I am a cardiologist at Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute and board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, echocardiography and vascular ultrasound.

A native of Santiago, Dominican Republic, I earned my medical degree at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra, where I graduated with honors, Magna Cum Laude. I received subsequent training during an internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida, where I was named best resident-fellow of the year on five occasions.

I was drawn to cardiology because I was fascinated by the physiology of the heart. But what I love most about my work is helping patients understand what is happening with their heart and figuring out a way to make them feel better. It is incredibly rewarding.

Hospital Affiliations

• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Languages

• Spanish

Education

Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, 2007

Internships

Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2011, Internal Medicine

Residency

Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2013, Internal Medicine

Fellowships

Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2016, Cardiovascular Disease

Certifications

Publications

• View Dr. Peguero's publications on PubMed

Research

My research interests focus on echocardiography and electrocardiography, as well as potential treatment options for patients with cardiac disease.Throughout my medical training, I excelled in cardiovascular research and received the best clinical research award for four consecutive years. I was also awarded numerous research grants from various prestigious institutions.

Grants include:

• 2014: Julio G. Peguero, Gervasio Lamas, Paul Kurlansky. Contrast Nephropathy and Nitrates Trial (CONAN). A Randomized trial to detect the effect of nitroglycerin to prevent contrast induced nephropathy. Sponsored by the Florida Heart Research Institute, Florida, USA.
• 2009 Julio G. Peguero, Aseret Medina, Zunilda Nunez. Endothelial factors for prediction of preeclampsia and its complications. Sponsored by Fondo Nacional de Innovación y Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico. (FONDOCYT). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Presentations

• 2015 Peguero JG, Presti S, Issa O, Podesta C, Brenes J, Santana O. R2-CHADS2 Scheme Predicts Postoperative Outcomes Similar to STS Score. J Am Coll Cardiol.2015;65. 
• 2014 Peguero, J., Podesta, C., Issa, O., Santana, O., Jacobson, J., & Lamas, G. (2014). CHA2DS2-VASc score is superior to atrial fibrillation in prediction postoperative ischemic stroke in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63(12), A1953.
• 2014 Julio G. Peguero, Carlos Podesta, Omar Issa, Hany Elmahdy, Juan C. Brenes. Atrial Double Product Index: A Marker of Bi-atrial Enlargement Predicts Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery. American Society of Echocardiography. ASE 14
• 2014 Peguero, J., Issa, O., Podesta, C., & Brenes, J. C. (2014). Left atrial emptying fraction as a predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing minimally invasive valve surgery. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63(12), A434.
• 2013 Julio G. Peguero, Javier Reyna, Cesar Conde. The Pickering Syndrome. American College of Physicians, Florida Chapter Syllabus. March, 2013. 
• 2013 Julio G. Peguero, Carlos Podesta, Vertilio Cornielle, Ivan Gomez, Orlando Santana. Takotsubo, can we prevent it? American College of Physicians, Florida Chapter Syllabus. March 2013.
• 2012 Julio G. Peguero, Vertilio Cornielle, Sabas Gomez, Todd Heimowitz, Orlando Santana, Robert Goldszer, Gervasio Lamas. The use of nitrates for the prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy. American College of Physicians, Florida Chapter. March 2012. First Place.
• 2011 Julio G. Peguero, Jonas Skornicki, Aseret Medina, Esteban Escolar. The Hidden Rhythm, A case of Brugada Syndrome. American College of Physicians, Florida Chapter. September 2011. 
• 2011 Julio G. Peguero, Joseph Romero, Aseret Medina, Ari Ciment. Eosinophillic Pleural effusions in the presence of Influenza A infection. American College of Physicians, Florida Chapter. March 2011.

Awards

• 2016 Klausner Award Recipient for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper. Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL 
• 2015 Klausner Award Recipient for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper. Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL
• 2014 Klausner Award Recipient for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper. Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL
• 2014 1st Annual Cardiology Fellow Research Award. Outstanding Research Project of the Year. Department of Cardiology. Mount Sinai Medical Center 
• 2014 Cardiovascular Fellow of the year. The 2014 Dr. Robert Ciccia -Maclean Doctor’s Doctor Award 
• 2013 Outstanding Mt Sinai Medical Center Resident for the year 2013 for excellence in Internal Medicine. American College of Physicians. Florida Chapter 
• 2013 Faculty Choice for “Resident of the year”. Department of Medicine. Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL 
• 2013 House Staff Choice for “Resident of the Year”. Department of Medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL
• 2013 Best Oral Presentation. Department of Medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL
• 2013 House Staff Jeopardy team member. Department of Medicine. Mount Sinai Medical Center
• 2012 House Staff Choice for “Resident of the Year”. Department of Medicine. Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL 
• 2012 Florida Chapter Associates Meeting. 1st Place Research Poster Competition. Orlando, FL
• 2012 Klausner Award Recipient for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper. Mount Sinai Medical Center. Miami Beach, FL