Antonio Abbate, MD
Cardiology
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Bio & Overview
As a cardiologist, Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, cares for patients with heart disease. He specializes in cardio-immunology and cardio-oncology, evaluating and treating people with heart inflammation (pericarditis and myocarditis), and those at risk for heart complications due to cancer treatment.
Dr. Abbate is also a researcher whose interests include:
- Finding the causes and mechanisms of heart disease
- Understanding how inflammation affects the heart
- Determining the factors that make heart disease worse
- Developing new treatments for heart diseases
“I am passionate about bringing new findings to patients,” Dr. Abbate shares. “I work in the lab with basic scientists to discover new treatment targets and develop new drugs, and then design and conduct studies in patients.”
Dr. Abbate was born in Fondi, a small town near Rome, Italy. In Rome, he received his medical degree from the University Campus Biomedico and completed his clinical training in cardiovascular medicine and PhD in molecular and cellular cardiology from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli.
After moving to the United States, he completed training in internal medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he worked for 15 years. He is happy to join UVA Health, where he gets to work with young people and help them grow in their careers.
Along with spending time with his wife and daughter, Dr. Abbate enjoys cooking, travel, movies, hiking, and skiing.
Organizational Involvement/Memberships
- American College of Cardiology, fellow
- American Heart Association, fellow
- European Society of Cardiology, fellow
Awards & Recognition
- Ruth C. Heede Professor of Cardiology, University of Virginia
- Thames-Kontos Distinguished Mentor Award from the School of Medicine at VCU
- Forbes magazine, Top 27 cardiologists
Languages Spoken
- English
- Italian
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
- Residency
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
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