Dr Felipe Hernández Hernández

Cardiology

Dr Felipe Hernández Hernández

Specialist in
  • Complex coronary heart disease.
  • Structural heart diseases.
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention.
«My vocation is to care for every patient with excellence and compassion. Every procedure I carry out reflects my deep commitment to health and wellbeing, in the knowledge that behind every procedure there is a life and a renewed sense of hope.»
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Professional profile

Dr Felipe Hernández Hernández is a specialist in Interventional Cardiology, with a career spanning the Spanish hospital sector and a particular focus on the treatment of complex coronary artery disease and structural heart disease, including advanced percutaneous interventional techniques.

He has consistently combined his clinical work with extensive research and teaching activities, participating in multicentre studies, serving on the editorial boards of scientific journals and contributing to clinical innovation projects in interventional cardiology. His professional practice is characterised by a rigorous, evidence-based approach, focused on providing personalised and technically advanced patient care.

Education

Key milestones in his training include his university studies, his specialisation in cardiology, and his advanced training in management and interventional cardiology.

2018–2019 | Programme of Excellence in Hospital Management: Towards Value in Healthcare. ESADE Business School.
2004 | Accreditation in Haemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology. Spanish Society of Cardiology.
1998 | Accreditation to manage X-ray facilities (Radiological Protection).
1993–1997 | Specialisation in Cardiology. 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid.
1986 – 1992 | Degree in Medicine and Surgery. University of Salamanca.

Professional experience

His key roles and responsibilities include his clinical practice and leadership in interventional cardiology units.

2023 – 2026 | Clinical and interventional cardiologist. MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Madrid.
2022 – 2026 | Interventional cardiologist. ATRIA Clinic, Madrid.
2022 – Present | Interventional cardiologist. La Luz Hospital, Madrid.
2017 – 2021 | Head of the Haemodynamics Unit, Department of Cardiology. Clínica Universidad de Navarra (Madrid and Pamplona). Co-head of the Department of Cardiology (Madrid).
2015 – 2017 | Head of the Haemodynamics Unit. 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid.
1998 – 2017 | Specialist Consultant in Cardiology. 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid.

Scientific publications

His most significant scientific publications include clinical studies and multicentre trials in interventional cardiology.

2025 |
Salinas P, Romaguera R, Gómez-Lara J, et al., Hernández Hernández F.
Amphilimus-eluting versus zotarolimus-eluting stents in patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
Heart Jnl. 2025.
doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2025-325773

2022 |
Romaguera R, Salinas P, Hernández-Hernández F, et al.
Amphilimus- versus zotarolimus-eluting stents in patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease: the SUGAR trial.
European Heart Journal. 2022;43(13):1320–1330.
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehab790

2022 |
Wiebe J, Hofmann FJ, Hernández FH, et al.
Outcomes of 10,312 patients treated with everolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds during daily clinical practice: results from the European Absorb Consortium.
Catheterisation and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022;99(3):533–540.
doi:10.1002/ccd.29932

2021 |
Lozano I, Rumoroso JR, Pérez de Prado A, et al., Hernández F.
Antiplatelet therapy after stenting at a crossroads: the simplest or personalised therapy?
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021;14(8):929–930.
doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2021.03.019

2011 |
de la Torre Hernández JM, Hernández Hernández F, Alfonso F, et al.
Prospective application of pre-defined intravascular ultrasound criteria for the assessment of intermediate left main coronary artery lesions: results from the multicentre LITRO study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011;58(4):351–358.
doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.02.064

Areas of special focus

Among the clinical areas on which he focuses most in his practice are the following cardiovascular conditions.

  • Complex coronary artery disease (chronic occlusions and multivessel disease).
  • Structural heart diseases (patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defect, left atrial appendage, TAVI).
  • Congenital heart disease in adults.
  • Acute coronary syndrome.
  • Valvular heart disease.

Techniques and procedures

The techniques and procedures he routinely performs in his clinical practice include the following.

  • Percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation.
  • Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect.
  • Percutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
  • Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage.
  • Advanced invasive intracoronary diagnostics (IVUS and OCT).

Accreditations and memberships

He is a member of leading scientific societies in the field of interventional cardiology.

  • Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC).
  • European Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).
  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

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