Heart Surgery Using the Ross Procedure

The Ross Procedure replaces a nonfunctioning aortic valve with the patient’s own pulmonary valve and a healthy donor valve replaces the original pulmonary…

Latest advancements in open heart surgery

Erol V Belli, MD discuss the new Cardiac Vascular Comprehensive Care Center and its focus on aortic and open heart surgeries.

Cardiology for Women from a Woman's Perspective

Heart disease is the number one killer in women. Madeline Mahowald, MD, discusses symptoms, risk factors, and evidence of heart disease that are unique to…

Heart Disease and Heart Surgery

Thomas Zeyl, MD, discusses some of the latest advances and technologies in heart surgery which allows patients to have decreased hospital stays and pain with…

Ask the Doctor: Is taking an aspirin every day good for my heart health?

We posed this question to Madeline Mahowald, MD, a University of Florida assistant professor of medicine and a board-certified interventional cardiologist at…

Heart Disease in Women – An Unfortunate Foe

There are several heart conditions that can affect women. It’s helpful to understand these, along with the occurrences and risks leading up to them. 

UF Health cardiologist among national leaders on cholesterol awareness

April 14, 2015

Gladys Velarde, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the cardiology division at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, is part of…