Valentina Kutyifa, M.D., Ph.D.

Awards & Honors (Local)

Young Investigator Award | National Cardiology Congress | Balatonfured, Hungary	2011
Best Abstract Award | Alpe Adria International Congress | Budapest, Hungary	2011
Young Investagator Award | Young Cardiologists' Congress | Hungary	2010
Young Investigator Award | Young Cardiologists' Congress | Hungary	2009
Young Investigator Award | National Cardiology Congress | Balatonfured, Hungary	2005
Students for Pro Renovanda Cultura Science | Hungariae, Hungary	2002 - 2004

Recent Journal Articles

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2015 Sep Herscovici R, Kutyifa V, Barsheshet A, Solomon S, McNitt S, Polonsky B, Lee AY, Zareba W, Moss AJ, Goldenberg I. "Early intervention and long-term outcome with cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients without a history of advanced heart failure symptoms." European journal of heart failure. 2015 Sep; 17(9):964-70. Epub 2015 Apr 29.

2015 Aug Zhang C, Kutyifa V, McNitt S, Zareba W, Goldenberg I, Moss AJ. "Identification of Low-Risk Adult Congenital LQTS Patients." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 2015 Aug; 26(8):853-8. Epub 2015 May 28.

2015 Aug Kutyifa V, Moss AJ, Schuger C, McNitt S, Polonsky S, Ruwald AC, Ruwald MH, Daubert JP, Zareba W. "Reduction in Inappropriate ICD Therapy in MADIT-RIT Patients Without History of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 2015 Aug; 26(8):879-84. Epub 2015 Jun 15.

2015 Jul Stockburger M, Moss AJ, Olshansky B, Klein H, McNitt S, Schuger C, Daubert JP, Goldenberg I, Ruwald AC, Merkely B, Zareba W, Kutyifa V. "Time-dependent risk reduction of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in cardiac resynchronization therapy patients: a MADIT-RIT sub-study." Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 2015 Jul; 17(7):1085-91. Epub 2015 Mar 04.

2013 Mar 5 Kutyifa V, Kloppe A, Zareba W, Solomon SD, McNitt S, Polonsky S, Barsheshet A, Merkely B, Lemke B, Nagy VK, Moss AJ, Goldenberg I. "The influence of left ventricular ejection fraction on the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy: MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)." Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2013 Mar 5; 61(9):936-44.

Current Appointments

Research Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine, Cardiology Heart Research (SMD) - Primary

Education

PhD | Cardiology | Hungary-Semmelweis Univ Sch Med-Budapest	2013
MD | Medicine | Hungary-University of Szeged School of Medicine	2005

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency

Post-Doctoral Cardiology University of Rochester Medical Research Center, Rochester NY Associate	2013
Cardiology Cardiology Semmelweis University, Heart Center, Fellow Budapest, Hungary	2013
Field Clinical Cardiology Boston Scientific, Institute for Therapy Engineer Advancement, Paris, France	2010
Field Clinical Cardiology Boston Scientific, Institute for Therapy Engineer Advancement, Paris, France I was trained as a Field Clinical Engineer to program implanted pacemaker, ICD, and CRT devices, and support device implantation procedures in Hungary.	2010
License in Cardiology Hungarian Society of Cardiology Device Programming This license enabled to program implanted pacemaker, ICD, and CRT devices based on national standards.	0
M. Sc. Semmelweis University, Health Services in Health Service Management, Training Center, Management Budapest, Hungary This program provided an educational training on Health Service Management, Health Care Systems, and Health Care Economics.	2011
Resident Cardiology Semmelweis University, Heart Center, Physician Budapest, Hungary	2010
Ph.D. Cardiology Semmelweis University, Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary Thesis: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Current Practice, Refining Implantation Methods, Effects on Ventricular Arrhythmias and New Indications	2008