A clinical cardiologist, Dr. Juan-Carlos Brenes specializes in preventing cardiovascular disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease. His specialized training in cardiac imaging allows him not only to diagnose but also to provide second opinions in valve-disease cases. When not caring for patients, his focus is on teaching and participating in academic activities with other cardiac specialists.
Dr. Brenes has a long history of participating in cardiology fellowship programs, initially with Cleveland Clinic Florida, and then as Program Director at Mount Sinai Medical Center for nearly a decade. “It is truly exiting to continue participating in Graduate Medical Education at Memorial Healthcare System, with our own, recently launched, cardiology fellowship program. It is especially rewarding to see the trainees go on to become outstanding cardiologists.”
A native of Costa Rica, Dr. Brenes came to the U.S. in 1999 to take part in prestigious William J. Harrington Medical Training Program at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He did his Internal Medicine internship, residency, and general cardiology training at Jackson Memorial Hospital and then completed a fellowship in advanced echocardiography at Columbia University in New York.