Valentin S. Suma, M.D.

Valentin S. Suma M.D.

Associate Professor & Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory

Department: Department of Medicine
Business Phone: (904) 244-2060
Business Email: Valentin.Suma@jax.ufl.edu

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology 3/1/34Diplomate National Board of Echocardiography 12/1/ 2027

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Publications

2024
Case Report: Vasospastic angina presenting as phantom odor perception.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.11():1416149-[DOI] 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1416149.[PMID] 39027001.
2019
Giant Congenital Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm Presenting With Recurrent Supraventricular Tachycardia and Chest Pain.
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.).3(3):129-132[DOI] 10.1016/j.case.2019.01.003.[PMID] 31286094.
2018
Latent myopathy is more pronounced in patients with low flow versus normal flow aortic stenosis with normal left ventricular ejection fraction who are undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement: Multicenter study with a brief review of the literature.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.).35(5):611-620[DOI] 10.1111/echo.13839.[PMID] 29605969.
2017
Role of Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Strain in the Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic Function and Comparison with Conventional Parameters.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography.30(10):937-946.e6[DOI] 10.1016/j.echo.2017.06.016.[PMID] 28803684.
2016
Role of Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices: the Importance of Emerging Technologies.
Current cardiology reports.18(7):62-[DOI] 10.1007/s11886-016-0739-4.[PMID] 27216842.
2014
Exacerbation of pulmonic regurgitation by diastolic tricuspid regurgitation.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.).31(8):E234-9[DOI] 10.1111/echo.12673.[PMID] 25041155.
2012
Safety of echocardiographic contrast in hospitalized patients with pulmonary hypertension: a multi-center study.
European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging.13(10):857-62[DOI] 10.1093/ehjci/jes057.[PMID] 22427401.
2009
Isolated subacute effusive and nonconstrictive epicarditis masquerading as a right atrial mass.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.).26(6):732-5[DOI] 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00846.x.[PMID] 19490015.
2004
Increased incidence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in implantable defibrillator patients after the World Trade Center attack.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology.44(6):1261-4[DOI] .[PMID] 15364329.
2003
Recurrence rate of atrial flutter after initial presentation in patients on drug treatment.
The American journal of cardiology.92(9):1122-4[DOI] .[PMID] 14583371.

Office Information

Academic Office
5th Floor, Ambulatory Care Center
655 West 8th Street
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 244-2060
Valentin.Suma@jax.ufl.edu
Medical Secretary
Monica George
(904) 244-2060
monica.george@jax.ufl.edu

Education

Medical Degree
1998 · Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Internal Medicine Residency
2003 · St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
2006 · Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Cardiovascular MRI Fellowship
2007 · Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA