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Mauricio A Villavicencio Theoduloz M D

Cardiovascular SurgeonTransplant Surgeon

Departments

Cardiovascular SurgeryTransplant Center

Specialty Groups

Heart Transplant ProgramLung Transplant Program

Location

Rochester Minnesota

Languages

EnglishSpanish

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Biographical summary

Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., MBA is the Surgical Director of Heart & Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and the William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He was fully trained in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery in Chile, and then completed an Advanced Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Villavicencio undertook Heart & Lung transplantation fellowships at the Freeman Hospital in the UK and at Duke University Hospital. He was the founder and chief of the Heart & Lung Transplantation Service at the Cardiothoracic National Institute in Chile, and then Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Over there he also served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Before coming to the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Villavicencio performed independently 397 heart or lung transplants, and over 2000 general cardiac cases. His clinical focus are: Coronary artery bypass grafting, with emphasis in arterial revascularization and complex cases. Heart valve surgery and concomitant surgery for atrial fibrillation (Maze procedure). Acute and durable mechanical circulatory support, including ECMO and ventricular assist devices. End-stage heart and lung failure surgery, with a special interest in heart and lung transplantation. Surgery for heart tumors, aortic root, ascending aorta, and endocarditis. His research interests include heart and lung transplantation outcomes, ex-vivo organ preservation, donation after circulatory death, and expanded criteria donors. Dr. Villavicencio has multiple publications in major medical journals and participates in multicenter international clinical trials.

Conditions treated

AneurysmCoronary artery diseaseHeart arrhythmiaHeart failureHeart tumorHeart valve diseaseLung disorderPericarditisTransplant disorderTricuspid valve disease

Procedures performed

Aneurysm surgeryAortic root surgeryAortic valve repair and replacementAtrial fibrillation ablationAtrial flutter ablationCoronary bypass surgeryExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationHeart careHeart surgeryHeart valve repairHeart valve replacementLung transplantMaze procedureMechanical circulatory support device implantationMitral valve repair and replacementPericardiectomyTricuspid valve repair and replacementVentricular assist device implantation

Interests

Cardiac transplantationLung transplantationMechanical circulatory support (left ventricular assist device, total artificial heart, ECMO)Arrhythmia surgery (Maze procedure)Valvular heart diseaseCoronary artery diseasePericardial diseaseAscending Aortic aneurysmCardiac tumors

Mayo Clinic locations

Rochester Minnesota

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Education

2015Fellowship - Thoracic Transplantation and Assist DeviesDuke University2013MBA - Health AdministrationUniversidad Andres Bello2007Fellowship - Thoracic Transplantation Freeman Hospital2006Fellowship - Cardiopulmonary TransplantationMayo Clinic2005Fellowship - Advanced Cardiovascular SurgeryMayo Clinic2003Residency - Cardiovascular SurgeryInstituto Nacional del Torax2000Residency - General SurgeryUniversidad de Chile1997MDPontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile1996Internship - SurgeryPontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile1996Internship - Internal MedecinePontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile1995Internship - Obstetrics/GynecologyPontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile1995Internship - PediatricsPontificia Universidad Catolica de ChileShow more education

Activities and honors

Certifications

2007Cardiothoracic SurgeryCorporacion Nacional de Certificacion de Especialidades Medicas (CONACEM), Chile2006General SurgeryCorporacion Nacional de Certificacion de Especialidades Medicas (CONACEM), Chile

Professional memberships

2018 - presentThoracic Organ Perfusion RegistryTransmedics/FDA2017 - presentMemberThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2015 - 2021Heart and Lung Transplant CommitteeMassachusetts General Hospital2015 - 2021Ventricular Assist Devices CommitteeMassachusetts General Hospital2015 - 2021Lung Transplant ConsortiumNew England Donor Services2015 - 2018Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement CommitteeMassachusetts General Hospital2012 - 2014Member of the Scientific CommitteeSociedad Chilena de Trasplante2010 - 2014Director, Thoracic Transplantation DepartmentSociedad Chilena de Trasplante2009 - 2014Heart and Lung Transplant CommitteeInstituto Nacional del Torax2009 - presentMemberInternational Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation2009 - presentMember of the Pulmonary Transplantation CouncilInternational Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation2009 - presentMember of the Chronic Thromboemolic Pulmonary Hypertension CouncilInternational Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation2008 - 2014Heart and Lung Transplant CommitteeClinica Davila2008 - 2014Lung Transplant Policy CommitteeMinister of Health2008 - 2011PresidentChilean Cardiovascular Surgeons Association2008 - 2010Member of the Scientific CommitteeSociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular2008 - 2010Grant ReviewerSociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular2008 - presentMemberSociedad Chilena de Trasplante2007 - 2018Member of the Cardiac Surgery DepartmentSociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular2007 - 2018Member of the Heart Failure DepartmentSociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular2007 - 2014Heart Transplant Policy CommitteeMinister of Health2007 - 2014MemberChilean Cardiovascular Surgeons Association2007 - 2009Education CommitteeInstituto Nacional del Torax2007 - presentMemberSociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía CardiovascularShow more professional memberships

Publications

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