Dr. Jorge Luna-Guerra, Hospital Angeles, Tijuana, Mexico

Dr. Jorge Luna-Guerra is a Mexican board certified interventional cardiologist with extensive experience in the US. Dr. Luna spent about 5 years in the US, including a fellowship at renowned Stanford University. In addition to being a practicing cardiologist, Dr. Luna was medical director at US stent manufacturer Boston Scientific.

Education:

School of Medicine [Facultad de Medicina],

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.

Mexicali, Baja California. MEXICO.

August 1985 to June 1992.

Degree conferred: Physician and Surgeon [Medico Cirujano]

Postgraduate training:

Residency: Internal Medicine

Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición.

Mexico City. MEXICO.

Duration: March 1993 to February 1996.

Degree conferred: Specialist in Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Cardiovascular Medicine.

Instituto Nacional de Cardiología.

Mexico City. MEXICO.

Degree conferred: Sub-specialist in Cardiology

Duration: March 1996 to February 1999.

Fellowship: Cardiac Catheterization (Hemodynamics).

Instituto Nacional de Cardiología.

Mexico City. MEXICO.

Degree conferred: Sub-specialist in Invasive Cardiology

Duration: March 1999 to August 1999.

Post Doctoral Fellowship: Cardiovascular Medicine (Research)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Supervisors: Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Paul G. Yock, MD

Degree conferred: Specialist in Cardiovascular Medicine

Duration: October 1999 to April 2001.

Post Doctoral Fellowship: Interventional Cardiology (Clinical Training)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Supervisor: Alan C. Yeung, MD

Degree conferred: Sub-specialist in Interventional Cardiology

Duration: May 2001 to April 2003.

Appointments:

Staff Physician Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiac Catheterization & Angiography Laboratory

Hospital Angeles de Tijuana

Tijuana, BC, Mexico

December 2005 to Present

Medical Director, Field Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc.

Pleasanton, CA

(Acquired by Boston Scientific in December 2004)

July 2003 to December 2004.

Staff Physician Del Prado Hospital

Tijuana, BC, Mexico

July 2003 to Present

Consulting Physician Almater Hospital,

Mexicali, BC, Mexico

July 2003 to Present

Medical Adviser Ensure Medical, Inc.

Sunnyvale, CA

July 2003 to Present

Medical Adviser Edwards LifeSciences, Inc.

Irvine, CA

July 2003 to Present

Director, Research Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

Del Prado Hospital, Tijuana, BC, Mexico

January 2004 to December 2005

Memberships:

American College of Physicians
American College of Cardiology
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates–
United States Medical Licensing Examination
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Asociación de Medicina Interna de México [Internal Medicine Association of Mexico]
Consejo Mexicano de Medicina Interna [Mexican Board of Internal Medicine]
Consejo Mexicano de Cardiología [Mexican Board of Cardiology]
Sociedad Mexicana de Cardiología [Mexican Society of Cardiology]
Sociedad Latinoamericana de Cardiología Intervencionista [Latin-American Society of Interventional Cardiology]
Sociedad de Cardiología Intervencionista de México [Mexican Society of Interventional Cardiology]