Jorge M. Balaguer
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
1215 21st Avenue Suite 5025, MCE-Nort Nashville Tennessee, 37232About
Jorge M. Balaguer, Md, works at Vanderbilt Heart Institute in Nashville, Tennessee.� He is also an Assistant Professor there, as well as Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the local VA Medical Center.�Board certified in Tennessee and Massachusetts, Dr. Balaguer specializes in all aspects of heart failure cardiac surgery in adults, especially heart transplants, ventricular assistance devices, and coronary bypass. He continues to conduct research in the fields of stroke prevention during a cardiac operation.�He continues to teach others at Vanderbilt with over 25 years of knowledge in the field of cardiac surgery.
Education and Training
University of Buenos Aires
Board Certification
Argentine College of Cardiovascular Surgeons
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center -
Awards
- Young Investigator Award, 2000
- Andrew Foster Award, 2007
Fellowships
- St. Vincent Hospital & University of Massachusetts Medical School (Cardiac Surgery); Brigham & Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Cardiac Surgery); Brigham & Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Advanced Fellow Cardiac Surgery)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Argentine Society of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology, State of Tennessee Department of Health
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Education
Hobbies / Sports
- Soccer
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