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Michael Harry Beasley, MD, FACC

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Biography

Dr. Beasley is a cardiologist who specializes in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He completed his medical training in 2020 and has since become known for his medical education efforts and compassionate patient care.

In his clinical work, Dr. Beasley is dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure and is developing palliative care approaches for this patient population. Beyond his clinical work, he is committed to educating the next generation of heart failure and transplant specialists.

Before his medical career, Dr. Beasley volunteered with the Peace Corps, teaching science and math in Tanzania. He currently serves as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, using his medical expertise to serve the country.

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Education & Training

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Yale University (2020)
Fellow
Beaumont Hospital (2019)
Resident
University of South Florida (2016)
MD
Michigan State University
BS
Michigan State University

Clinical Care

Overview

Michael Harry Beasley, MD, is a cardiologist who specializes in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation. He cares for patients both in the hospital in New Haven, as well as in clinics at Yale Medicine offices in New London and Norwich.

“My passion lies in clinical care, so being able to deliver high-level care to my patients brings me joy,” Dr. Beasley says. “I genuinely care about the patients I serve, and I do my best to understand each one as a whole person. I make every effort to be completely present both mentally and emotionally during the time I spend with them.”

Heart transplantation is changing, and Dr. Beasley is excited about the future for several reasons. These include the availability of better pharmaceuticals for transplant patients, as well as the work being put toward making durable ventricular assist devices (VADs), or heart pumps, more tolerable for patients with less associated risk.

Most patients who need advanced heart failure therapies do much better when they are evaluated early—prior to the onset of critical illness or end-organ dysfunction, says Dr. Beasley. “Therefore, we try to anticipate which patients may need such options even if it’s years in the future, and then we prepare so that they can have the best possible outcome when their day for heart transplant or VAD implantation arrives.” For that reason, he encourages early referrals from cardiologists and early self-referrals from patients themselves.

Yale Medicine’s Heart Transplant and Left Ventricular Assist Device Program is one of the most rapidly expanding programs of its kind in the country. It is one of a limited number of programs that will push the envelope to utilize donor hearts that many other programs reject, optimizing those organs so that more sick patients who are eligible may be able to receive one. “At Yale, we are proud that we offer these therapies to patients who may be turned away at other centers and are happy to see that their outcomes have been terrific,” Dr. Beasley says.

Clinical Specialties

Heart Failure; Cardiovascular Medicine

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Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2022
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2016

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    United States Navy Reserve

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    American College of Cardiology

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    Department of Internal Medicine Diversity Committee

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    International Team of Educators to Advance Cardiovascular Health (ITEACH)

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    Heart Failure Society of America

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Education, Medical; Global Health; Heart Failure

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Michael Harry Beasley's published research.

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Cardiovascular Medicine

79 Wawecus Street, Suite 106

Norwich, CT 06360

United States

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