Jackson Health System Thoracic Surgery - Independent

Residency · Miami, FL

Sponsored by University of Miami/Jackson Health System · Directors Juan Umaña and Nestor Villamizar

Juan Umaña, MD
Chief Cardiothoracic Division; Program Page Also Names Him Program Director
Thoracic surgeon, Chief and Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Nestor Villamizar, MD
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery, According to University GME Directory
Thoracic surgeon, Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery with specific interest in lung sparing segmentectomy for lung cancer., Minimally invasive robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, Virtual multidisciplinary clinics, Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery
Dao Nguyen, MD
Chief, Thoracic Surgery Section
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Alan Livingstone, MD, MS
Faculty
Surgeon, Professor and Chairman Emeritus at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Daniel Nento, MD
Director at The Heart Center at Holtz Children’s Hospital and Jackson Memorial Health System, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac surgery physician, Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Minimally invasive (VATS) surgery, neonatal surgery, single ventricle heart disease, valve repair, Truncus Arteriosus, Valve Repairs, Virtual Reality
Dido Franceschi, MD
Faculty
Clinical informatics physician, Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Diego Avella-Patino, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Thoracic)
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Domenico Calcaterra, MD
Assistant Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program · Thoracic Surgery Residency
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Paulus, MD
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Pancreatic and esophageal cancer
Hari Mallidi, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Cardiac)
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Adv Heart Failure/Transplant Cardio, Complex Cardiac Evaluation, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Leonardo Mulinari, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Cardiac)
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Mauricio Pipkin, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Transplant and Cardiac)
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Medhi Wangpaichitr, PhD
Research Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Research Professor at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Nipun Merchant, MD, PhD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician, Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
has investigated STAT3 and other signaling pathways in pancreatic cancer and mechanisms of therapeutic resistance., Esophageal Cancer Surgery, Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Hepatobiliary
Omar Eldeib, MD
Likely Second Year; Projected Class of 2027
Surgeon
Tomas Salerno, MD
Professor, Surgery (Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialty)
Thoracic surgeon, Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System

Juan Umaña, MD
Chief Cardiothoracic Division; Program Page Also Names Him Program Director
Thoracic surgeon, Chief and Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Nestor Villamizar, MD
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery, According to University GME Directory
Thoracic surgeon, Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery with specific interest in lung sparing segmentectomy for lung cancer., Minimally invasive robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, Virtual multidisciplinary clinics, Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery
Dao Nguyen, MD
Chief, Thoracic Surgery Section
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Alan Livingstone, MD, MS
Faculty
Surgeon, Professor and Chairman Emeritus at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Daniel Nento, MD
Director at The Heart Center at Holtz Children’s Hospital and Jackson Memorial Health System, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac surgery physician, Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Minimally invasive (VATS) surgery, neonatal surgery, single ventricle heart disease, valve repair, Truncus Arteriosus, Valve Repairs, Virtual Reality
Dido Franceschi, MD
Faculty
Clinical informatics physician, Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Diego Avella-Patino, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Thoracic)
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Domenico Calcaterra, MD
Assistant Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program · Thoracic Surgery Residency
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Paulus, MD
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Pancreatic and esophageal cancer
Hari Mallidi, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Cardiac)
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Adv Heart Failure/Transplant Cardio, Complex Cardiac Evaluation, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Leonardo Mulinari, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Cardiac)
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Mauricio Pipkin, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery (Transplant and Cardiac)
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Medhi Wangpaichitr, PhD
Research Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Research Professor at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Nipun Merchant, MD, PhD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician, Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System
has investigated STAT3 and other signaling pathways in pancreatic cancer and mechanisms of therapeutic resistance., Esophageal Cancer Surgery, Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Hepatobiliary
Omar Eldeib, MD
Likely Second Year; Projected Class of 2027
Surgeon
Tomas Salerno, MD
Professor, Surgery (Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialty)
Thoracic surgeon, Professor of Surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Health System