Bio
Dr. Ana Mercedes is a board-certified cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute. She specializes in women’s cardiovascular health and treats a variety of illnesses related to the heart and blood vessels, including:
- Coronary artery disease
- Myocarditis
- Arrhythmia
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Heart valve disease
Dr. Mercedes believes in taking a customized approach to meet each patient’s needs and advocates for lifestyle modifications in addition to medical therapies.
Dr. Mercedes’ Training
Dr. Mercedes received her medical training from Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. She completed an internal medicine residency at Yale University School of Medicine’s Danbury Hospital in Connecticut and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Nevada in Reno, where she served as chief fellow.
About Dr. Mercedes
Dr. Mercedes is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and her professional memberships include the American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and American College of Physicians.
Her research topics include broken heart syndrome, tricuspid valve removal and gelatinous marrow transformation.
Outside of work, Dr. Mercedes enjoys cooking, dancing, traveling and Latin American literature.
She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Board Certifications
Academic Information
Medical Education
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC),Residency
Danbury HospitalFellowship
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