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About Jorge E. Silva Enciso, MD

Jorge Silva Enciso, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist. He cares for patients with progressive heart failure symptoms in need of advanced therapies or surgical treatments including ventricular assist devices (VADs) or heart transplantation.

Dr. Enciso is director of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy program at UC San Diego Health, one of only four in the state recognized by the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA) as a Center of Excellence, offering a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options, with a variety of experts, including cardiologists, surgeons, genetic counselors and mental health professionals all aimed at supporting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient care.

As an associate professor of medicine in the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Silva Enciso instructs medical students, residents, cardiology fellows and advanced fellows in heart failure.

He has authored many publications in heart failure and VAD therapy in peer review journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and European Heart Failure. He is involved in various clinical trials providing new strategies to treat heart failure and VAD patients.

Dr. Silva Enciso is a strong believer that with the right approach and care, patients can achieve their goal of maximizing their quality of life and functionality.

Dr. Silva Enciso completed his internal medicine and cardiology fellowship at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. He continued as a clinical instructor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he completed his advanced heart failure and transplant fellowship. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Mexico.

Dr. Silva Enciso is a member of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

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For more information, see Heart Care and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

DegreeSt. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NYFellowshipSt. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NYFellowshipColumbia University, New York, NYMedical DegreeUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico
GenderMale
LanguagesSpanish
Date Joined Staff2012-09-20
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal MedicineCardiovascular DiseaseAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Conditions and Treatments
  • Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
  • Investigational Therapies
  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Right Ventricular Dysfunction
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Muscle Disease
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
  • Heart Valve Program
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiology

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