Felipe Martignoni, MD

Cardiovascular Prevention Fellow

Dr. Martignoni completed medical school, a cardiology fellowship and echocardiography fellowship at Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria in Brazil. He then came to the US where he completed an internal medical residency at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana where he continues to practice. In August 2023, Dr. Martignoni completed a 10-day Seminar on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke offered by the American Heart Association.

As an MHIF cardiovascular prevention research fellow, Dr. Martignoni will focus on conducting prevention research around Lipoprotein (a), preventive medication use in STEMI patients and dietary factors associated with coronary plaque development.

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