JosephLamelasMD

Summary

• Dr. Joseph Lamelas is considered an expert and pioneer in the most advanced forms of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He is board certified in Cardiac and Thoracic surgery and has received board certification in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
  
  Dr. Lamelas completed his general surgery residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, and his Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery residency at The State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York.
  
  After his training, Dr. Lamelas practiced in Miami, Florida for 26 years. From 2008 - 2016 he served as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2017, he became the Associate Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, CHI St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute.
  
  In 2019, he became Chief of Cardiac Surgery for the University of Miami Health System.
  
  He has consistently achieved one of the lowest morbidity and mortality rates in Florida as well as in the nation, gaining the attention of surgeons and patients from around the globe.
  
  Dr. Lamelas has performed more than 16,000 Cardiac operations in his career, which began in 1990. His practice is predominantly cardiac surgery. He offers his patients every cardiac surgical approach available as well as the latest state of the art techniques.
  
  He has participated in national and international cardiac surgery operative surgical symposia. Additionally, he has lectured extensively at conferences on all aspects of cardiac surgery and has published numerous articles.
  
  
  As a result of his extensive experience, Dr. Lamelas has played an instrumental role in the design and development of new and innovative concepts and products for advancing the field of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Miami Instruments, Inc. was a collaborative effort amongst Dr. Lamelas and engineers with the vision of providing Cardiac Surgeons the tools and

Joseph Lamelas, M.D., Pioneer in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Florida Trend Magazine - Joseph Lamelas, M.D., performs close to 700 cardiac surgery cases each year - or more than 16,000 in a 26-year career.

Dr. Joseph Lamelas: "El corazón es el órgano más increíble" - CNN Espanol
El jefe de Cirugía Cardiotorácica de la Universidad de Miami, Joseph Lamelas, dice que "el corazón es el órgano más increíble".

'Miami Method' is less invasive option for patients with heart issues - WPLG 10
A new life-saving procedure pioneered in South Florida dubbed the Miami Method is being hailed as a less-invasive option for patients in need of heart surgery.