Rafael Cires-Drouet, M.D. Associate Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Rafael Cires-Drouet, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Vascular Medicine. His clinical interests include pulmonary embolism and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, chronic venus disease, and anticoagulation management. Dr. Cires-Drouet earned his medical degree at the Universidad Guayaquil in Ecuador. He received internal medicine residency training at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and completed advanced training in vascular medicine through a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Vascular Medicine, Dr. Cires-Drouet joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024. He previously served as Medical Director of the Wound and Healing Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center's Midtown campus and Medical Director of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at the Downtown campus. Dr. Cires-Drouet has published numerous peer-reviewed investigations in scientific journals, contributed to book chapters, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for Vascular Medicine Journal, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, BMC Pulmonary Medicine, and Thrombosis Journal. In addition, he is active in several professional societies, including the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, and the Society for Vascular Medicine. Dr. Cires-Drouet serves as principal investigator and receives funding from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institutes of Health. In addition to the National Institutes of Health, he has served as principal investigator for industry-funded research and co-investigator on Veterans Affairs, primarily in heart failure, venous diseases, venous thromboembolism, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. In his free time, Dr. Cires-Drouet enjoys cooking, swimming, spending time with family, and working on DIY projects. Education Medical School Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador (2003) Residency University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital (2010) Fellowship Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2011) Research Interest Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) Heart failure Venous diseases Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Publications Featured Publications Anticoagulation in patients with inferior vena cava agenesia. Cires-Drouet RS, Lancet Haematol 2024 Aug 11 8 e555-e556 Risk factors and treatment interventions associated with incomplete thrombus resolution and pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary embolism. Fang A, Mayorga-Carlin M, Han P, Cassady S, John T, LaRocco A, Etezadi V, Jones K, Nagarsheth K, Toursavadkohi S, Jeudy J, Anderson D, Griffith B, Sorkin JD, Sarkar R, Lal BK, Cires-Drouet RS, J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2024 Jan 12 1 101665 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force initiatives within the Society for Vascular Medicine: Current status and future challenges. Celestin C, Cires-Drouet RS, Osinbowale O, Vasc Med 2023 Jun 28 3 185-187 Clinical outcomes and echocardiographic characteristics between African American and Caucasian patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Cires-Drouet RS, Sama J, Han P, Jones K, Haase D, Miller T, Toursavadkohi S, Nagarsheth K, Alston L, Smedley A, Shanholtz C, Mayorga-Carlin M, Sorkin JD, Hong SN, Ramani G, Griffith B, Lal BK, Taylor B, Phlebology 2022 Oct 37 9 678-685 Prevalence and clinical outcomes of hospitalized patients with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis. Cires-Drouet RS, Durham F, Sharma J, Cheeka P, Strumpf Z, Cranston E, Xu C, Mayorga-Carlin M, Sorkin JD, Lal BK, J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2022 Jan 10 1 102-110 Catheter-based interventions versus medical and surgical approaches in acute pulmonary embolism. Cires-Drouet RS, Nagarsheth K, Kaczorowski DJ, Toursavadkohi S, Deatrick K, Madathil RJ, Jones KM, Liskov S, Fitch J, Sayad M, Pasrija C, Mayorga-Carlin M, Herr D, Sorkin JD, Griffith B, Lal BK, Gammie JS, J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2021 Nov 9 6 1382-1390 Ultrasound-assisted catheter directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolus during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Tran D, Hays N, Shah A, Pasrija C, Cires-Drouet RS, Toursavadkohi SA, Mazzeffi MA, Herr DL, Madathil RJ, Gammie JS, Griffith BP, Deatrick KB, Kaczorowski DJ, J Card Surg 2021 Aug 36 8 2685-2691 Safety of exercise therapy after acute pulmonary embolism. Cires-Drouet RS, Mayorga-Carlin M, Toursavadkohi S, White R, Redding E, Durham F, Dondero K, Prior SJ, Sorkin JD, Lal BK, Phlebology 2020 Dec 35 10 824-832 High prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers in the United States. Cires-Drouet RS, Fangyang L, Rosenberger S, Startzel M, Kidwell M, Yokemick J, McDonald T, Carlin M, Sharma J, Sorkin JD, Lal BK, J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2020 Mar 8 2 224-230 Imaging of high-risk carotid plaques: ultrasound. Cires-Drouet RS, Mozafarian M, Ali A, Sikdar S, Lal BK, Semin Vasc Surg 2017 Mar 30 1 44-53 Results 1-10 of 10 1 Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Physicians (2010) American Heart Association (2019) American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (2011) American Venous Forum (2017) Colegio de Médicos del Guayas, Ecuador (2003) Society for Vascular Medicine (2011)
