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Faculty & Staff
 Luanda Grazette, MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Academic Office:
Healthcare Consultation Center I
1510 San Pablo Street
Suite 322
Los Angeles CA 90033
Phone: (323) 442-6130
Fax: (323) 442-6133
For patients:
Healthcare Consultation Center II
1520 San Pablo Street
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Appointment line: (323) 442-7669
Areas of Treatment
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Women's Cardiovascular Disease
- Chemotherapy and Radiation Induced Cardiac Dysfunction
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Cardiac Transplant
Background
Dr. Luanda Grazette completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama and went on to Harvard to earn her Medical Degree and Masters Degree in Public Health. She then completed her internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston followed by Fellowship training in Clinical Cardiology at Emory University. After completing fellowship, Dr. Grazette returned to Massachusetts General Hospital for additional training in Heart Failure and Transplantation and Heart Failure Research and then remained on staff as a Physician-Scientist. Her experience with follow-up care of transplant patients, supervision of students and fellows, and management of pre- and post-transplant patients in critical care settings and inpatient consultation makes her a tremendous asset to USC. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Grazette engaged in active clinical and translational research investigating the basic mechanisms of cardiac toxicity, plasticty and survival. Dr Grazette has also served as a Medical Director of Global Clinical Research for Amgen Inc. where she overseeing early and late stage clinical trials. Myocardial plasticity and the potential for recovery remain the focus of her clinical and research activities.
Education
- B.S. in Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1986
- Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1987-1992
- MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, 1992
Internships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine 1993-1994
Residencies
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1993-1995
Fellowships
- Emory University, Clinical Cardiology, 1995-1998
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Heart Failure and Transplantation, 1998-1999
Board Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Professional Society Memberships
- Heart Failure Society of America
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Association of Black Cardiologists
- American College of Cardiology, FACC
- American Heart Association
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David Cesario, MD, PhD |
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Philip M. Chang, MD |
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Leonardo Clavijo, MD, PhD |
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Uri Elkayam, MD |
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Michael Fong, MD |
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Luanda Grazette, MD, FACC |
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L. Julian Haywood, MD |
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Howard Hodis, MD |
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Henry Huang, MD |
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Robert Kloner, MD, PhD |
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Tracy D. Lawrence MD, FACC |
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Peter Mahrer, MD |
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Ray Matthews, MD |
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Anilkumar Mehra, MD |
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Vivian Mo, MD |
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Tasneem Naqvi, MD |
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Enrique Ostrzega, MD |
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Mohammad Pashmforoush, MD |
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Salima Qamruddin, MD |
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Shahbudin Rahimtoola, MD |
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Leslie A. Saxon, MD |
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David Shavelle, MD |
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Jerold Shinbane, MD |
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Masato Takahashi, MD |
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Thomas-Duythuc To, MD |
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Helga Van Herle, MD |
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Andrew J. Yoon, MD |
| Nurse Coordinators |
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Grace Kang, NP |
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Mary Schoenbaum, NP |
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Susan Song, RN |
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