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Dr. Bernal is a native of Colombia where he received his medical degree from Colombian School of Medicine, El Bosque University in Bogota, Colombia. He earned a Masters degree in Basic Biomedical Science from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. After completion of his Masters degree, he traveled to Detroit, MI and successfully completed Internal Medicine training at Henry Ford Hospital and Cardiovascular Disease training at Wayne State University. Dr. Bernal also successfully completed Interventional Cardiology training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. He specializes in interventional cardiology, nuclear imaging, and echocardiography. Dr. Bernal welcomes new patients at the Grandview Medical Center location as well as Norwood Clinic in Fultondale.
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
2009 Interventional Cardiology
2008 Cardiovascular Disease
2008 Level II Certification: Computed Tomography (CT)
2007 Nuclear Cardiology
2005 Internal Medicine 2001 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
EDUCATION:
2008 – 2009
Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School
Interventional Cardiology
Boston, Massachusetts
2005 – 2008
Wayne State University – Detroit Medical Center
Cardiology Fellowship
Detroit, Michigan
2002 – 2005
Henry Ford Hospital– Internal Medicine Residency Program
Detroit, Michigan
2001 – 2002
University of Alabama at Birmingham – Department of Physiology and Biophysics.
Birmingham, Alabama
Degree: Masters in Science – Basic Biomedical Science.
1994 – 1999
Colombian School of Medicine. El Bosque University.
Santafe de Bogota, Colombia
Degree: M.D.
HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent’s Birmingham
810 St. Vincent’s Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
St. Vincent’s East
48 Medical Park East Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35235
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Alabama Cardiovascular Group
Primary Practice Address:
2700 10th Avenue South, Suite 305
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Alabama Cardiology Group is dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient-centered heart care.
3680 Grandview Parkway, Suite 200 Birmingham, AL 35243
205-971-7500
205-971-7572