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Emeka C Anyanwu, MD, MScBMI

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Department: Medicine

Contact information
3400 Civic Center Blvd
The Perelman Center
2nd Floor East Pavilion
Room 2-346S
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BSc (Biology)
Bowling Green State University, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2014.
MScBMI (Biomedical Informatics)
University of Chicago, 2020.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, 2014-2017.
Fellow, Cardiology, University of Chicago Medical Center, 2017-2020.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2017.
National Board of Echocardiography, 2019.
American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, 2020.
American Board of Preventive Medicine - Clinical Informatics, 2022.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Echocardiography

Selected Publications

Vakilpour A, Levin MG, Anyanwu EC, Denduluri S, Ravindra K, Boakye E, Duqueney E, Cutts JA, Giffin LC, Weber IK, Lee JN, Adusumalli S, Lopez-Mattei J, Chittams J, Jones DB, Weiss K, Hartwell C, Bolooki M, Bourque JM, Scherrer-Crosbie M.: Referral patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis: A multicenter cohort study. Am Heart J 290: 347-358, Dec 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2025.07.014.

Fessehaie NA, Bediako H, Kallan MJ, Levin M, Adusumalli S, Bravo P, Pieretti J, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Ferrari VA, Denduluri S, Anyanwu E, Julien H, Eberly LA.: Utilization rates and determinants of PYP and CMR among patients with unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy on echocardiography. Int J Cardiol 438: 133562, Nov 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133562.

Subramaniam S, Rizvi S, Ramesh R, Sehgal V, Gurusamy B, Arif H, Tran J, Thamman R, Anyanwu EC, Mastouri R, Mackensen GB, Arnaout R.: Ontology-guided machine learning outperforms zero-shot foundation models for cardiac ultrasound text reports. Sci Rep 15(1): 5456, Feb 2025.

Raad M, Kramer DB, Stabenau HF, Anyanwu E, Frankel DS, Waks JW.: Spatial ventricular gradient is associated with pacing-induced cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm(24), S1547-5271, Dec 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.12.037.

Anyanwu EC, Fanaroff AC, Maddox TM.: Large Language Models and Revascularization Decisions: The Newest Member of Your Multidisciplinary Heart Team? Circ Cardiovasc Interv 17(11): e014775, Nov 2024.

Streiffer CD, Levin MG, Witschey WR, Anyanwu EC.: Denoising diffusion model for increased performance of detecting structural heart disease. medRxiv Preprint, Nov 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.21.24317662.

Streiffer C, Saini D, Whitehead G, Daniel J, Garzon-Mrad C, Kavanaugh L, Anyanwu E.: The incremental design of a machine learning framework for medical records processing. J Am Med Inform Assoc 31(10): 2236-2245, Oct 2024.

Emeka Anyanwu: Podcast: Strategies for Improving Treatment Adherence in Cardiovascular Patients. MD Newsline Aug 2024 Notes: https://mdnewsline.com/video/strategies-for-improving-treatment-adherence-in-cardiovascular-patients/

Emeka Anyanwu: Podcast: The Intersection of Medicine and Tech w/ Cardiologist Dr. Emeka Anyanwu, The Black Doctors Podcast. The Black Doctors Podcast Aug 2024 Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-of-medicine-and-tech-w/id1514975823?i=1000665042125.

Eberly LA, Julien H, South EC, Venkataraman A, Nathan AS, Anyawu EC, Dayoub E, Groeneveld PW, Khatana SAM.: Association Between Community-Level Violent Crime and Cardiovascular Mortality in Chicago: A Longitudinal Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc 11(14): e025168, Jul 19 2022.

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