Cardiology

Gerald Bloomfield, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
Campus mail 200 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone (919) 668-8702
Email address gerald.bloomfield@duke.edu

Education and Training

  • Fellowship in Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, 2010 - 2011
  • Fellowship in Global Health, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2009 - 2010
  • Fellowship in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2007 - 2011
  • Residency, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2002

Grants

Publications

Muiruri, Charles, Amy Corneli, Linda Cooper, Carrie Dombeck, Shamea Gray, Chris T. Longenecker, Eric G. Meissner, et al. “Perspectives of HIV specialists and cardiologists on the specialty referral process for people living with HIV: a qualitative descriptive study.” Bmc Health Serv Res 22, no. 1 (May 9, 2022): 623. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08015-0.

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35534889
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Kelsey, Michelle D., Bray Patrick-Lake, Raolat Abdulai, Uli C. Broedl, Adam Brown, Elizabeth Cohn, Lesley H. Curtis, et al. “Inclusion and diversity in clinical trials: Actionable steps to drive lasting change.” Contemp Clin Trials 116 (May 2022): 106740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106740.

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Hertz, Julian T., Francis M. Sakita, Godfrey L. Kweka, Tumsifu G. Tarimo, Sumana Goli, Sainikitha Prattipati, Janet P. Bettger, Nathan M. Thielman, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “One-Year Outcomes and Factors Associated With Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Northern Tanzania.” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 15, no. 4 (April 2022): e008528. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008528.

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35300504
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Blumer, Vanessa, Joshua B. Parsons, D Ryan Anderson, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Cary Ward. “Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Endocarditis: A Case Years in the Making.” Circulation 145, no. 12 (March 22, 2022): 934–39. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057951.

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35312382
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Hertz, Julian T., Sainikitha Prattipati, Godfrey L. Kweka, Jerome J. Mlangi, Tumsifu G. Tarimo, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Nathan M. Thielman, et al. “Prevalence and predictors of uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, and obesity among adults with HIV in northern Tanzania.” Glob Public Health, March 13, 2022, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2022.2049344.

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35282776
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Thakkar, Aarti, Thomas Valente, Josephine Andesia, Benson Njuguna, Juliet Miheso, Tim Mercer, Richard Mugo, et al. “Network characteristics of a referral system for patients with hypertension in Western Kenya: results from the Strengthening Referral Networks for Management of Hypertension Across the Health System (STRENGTHS) study.” Bmc Health Serv Res 22, no. 1 (March 7, 2022): 315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07699-8.

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35255913
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Bloomfield, Gerald S., Isabelle R. Weir, Heather J. Ribaudo, Kathleen V. Fitch, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Laura E. Moran, Roger Bedimo, et al. “Prevalence and Correlates of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Adults With HIV: Insights From the Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE).” J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 89, no. 3 (March 1, 2022): 349–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002877.

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Bloomfield, Gerald S., Fawaz Alenezi, Karen Chiswell, Allison Dunning, Nwora Lance Okeke, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Progression of cardiac structure and function in people with human immunodeficiency virus.” Echocardiography 39, no. 2 (February 2022): 268–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.15302.

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35048419
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Woldu, B., T. M. Temu, N. Kirui, B. Christopher, S. Ndege, W. S. Post, J. Kamano, and G. S. Bloomfield. “Diastolic dysfunction in people with HIV without known cardiovascular risk factors in Western Kenya.” Open Heart 9, no. 1 (January 21, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001814.

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Ngeno, G Titus K., Felix Barasa, Jemimah Kamano, Edith Kwobah, Charity Wambui, Cynthia Binanay, Joseph R. Egger, Peter S. Kussin, Nathan M. Thielman, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Feasibility of Cardiac Rehabilitation Models in Kenya.” Ann Glob Health 88, no. 1 (2022): 7. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3392.

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35087707
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