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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

About

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
  • activity

    Udayana University

    03/06/2017 - PresentMeeting Planning and ParticipationVisiting Professor
  • activity

    Intec University

    05/08/2018 - PresentCommitteesVisiting Professor
  • activity

    North Western State Medical University I.I Mechnikov

    05/20/2017 - PresentCommitteesVisiting Professor
  • activity

    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
  • honor

    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
  • honor

    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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