Fernando Baraona Reyes, MD
Director of Outpatient Operations, Boston Adult Congenital Heart (BACH) and Pulmonary Hypertension Program; Associate Program Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship at Harvard Medical School; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Fernando Baraona Reyes, MD
Director of Outpatient Operations, Boston Adult Congenital Heart (BACH) and Pulmonary Hypertension Program; Associate Program Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship at Harvard Medical School; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Spanish
Education
Graduate School
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
1998
Santiago
Chile
Medical School
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
2001
Santiago
Chile
Residency
Internal Medicine
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
2004
Santiago
Chile
Fellowship
Cardiology
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
2006
Santiago
Chile
Fellowship
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Professional History
Dr. Baraona Reyes completed his M.D., Internal Medicine residency, and Adult Cardiovascular Disease fellowship at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. He also completed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He is the outpatient director of the Boston Adult Congenital Heart (BACH)/Pulmonary Hypertension service. He is a staff cardiologist at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. His clinical efforts have centered on supporting existing programs in congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, and pregnancy in congenital heart disease; His research interests include Down syndrome, pregnancy and cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, and congenital heart disease.
Approach to Care
Dr. Fernando Baraona Reyes is originally from Santiago, Chile, and first came to Boston for his fellowship at Boston Children’s and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2010. He is acutely aware of the unique challenges of patients with congenital heart disease and has dedicated his cardiology practice to this population. Dr. Baraona Reyes is committed to providing top-quality, lifelong care to his patients, particularly to Spanish speaking population and with unrepaired congenital heart disease. Dr. Baraona Reyes's interests include pulmonary hypertension related to congenital heart disease, pregnancy and cardiovascular disease.
Publications
COVID-19-Related Thrombotic and Bleeding Events in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Effects of Trimetazidine on Right Ventricular Function and Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension: A Randomised Controlled Trial. View Abstract
Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as A Bridge to Surgery in Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect with Cardiogenic Shock: Case Report. View Abstract
COVID-19 in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Psychological Well-Being in Adult Patients Suffering From Congenital Heart Disease: A Salutogenic Approach From a Chilean Experience. View Abstract
Poverty, quality of life and psychological wellbeing in adults with congenital heart disease in Chile. View Abstract
Cardiorespiratory fitness improves prediction of mortality of standard cardiovascular risk scores in a Latino population. View Abstract
Urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio and body mass index in relation to high blood pressure in a national health survey in Chile. View Abstract
[Five o'clock tea and the risk of metabolic syndrome]. View Abstract
[Evaluation the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Predictive score for cardiovascular diseases]. View Abstract
Does Good Aerobic Capacity Attenuate the Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Risk Factors? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Latino Population. View Abstract
Acute effect of iloprost inhalation on right atrial function and ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension. View Abstract
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine biomarkers in patients with single-ventricle Fontan circulation. View Abstract
[Survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension after the advent of specific pulmonary vasodilator therapies]. View Abstract
Galectin-3 Is Elevated and Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Single-Ventricle Fontan Circulation. View Abstract
Amiodarone versus other pharmacological interventions for prevention of sudden cardiac death. View Abstract
[Spontaneous rupture of tricuspid valve papillary muscle in pulmonary hypertension secondary to HIV infection. Report of one case]. View Abstract
Hospitalizations and mortality in the United States for adults with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Coronary Arteries in Childhood Heart Disease: Implications for Management of Young Adults. View Abstract
[Heart energy metabolism and its role in the treatment of heart failure]. View Abstract
[Ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant in patients with cardiogenic shock. Preliminary experience in Chile with ABIOMED BVS 5000]. View Abstract
[Usefulness of sublingual isosorbide to assess the reversibility of pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates]. View Abstract
[Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome: utility of the PICCO(Pulse contour cardiac output) system for monitoring]. View Abstract
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