Clinical expertise
Mrs María Monteagudo-Vela is a cardiothoracic surgeon highly specialised in minimal invasive aortic surgery, surgical therapy for heart failure, heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.
She is an expert in:
- aortic valve replacement including sutureless valves and minimal invasive approach
- aortic root surgery, ascending aorta and the aortic arch
- coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- heart failure surgery (ventricular assist devices and extracorporeal life support)
- heart and lung transplantation
- surgery for endocarditis
- exvivo heart and lung perfusion
Mrs Monteagudo-Vela has performed over 1,000 major cardiothoracic operations, including transplantation and mechanical assist devices implantation.
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
Mrs Monteagudo-Vela began her training in cardiac surgery at University Hospital La Paz, Madrid. As a national trainee in cardiac surgery, she worked in Mount Sinai in New York and Hamburg. She then received a fellowship in cardiothoracic transplantation and mechanical assist devices from Harefield Hospital.
As part of her post CCT training she also worked in John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Mrs Monteagudo-Vela also served as consultant at The Hospital Universitario de la Princesa in Madrid. She completed a PhD in mechanical circulatory support, achieving cum laude and honours.
She is the Spanish national surgical lead for the cardiogenic shock program and Cardiothoracic Surgical Lead for Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Harefield Hospital.
Research
Mrs Monteagudo-Vela hjas specialist research interest in:
- minimally invasive aortic surgery
- mechanical assist devices
- cardiothoracic transplantation
- cardiogenic shock
