Alex A. Gyftopoulos, MD

• Bachelor of the Arts, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• Master's of Science, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
• Medical Degree, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Medicine Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD
• Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, University of Medicine Medical Center, Baltimore, MD  

Dr. Gyftopoulos is a Maryland native who received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Maryland Midtown Campus and served as a Chief Resident. Dr. Gyftopoulos completed his Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center and served as a Chief Fellow. He received his American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in 2022 and completed the Examination for Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography (ASCeXAM) by the National Board of Echocardiography in 2025. He is also a Certified Cardiometabolic Health Professional (CCHP) by the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.  

Dr, Gyftopoulos is a member of the American Society of Preventative Cardiology, National Lipid Association, European Society of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association.  

Dr. Gyftopoulos sees clinical patients with a focus on lipid disorders and preventive cardiology.

Lipids, preventive cardiology, echocardiography

Gyftopoulos A. ApoB is ready for prime time: A fellow's voice. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Aug 24;23:101277. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101277. 

Cheng ML, Gyftopoulos A, Brilliant J, Leibowitz JL, Vesely MR, Brown JM, Mysore M. Cor Triatriatum Sinister in a 34-Year-Old Woman. CASE (Phila). 2025 Jul 18;9(9):301-304. doi: 10.1016/j.case.2025.05.003.  

Gyftopoulos A, Chen YJ, Wang L, Williams CH, Chun YW, O'Connell JR, Perry JA, Hong CC. Identification of Novel Genetic Variants and Comorbidities Associated With ICD-10-Based Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using the UK Biobank Cohort. Front Genet. 2022 May 24;13:866042. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.866042.  

Alkhalfan F, Gyftopoulos A, Chen YJ, Williams CH, Perry JA, Hong CC. Identifying genetic variants associated with the ICD10 (International Classification of Diseases10)-based diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease using a large-scale biomedical database. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 22;17(8):e0273217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273217. 

Nanda S, Gyftopoulos A, Hardy N, Burke AP, Chow RT. A Cardiac Amyloidosis Presentation: Atrial Mass Versus Thrombus. Cureus. 2020 Dec 7;12(12):e11944. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11944.