Cardiology
Jacob Jentzer, M.D.
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Research
Rochester, MN
Jacob C. Jentzer, M.D., serves as the Mayo Clinic's first full-time dedicated cardiac intensivist and Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in critical care cardiology, treating critically ill adult patients with acute cardiovascular diseases, including cardiogenic shock, cardiorenal syndrome, decompensated heart failure, heart attack, kidney failure, respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, **sudden car
18+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM)
- Critical Care Medicine (ABIM)
Education & Training
- University of Rochester / Cancer Center — 2015
Peer Recognition
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Healthgrades — Bickford Award for Highest GPA in the School of Natural Sciences and Forestry University of Maine at Oronoa (Orono, ME), 2004
- Healthgrades — America East Male Scholar - Athlete of the Year in Swimming University of Maine at Oronoa (Orono, ME), 2003
- Healthgrades — Walle J. Nauta Award for Excellence in the Neural Sciences University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2006
- Healthgrades — Duke Appleseed Resident Teaching Award University of Maine at Oronoa (Orono, ME), 2011
Recognition & Leadership
Leadership Roles
- Mayo Clinic's first dedicated cardiac intensivist
- Founder/Director, 5C: Concepts in Contemporary Critical Care Cardiology
- Associate Editor, NEJM Case Records
- FACC, FAHA
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Conditions & Treatments
Advanced Heart FailureCardiac ArrestVentricular Assist DevicesHeart Failure
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic
Languages
English
Experience
18+ years in practice