Gloria Ayuba, D.O.

  • Internal Medicine - Cardiology
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Biography

Gloria Ayuba, D.O., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in cardiac imaging in structural heart intervention, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac computed tomography, and valvular heart disease.

Dr. Ayuba earned her medical degree at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University in Missouri. She performed her residency in internal medicine at William Beaumont Health in Dearborn, Michigan, serving as Chief Resident, and completed fellowships in advanced cardiac imaging at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and in cardiovascular disease at William Beaumont Health.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, the National Board of Echocardiography, and the Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, she joined the UT Southwestern staff in 2023.

Dr. Ayuba is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

Her research interests include structural echocardiography, valvular heart disease, and multimodal cardiac imaging in valve disease. She has delivered many presentations and contributed to numerous peer-reviewed articles, textbooks, and publications in her areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When she is not at work, Dr. Ayuba enjoys traveling and playing squash and tennis.

Education & Training
  • Fellowship - Beaumont Health (Dearborn) (2015-2018), Cardiovascular Disease
  • Chief Resident - Beaumont Health (Dearborn) (2014-2015), Internal Medicine
  • Residency - Beaumont Health (Dearborn) (2012-2015), Internal Medicine
  • Fellowship - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2021-2023), Cardiac Advanced Imaging
  • Medical School - A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine (2008-2012)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • American Society of Echocardiography
  • Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Honors & Awards
  • Certificate of Excellence in Research 2014, Southeast Michigan Chapter of Medical Education Research Forum
  • First Place in Oral Research Presentation 2014, Oakwood Research Day, Beaumont Health
Research
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Cardiac remodeling following transcatheter valve intervention
  • Multimodality cardiac imaging in valve disease and prognostication

Clinical Focus

  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Advanced Cardiac Imaging
  • General Cardiology
  • Structural Echocardiography

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