Alan W. Heldman, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Vice Chief, Cardiovacular Division
Interventional Cardiologist

tel: 305-243-5554
fax: 305-585-5825

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Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Med-Interventional Cardiology

Practice Locations
University of Miami Hospital/Sylvester

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Languages Spoken
English

Education

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 		Fellowship Interventional Cardiology 1995
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 		Fellowship Cardiovascular Disease 1994
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 		Residency Medicine 1991
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 		M.D., with honors 1988
Harvard College
Cambridge, MA 		A.B., cum laude History of Science 1984

Areas of Specialization

  • Complex and high-risk coronary intervention
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including treatment with alcohol septal ablation
  • Techniques to reduce or eliminate complications from interventional procedures
  • Coronary restenosis
  • Stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction and heart failure

Alan W. Heldman, M.D., is clinical chief of cardiology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he also holds an appointment as professor of medicine. Educated at Harvard College, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, and trained in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology all at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Heldman spent 12 years on the faculty in cardiology at Johns Hopkins, where he was director of Interventional Cardiology Innovation & Research, a high volume interventional operator, and associate professor of medicine.

Dr. Heldman was a member of the first team to produce and test an effective drug-eluting stent, and he is expert in the treatment and prevention of coronary restenosis. He is involved with the development of new techniques to treat myocardial infarction and heart failure with the catheterdelivery of stem cells to the heart. His clinical practice focuses on techniques for a number of interventional problem areas, including procedures in the elderly, in vein graft disease, in acute myocardial infarction, and in patients with vascular disease. He also coordinates a multi-disciplinary clinical effort for the evaluation and care of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.