Aferdita Spahillari
Expertise in
2
conditions
Expertise in
2
conditions
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 

Overview

My passion is to help patients with heart failure achieve the best care possible through medications or more advanced therapies and turn heart failure into heart success. I co-direct the GDMT clinic, which focuses on improving access to guideline-approved medications for all patients with heart failure.

Dr. Spahillari is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Tufts University (Massachusetts), 2010
Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Med, Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Med, Cardiovascular Disease
American Board Of Internal Med, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Fellowships
Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Massachusetts), Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Tufts University (Massachusetts)
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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