About Us
UF Health’s Heart Valve Disease Program combines the latest technology and minimally invasive treatment options with the expertise of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons who have decades of experience in performing heart valve repairs and replacements.
- Why Choose UF Health?
- Accolades
- Conditions & Treatments
- Meet the Team
- Locations
- Hear From Our Patients
Why Choose UF Health?
UF Health’s Heart Valve Disease Program combines the latest technology and minimally invasive therapy options for our patients that promote healing and recovery. Our cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons work side-by-side to care for patients with valve diseases, and have been performing heart valve repairs and replacements for more than 20 years. Our experts are at the forefront of the latest research to advance new technologies and treatment options for the most complex, high-risk cases.
Accolades
Some of UF Health’s Heart Valve Disease Program accolades include:
- Among the first in Florida hospitals to offer transcatheter aortic valve replacements
- Sub-specialized expertise of interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons who have been performing heart valve repairs for more than 20 years
- Advanced technologies in the UF Health Cardiac Catheter Lab and in the hybrid cardiac and vascular ORs within the UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital
- Offering treatment options and therapies only available at UF Health
- Our experts perform a high number of complex valve and aortic operations, resulting in outstanding expertise and excellent outcomes for our patients
Conditions & Treatments
Valvular procedures focus on the four valves of the heart that keep blood moving through the heart’s chambers. These include the mitral valve (sometimes called the bicuspid valve), the tricuspid valve, the aortic valve, and the pulmonary valve. Our experts offer a wide range of surgical procedures and specialize in the following conditions and treatments:
- Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement
- Marfan’s Syndrome Valve Repair
- Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
- MitraClip™
- Tricuspid Valve Repair/Replacement
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) – minimally invasive
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) – minimally invasive
Meet the Team
Department:
MD-CARDIOLOGY
Juan Vilaro MD
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Medical Director Of Heart Transplant
Department:
MD-CARDIOLOGY
R. David Anderson MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI
Clinical Professor
Department:
MD-SURGERY-TCV-CARDIOVASC
Thomas M Beaver MD, MPH
Grant And Shirle Herron Chair, Professor And Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Department:
MD-SURGERY-TCV-CARDIOVASC
Eric I Jeng MD, MBA, FACS, FACC
Associate Professor With Tenure
Department:
MD-CARDIOLOGY
Ellen Keeley MD, MS
PROF
Department:
MD-CARDIOLOGY
Richard A Kerensky MD
PROFESSOR
Department:
MD-CARDIOLOGY
Michael R Massoomi MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Department:
MD-SURGERY-TCV-CARDIOVASC
Giles J Peek MD, FRCS CTh, FFICM, FELSO
Professor
Department:
MD-CARDIOLOGY
Khanjan B Shah MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Locations
UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital
1505 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
UF Health Surgical Specialists – Heart & Vascular Hospital
1505 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
UF Health Surgical Specialists – Ocala Heath Brook
4730 SW 49th Road
Ocala, FL 34474
Phone: 352.265.0535
