Juan Pablo Umana, MD
Treatment & Services
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Stenosis and Insufficiency
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Aortic Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Mitral Valve Replacement
- Mitral Valve Stenosis and Insufficiency
- Mitral Valve Surgery
- Ross Procedure
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Replacement
- Tricuspid Valve Surgery
- Valve Sparing Surgery
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Cardiac Tumors
- Mitral Annular Disjunction (MAD)
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
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Dr. Juan Umaña is Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida and an Associate Staff Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic main campus in Cleveland, OH. He is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Umaña was the Director of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fundacion Cardioinfantil (Children’s Heart Foundation), in Bogota, Colombia. He developed the largest aortic valve repair program in Latin America and established the Latin-American Cardiovascular Surgery Conference in association with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Specialty Interests: Mitral valve repair, tricuspid valve repair, aortic valve repair, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, Ross procedure, minimally invasive aortic root replacement, minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve repair, aortic dissection, cardiac tumors, mitral annular disjunction.
Number of Procedures Performed: Cleveland Clinic performs more than 4,000 heart surgeries each year. All Cleveland Clinic cardiac surgeons complete between 300-400 cardiac cases per year.
Success Rates: Cleveland Clinic is nationally and internationally renowned for the world’s best cardiovascular care. Learn more about our outcomes and statistics
Education and Training: Dr. Umaña completed his medical training at University of El Rosario in Bogota, Colombia. He received specialized training in cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Stanford University School of Medicine. He also completed Cleveland Clinic’s Global Executive Education Program.
Publications and Speaking: Dr. Umaña has published dozens of scientific papers and contributed several chapters to medical and surgical textbooks. He helped develop, and shares a patent for the MitraClip, which is a device used for minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Dr. Umaña has been invited to speak at nearly 100 medical conferences throughout the world, including presentations related to complex procedures such as mitral valve repair for patients with mitral annular dysjunction and aortic valve-sparing root replacement with valve reimplantation.
Dr. Umaña has received many awards for his work, including the Jose Vicente Castro-Silva Medal bestowed by El Rosario University as its highest award to medical doctors for their service to Colombia.
About Dr. Umaña: “I consider myself lucky to be able to help patients by performing life-saving procedures every minute I spend in the operating room. I take the trust that patients and their families put in me very seriously and constantly strive to improve processes and procedures to offer the safest and best possible treatments for their conditions.”
Leisure time activities: In his free time, Dr. Umaña enjoys surfing and skiing with his family.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2023
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Stanford Univ Med Ctr
Thoracic Surgery
Stanford,
CA USA
2002
Residency - New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
General Surgery
NY,
NY USA
1999
Medical Education - Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Bogota,
Colombia
1989
Professional Highlights
- Created the Latin-American Cardiovascular Surgery Conference in association with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Invited to speak at the Mitral Conclave 2023 and for the last two years at the Annual Meeting of the AATS to present our work on mitral valve repair in the setting of mitral annular dysjunction and technique of aortic valve-sparing root replacement with valve reimplantation
Certifications
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
Awards & Honors
- Jose Vicente Castro-Silva Medal bestowed by El Rosario University as its highest award to medical doctors for their service to Colombia in the medical field, May 2023
- #WeLove Gala Honoree – Lifelong Commitment to Saving Lives
- Research Grant, Columbia University
- Recipient, Startup Fund, 1996
- Recipient, Blakemore Research Award, 1997
- Second Place, Resident’s Research Competition, 1997
- Educational Chief Resident
- Department of Surgery, Columbia University School of Medicine, 1998-1999
- Finalist, Samson Resident Prize Competition
- Western Thoracic Surgical Association, 2001
Innovations & Patents
- US patent for Mitraclip
Memberships
- Member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Member of the Board of the Heart Valve Society
Research & Publications
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65 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Explains | 4.9 | |
Listens | 4.9 | |
Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 5 | |
Patient Rating of Doctor | 5 |
5 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on May 1, 2024
Dr. Umana explained my surgical plan with great care and consideration for my wife and I to understand.
Reviewed on Apr 30, 2024
Dr. Umana and PA Erica were excellent
Reviewed on Mar 20, 2024
Great Doctor, Great bedside manner, Cleveland Clinic Should be proud of this Physician. He introduced his OR team before my Open Heart surgery. I totally respect him.
Reviewed on Mar 1, 2024
Dr. Umana was amazing! Thoughtful, attentive and spent a significant amount of time with me.
Reviewed on Sep 18, 2023
Dr. Umani is so calm, intelligent, caring and thorough in his process. I am so thankful for his excellence!