DR. JOSÉ LUIS ROMERO IBARRA
Interventional cardiologist

Dr. José Luis Romero Ibarra is a certified interventional cardiologist. It offers its services at Vitruvius Heart & Vascular Center , a clinic with facilities at the Star Médica Hospital in Querétaro, Hospital Ángeles Centro-Sur in Querétaro and MAC Hospital in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.

His specialties and clinical interest include: percutaneous treatment for valvular disease, transcatheter aortic valve (TAVR), complex coronary interventions, atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, carotid and peripheral interventions.

In his clinical experience, Dr. Romero-Ibarra has performed more than 2,000 complex cardiovascular procedures.

As part of his education and training, Dr. Romero-Ibarra received his medical degree with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the “Salvador Zubirán” National Institute of Nutrition (INNSZ), where he was Chief Resident. Dr. Romero-Ibarra completed fellowships in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at the “Ignacio Chávez” National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City and was named Chief Interventional Fellow .

Dr. Romero Ibarra also completed a fellowship in Structural Heart Disease and Congenital Intervention at the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City and a Master's Degree in Advanced Peripheral Vascular Intervention at the Gavazzeni Clinic in Milan, Italy and at the María Cecilia Hospital, in Ravenna, Italy, degree with recognition from the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy.

Research and academic interests : Dr. Romero-Ibarra was a professor of cardiovascular physiology at the UNAM Faculty of Medicine for 15 years and is currently principal investigator of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) for BRCR Global Mexico. He completed an MBA at EGADE Business School at Tec de Monterrey and a Master's Degree in Medical Sciences at UNAM.