Omar Wever Pinzon, MD

About

Dr. Omar Wever-Pinzon is the director of advanced heart failure treatment and recovery at Miami Transplant Institute, a collaboration between Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System. He’s board-certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, with expertise in cardiomyopathy, advanced heart failure/transplant, and mechanical assist devices; including durable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and temporary support devices.

Dr. Wever-Pinzon completed his medical education at Universidad de Panamá, followed by extensive training in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at University of Utah and New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University. His research, supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute under the National Institutes of Health, focuses on mechanisms of cardiac failure, myocardial recovery, and the role of advanced cardiac support technologies. Dr. Wever-Pinzon served as the lead researcher for numerous clinical trials of new treatments for heart failure and genetic cardiomyopathies.

His dedication to education and research is evident in his numerous peer-reviewed publications, and his commitment to mentoring fellows and residents. He continues to lecture on advanced topics in heart failure management and echocardiography, making significant contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine.