Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Vanessa Blumer, MD

Vanessa Blumer, MD

Vanessa Blumer, MD

Vanessa Blumer, MD

Specialty
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
Years of Experience
16
Gender
Female
Locations

3300 Gallows Rd
IHVI Heart Failure/Transplant
Falls Church, VA 22042-3307

Phone
Fax
703-776-2797
Inova Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant - Loudoun

44035 Riverside Pkwy
120
Leesburg, VA 20176

Phone
Fax
571-472-2901
Inova Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant - Alexandria

400 Fannon St
3rd Floor
Alexandria, VA 22301

Phone
Fax
703-776-2797

44035 Riverside Pkwy
400
Leesburg, VA 20176

Phone
Fax
703-858-9573

About Vanessa Blumer, MD

Dr. Vanessa Blumer is a specialty care physician board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, and internal medicine. She joined Inova in 2023 and has been practicing since 2010.

Prior to joining Inova, Dr. Blumer was a fellow in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH.

PubMed Publications

Best practices for managing congestive heart failure (August 2024)

Awards/Associations

  • Annual Student Merit Award for Research, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2006, 2008
  • Annual Student Merit Award for Social and Volunteer Participation, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2008
  • Graduation Award “Luis Razetti,” Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2008
  • Diplomacy Award (Best Delegate Award), Harvard World Model United Nations, 2006-2008
  • Best Delegate Award, Lums University Model United Nations, 2007
  • Best Delegate Award McGill Model United Nations, 2008Best Large Delegation Award, Harvard World Model United Nations, 2008
  • Winner of the Award for Excellence, Performance and Sense of Belonging, Anniversary of Hospital de Clinicas Caracas, 2015
  • Outstanding Resident CIR Women in Medicine Award, CIR Women in Medicine Committee, 2017
  • ISHLT 37th Annual Scientific Meeting Travel Grant Recipient, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2017 
  • HFSA 21st Annual Scientific Meeting Travel Grant Recipient, Heart Failure Society of America, 2017 
  • Excellence in Internal Medicine Research Award, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, 2018
  • Excellence Graduate Medical Education Award, Duke University Medical Center, 2018
  • Laennec Fellow in Training (FIT) Clinician Award Competition Finalist, Scientific Sessions American Heart Association, 2021
  • UMH/JMH Internal Medicine Residency Program Research Award named “Vanessa Blumer Research Scholar Award”, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, 2022
  • American Heart Association
  • American College of Cardiology
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Heart Failure Society of America
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
Medical School
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Residencies
Hospital de Clinicas Caracas
Training Specialty: Internal Medicine
11/14/2008 - 1/31/2012
University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Training Specialty: Internal Medicine
6/24/2015 - 6/30/2019
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic
Training Specialty: Heart Failure/Transplant
6/23/2022 - 6/22/2023
Duke University Medical Center
Training Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
7/1/2019 - 6/30/2022

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