Ellen

Brinza

MD

MPH

MS

background

Ellen is originally from Michigan and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, followed by her medical degree at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and an MPH at Case Western Reserve University. She went to the University of Colorado for internal medicine residency and is excited to continue the journey west for fellowship training. She hopes to pursue a career as a physician-scientist, with a strong interest in addressing cardiovascular health inequities, both locally and globally. Outside of the hospital, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and camping with her fiancé and their two dogs.

medical school

Case Western Reserve University

residency

University of Colorado

recent publications and presentations

Brinza EK, Horvat Davey C, McCabe M, et al. Mental Health Stressors of the COVID-19 Pandemic Negatively Impact Self-Management of Comorbid Cardiovascular Disease Among Persons Living with HIV in the United States: A Qualitative Study. JANAC. 2025 [in press]

Gupta P, Brinza EK, Khazanie P, Peterson PN, Ho PM, Kao DP. Forecasting heart failure: Seasonal alignment of heart failure outcomes in New York. ESC Heart Fail. 2025 Apr;12(2):819-831. PMID: 39549264.

Brinza E, Flint K. Reply to: Comment on: Malnutrition in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jun;72(6):1931-1932. PMID: 38739002.

Narendrula A, Brinza EK, Horvat Davey C, Longenecker CT, Webel AR. Relationship between objectively measured physical activity and subclinical cardiovascular disease: a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024 Jan 29;10(1):e001596. PMID: 38292295. *Co-first authors

CONTACTS

Mailing Address:
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific Street,
Box 356422,
Seattle, WA 98195-6422

Clinical Contacts:
For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute.