Cardiology
Hector Villarraga, MD
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine
Rochester, MN
Hector R. Villarraga, M.D., is a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with a subspecialty focus in cardio-oncology, echocardiography, non-invasive cardiology, and preventive cardiology. He primarily treats patients undergoing chemotherapy or proton/photon beam radiotherapy for cancers such as breast cancer, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and sarcoma, as well as those with cardiomyopathies including amyloid heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery dis
40+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM)
- Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography (National Board of Echocardiography)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Universidad del Valle (MD, 1985)
- Residency: Universidad del Valle (Internal Medicine, 1992)
- Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center (Internal Medicine, 2004)
- Fellowship: Universidad del Valle (Cardiovascular Diseases, 1995)
- Fellowship: Mayo Clinic (Echocardiography, 1997)
Peer Recognition
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Healthgrades — WRite up And Publish | Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, 2013
- Healthgrades — Kelly Award | Awarding Organization, 2008
- Healthgrades — WRite up And Publish | Department of Internal Medicine, 2012
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Structural Heart Disease
Conditions & Treatments
Coronary Artery DiseaseCardiomyopathyChemotherapyEchocardiographyCardio-Oncology
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic
Languages
English, Spanish
Experience
40+ years in practice