorroaya, MPH, MD, Sumukh Vasisht Shankar, MS, Mariam Khan, BS, Madeleine Carter, BS, Lovedeep Dhingra, MBBS, MHSc, Akshay Khunte, BS, Bernardo Lombo, MD, Robert McNamara, MD, MHSc, Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil, Aline Pedroso, BSC, MSc, PhD, and Rohan Khera, MD, MSAuthor Info & Affiliations Circulation Volume 152, Number Suppl_3
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    • Left Ventricular Remodeling After Hybrid Arch Repair With Zone 0 to 5 Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
      Hameed I, Mubasher A, Lee C, Berry G, Talapaneni S, Ahmed A, Ahmad H, Cangut B, Erez E, Colon S, Colon G, Williams M, Kuwayama D, Assi R, Lombo B, Reinhardt S, Akintoye E, Vallabhajosyula P. Left Ventricular Remodeling After Hybrid Arch Repair With Zone 0 to 5 Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2025, 67: ezaf324. PMID: 41002188, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf324.
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    • Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Echocardiography in Real-World Practice
      Singh J, Reinhardt S, Hur D, Sugeng L, Akintoye E, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Shkolnik E, McNamara R, Faridi K. Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Echocardiography in Real-World Practice. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025, 38: 509-511. PMID: 39884444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.01.010.
      Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Activities

    • activity

      Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota

      07/03/2015 - PresentMeeting Planning and ParticipationLeadership Committee
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      Udayana University

      03/06/2017 - PresentMeeting Planning and ParticipationVisiting Professor
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      Intec University

      05/08/2018 - PresentCommitteesVisiting Professor
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      North Western State Medical University I.I Mechnikov

      05/20/2017 - PresentCommitteesVisiting Professor
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      Cardiovascular Effects in Adults Born Prematurely

      05/01/2026 - 05/02/2026Other5th ALSEPNEO International Congress
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    Honors

    • honor

      The Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund award for the project Bridging Borders in Chagas Research and Care: Migration, Environment, and Technology

      04/01/2026Yale University Award
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      Honorific recognition from Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomedicas de Cordoba, for the Chagas disease project.

      03/14/2025Other AwardInstituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomedicas de Cordoba. Hospital Privado Cordoba
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      Spark Award

      07/30/2024Yale University AwardYale Institute of Global Health
    • honor

      Honorific invitation to El Salvador by the National Institute of Health. Global Health Project.

      03/08/2024Other AwardNational Institute of Health
    • honor

      Honorific recognition by Udayana University Bali. Indonesia, for the project Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease

      09/02/2022Other AwardUdayana University
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    Teaching & Mentoring

    Mentoring

    • Eman Mubarak

      Medical student
      2024 - 2026

    • Alysha Rose, MD

      Medical student
      2020 - 2024

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Bernardo Lombo, MD, is a cardiologist and internal medicine specialist who treats patients in Connecticut and abroad.

    Dr. Lombo’s special interests include portable echocardiography technology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and the development of online platforms that provide free access to educational materials for the medical community.

    He is part of the team that created the Yale Cardiovascular Global Health Initiative and the International Team of Educators to Advance Cardiovascular Health (ITEACH). These two groups aim to improve cardiovascular care in underserved communities. With ITEACH, Dr. Lombo and his team have spearheaded clinical collaborations and research projects in Colombia, Rwanda, Indonesia, Russia, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina.

    Dr. Lombo was awarded the Global Health Education Innovation Award in 2020 by Yale School of Medicine for his work. He is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

    Clinical Specialties

    Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Medicine

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