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Flordeliza Villanueva

Associate Program Director for Research, Cardiovascular Fellowship · UPMC Medical Education

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History

Research, Cardiovascular Fellowship · UPMC Medical Education
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UPMC Medical Education
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Cardiology for Translational Research · UPMC Medical Education
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Cardiovascular Disease
University of Virginia Medical Center
1987–1990
Internal Medicine
Duke University Hospital
1984–1987
Boston University School of Medicine
1980–1984
University
1976–1980

Research

Microbubbles targeted to intercellular adhesion molecule-1 bind to activated coronary artery endothelial cells
Circulation · 1998 · First of 8 authors · Corresponding · 421 citations
Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Enhancing Agents in Echocardiography: 2018 American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines Update
Review · Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2018 · Last of 18 authors · 315 citations
Fate of culture-expanded mesenchymal stem cells in the microvasculature: in vivo observations of cell kinetics
Circulation Research · 2009 · Last of 5 authors · 288 citations

JP
John Pacella
25 papers · 2 as a fellow
SK
Sanjiv Kaul
20 papers
Thomas Porter
8 papers
Malamo Countouris
6 papers · 2 as a fellow
MG
Michelle Grata
5 papers · 1 as a resident
Catalin Toma
4 papers
Gregory Weller
4 papers
Jonathan Leeman
4 papers · 1 as a resident
Anthony DeMaria
3 papers
Jennifer Grandis
3 papers
John Black
3 papers · 2 as a resident
John Dent
3 papers

Grants

Training Program in Imaging Sciences in Translational Cardiovascular Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · T32
Contact PI · $4.7M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2016–2031
Treatment of Post-Infarction Cardiac Remodeling Using Image-Guided Delivery of microRNA-Loaded Microbubbles and Ultrasound-Mediated Cavitation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.6M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2025–2029
Development of miR-27a* for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research · R01
PI · $2.6M · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
2023–2028
Administrative Supplement - Equipment
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering · R01
Contact PI · $3M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2018–2023

Clinical trials

Identification of Carotid Vasa Vasorum and Correlation With Acute Coronary Events
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pittsburgh
2009–2012