Rey Percival Vivo, MD
Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology
Dr. Rey Vivo is a board-certified cardiologist who joined Community Heart and Vascular in 2014. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport, followed by three fellowships: Cardiovascular disease (University of Texas Medical Branch), echocardiography (Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center) and advanced heart failure and transplant (University of California Los Angeles). Dr. Vivo is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
Dr. Vivo's clinical interests include the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and Cardio-Oncology programs at Community. He has published numerous scientific papers on heart failure clinical outcomes and the application of cardiac imaging on patients with LVADs. Working with a multi-disciplinary approach, he aims to improve outcomes for individuals with advanced heart failure, as well as to promote early detection and treatment of chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity in cancer patients.
Dr. Vivo's clinical interests include the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and Cardio-Oncology programs at Community. He has published numerous scientific papers on heart failure clinical outcomes and the application of cardiac imaging on patients with LVADs. Working with a multi-disciplinary approach, he aims to improve outcomes for individuals with advanced heart failure, as well as to promote early detection and treatment of chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity in cancer patients.
About Rey
Specialties
Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Age groups seen
Teenagers
Adults
Education
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Medical School, Medicine, 2002
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
2003
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport
Internship, Internal Medicine & Surgery, 2005
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport
Residency, Internal Medicine & Surgery, 2007
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Medical School, Internal Medicine, 2009
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Surgery, 2010
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certification, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Patient Reviews
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4.9 out of 5
67 ratings,
25 reviews
8/6/2025
Personal, professional, compassionate care provider!
7/20/2025
Always great people the staff are friendly helpful and Dr. Vivo is a great doctor!!!!!!!!!!
7/10/2025
He listened and was concerned and not in a rush.
7/9/2025
He is very honest and direct. I respect him very much and glad he is my doctor.
6/19/2025
As I mentioned previously in this survey with more specific comments, Dr Vivo is fun and informative at every visit. Community North Hospital would do well to recruit Hospitalists with his level of professions.
Conditions Treated
familial dilated cardiomyopathy
familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
advanced heart failure (adhf)
ventricular assist device for destination therapy
ventricular assist device bridge to transplant
ventricular assist device bridge to recovery
organ transplant
mechanical circulatory support
home inotropes
heart transplant
heart biopsy
chronic inotropic therapy
circulatory assist devices
right heart failure
orthopnea
myocarditis
giant cell myocarditis
cardiomyopathy
cardio oncology
transthoracic echocardiogram
cardiac amyloid
cardiac arrest
cardiac catheterization
cardiac insufficiency
cardiomegaly
congestive heart failure (chf)
cor pulmonale
dyspnea on exertion
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
in office cardiac echocardiogram
infiltrative disorders of the heart
intra aortic balloon pump
ischemic cardiomyopathy
left heart failure
mitral regurgitation
peripartum cardiomyopathy
Map & Directions
Community Physician Network, Heart and Vascular Care
1402 East County Line RoadIndianapolis, IN 46227
Office
317-887-7880