Delfin Rodriguez Leyva

Biography

Dr. Rodriguez was born in Holguin, Cuba, obtained a Bachelor in Sciences Degree at Pre-University on Exact Sciences Institute “Jose Marti” in Holguin, Cuba, and graduated from the Faculty of Medical Sciences “Mariana Grajales Coello” and Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba with a MD in 1996. He completed a residency in Cardiology at the University of Medical Sciences of Holguin from 1996-2000. Subsequently, he completed his Ph.D (cardiovascular medicine) at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba. In 2004 he received a Second Degree Specialization in Critical Medicine. Dr. Rodriguez joined the Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Medical Sciences of Holguin in 2000. From 2000 to 2015 he was faculty member as assistant and associate professor of Internal Medicine. In 2015, Dr. Rodriguez was appointed as Professor of Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. Also in 2015, Dr. Rodriguez was appointed as Associated Professor of the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba. He is also Principal Investigator of the Cardiology Translational Program as a member of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. Dr. Rodriguez is a Cardiologist and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Fellow of the American Heart Association.

Research Interest

Dr. Rodriguez main objective is to facilitate the translation of basic cardiovascular research into the clinical environment. He is convinced of the necessity of providing more effective diagnosis, treatment and intervention to cardiac patients by moving experimental discoveries faster into the real world of cardiovascular care.