Cardiology
Hector Michelena, M.D.
Director, Intra-Operative Echocardiography
Mabel, MN
Hector I. Michelena, M.D., is a board-certified cardiologist and echocardiographer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with a subspecialty focus on heart valve diseases, structural heart diseases, diseases of the aorta, and adult congenital heart conditions such as bicuspid aortic valve and its associated aortopathy. He primarily serves adult patients, including those with complex valvular disorders like aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation
30+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM)
- Echocardiography (ABIM)
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Cardiovascular Disease, 2006)
- Fellowship: Temple University Hospital (Cardiovascular Disease, 2005)
- Fellowship: Drexel University College of Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease, 2004)
- Residency: Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Internal Medicine, 2002)
- Medical School: Central University of Venezuela (MD, 1996)
Peer Recognition
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Healthgrades — Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Medical Dictation-Mayo Clinic, 2016
- Healthgrades — Excellence in Teaching Recognition-Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2013
- Healthgrades — Excellence in Teaching Recognition-Mayo Clinic, 2014
- Healthgrades — Excellence in Teaching Recognition-Mayo Clinic, 2015
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Conditions & Treatments
Coronary Artery DiseaseCongenital Heart DiseaseStructural Heart DiseaseValve DiseaseEchocardiography
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic
Languages
English, Spanish
Experience
30+ years in practice