Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Jose M Wiley

Jose M Wiley
Professor
Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai University, USA

Biography

Dr. Jose Wiley has worked tirelessly to provide critical medical services to the disadvantaged and underprivileged around the world. He embarked on this mission in Puerto Rico, where he completed medical school at the Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico in June 1994.That same year he joined the United States Army Reserve and quickly rose to his current rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and completed a residency in internal medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine in June 1998. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cardiology at the same university in June 2001. On this year he served as chief cardiology fellow. He was also awarded with the Albert Hyman fellow of the year award for his exemplary performance as a cardiology fellow. During that period he developed an epidemiologic study of cardiovascular disease in Hispanics in New Orleans.  The product of this study was published and presented at the Southern Medical Society annual meeting in 1999 winning an honorific mention. Dr. Wiley was also recognized in 1999 by the major of New Orleans, Hon. Marc Morial, Jr., and awarded with the Honorary Citizenship of the city of New Orleans for his volunteer medical services on the Hispanic population of the city.  He subsequently completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at The Ochsner Clinic Foundation in June 2002.

Research Interest

Atrioventricular Septal Defect; Cardiac Catheterization; Coronary Angioplasty; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Stenting; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Renovascular Hypertension