8 Results for Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology near North Miami, FL

Dr. Avila Robles's Biography — I am a cardiologist specialized in advanced heart failure and transplantation at Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute. I care for patients with end-stage heart failure requiring advanced therapies such as mechanical circulatory support and/or heart transplantation. I knew I wanted to become a doctor since I was a kid. I have always had the desire to help people. Taking care of patients with chronic heart failure has been a very unique experience. I have had the opportunity to create special bonds with my patients. Everything they go through, I go through along with them. They become like family, and I do everything I can to meet their needs. At Memorial, quality care and compassion are our top priorities. We make sure each patient gets the attention and unique care that they need so they can live their best life. Before joining Memorial, I received specialized training and performed research at several institutions including Mayo Clinic, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine/Steward Carney Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Gongora's Biography — Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Medical Director Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program Dr. Enrique Gongora is a board-certified cardiac surgeon. He earned his medical degree from the Universidad del Rosario in Bogota in 1992. Dr. Gongora completed residency training in general surgery and a fellowship in surgical critical care at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. He then completed a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He then pursued further fellowship training in adult cardiac surgery and thoracic transplantation/mechanical circulatory support at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Prior to joining Memorial Healthcare System, Dr. Gongora served as Director of Thoracic Transplantation at Scott & White Clinic-Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine (Temple, TX) and as Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Drexel University College of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital (Philadelphia, PA).

Dr. Dumitru's Biography — Medical Director, Adult Cardiac Transplant, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy I am a board-certified advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist. I care for patients with complex cardiac conditions including heart failure, cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension, as well as cardiac transplant patients and patients supported by mechanical cardiac support. The heart is the body's engine and it is rewarding to be able to evaluate and treat heart conditions with the goal of giving patients and families back their confidence and quality of life. I love working at Memorial Healthcare System because we put the patient first. I work with a multidisciplinary team that is able to meet all of the needs of our patients and provide compassionate, comprehensive care. We treat all of our patients like family. I earned my medical degree from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. I then trained in internal medicine at St. Joseph Hospital/Northwestern Medical School in Chicago and completed two fellowships: one in cardiovascular disease at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and a second in heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Washington University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Memorial Healthcare System, I was the founder and medical director of the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. I am an active member of the Heart Failure Society of America, American College of Cardiology, and International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant. I am actively involved in clinical research and love to teach.