Héctor I. Michelena

Cardiac Imaging

Leiden University Medical Center

About

Héctor I. Michelena works in Cardiac Imaging affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center.

Hector I. Michelena, M.D., is a cardiologist and echocardiographer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in heart valve diseases, structural heart diseases, and diseases of the aorta, with research focused on valvular outcomes, bicuspid aortic valve, and multimodality imaging. He holds the rank of Professor of Medicine and has authored numerous publications and guidelines in these areas.

Research focus

Valvular heart diseaseBicuspid aortic valve and aortopathyEchocardiography (including intraoperative TEE)Aortic diseasesStructural heart disease imaging

Impact

443 pubs · 17,862 cites · h-index 66

Training

MD
Universidad Central de Venezuela
1996
Cardiology Fellowship
Temple University Hospital / Medical College of Pennsylvania
2005
Advanced Adult Cardiology, Echo-valve Fellowship
Mayo Clinic
2006

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor of Medicine, Cardiologist and Echocardiographer

Mayo Clinic · 2006 - Present

Director of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Mayo Clinic

Research Chair, Cardiac Ultrasound and Structural Heart Disease

Mayo Clinic · 2021 - 2025