Debbie Ann Rinde-Hoffman, MD, FHFSA, FACC, FACP

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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Debbie Ann Rinde-Hoffman, who serves patients in Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Rinde-Hoffman is an experienced, triple board certified transplant cardiologist with a successful history in building and leading a cardiac transplant, MCS, advanced heart failure and now shock program at Tampa General Hospital. 

Serving as Medical Director of the Cardiac Transplantation team, her specialties include cardiology transplantation (non-surgical) and heart failure.

At the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Dr. Rinde-Hoffman completed her medical training, including medical school, internship and residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in cardiology. During this time, she completed special training and proficiency in nuclear cardiology, cardiac transplantation, echocardiography, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, excimer laser angioplasty, and intracoronary stent placement.

Dedicated to excellence in heart health, Dr. Rinde-Hoffman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), receiving board certification in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

In affiliation with numerous professional and scientific societies, Dr. Rinde-Hoffman is a member of the American Medical Association and the Florida Medical Association.

Holding fellowship status, she is a Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America (FHFSA), a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP).

Teaching medical students, Dr. Rinde-Hoffman is an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

In addition to being a sought-after speaker on issues related to women with heart disease, congestive heart failure, transplantation, and mechanical assist devices, Dr. Rinde-Hoffman has had numerous articles published in the area of cardiac transplantation.

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