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Jorge Silva Enciso, MD, is a board-certified advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist. He cares for patients with progressive heart failure symptoms in need of advanced therapies or surgical treatments including ventricular assist devices (VADs) or heart transplantation.As an assistant professor of medicine in the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Silva Enciso instructs medical students, residents, cardiology fellows and advanced fellows in heart failure. He has authored many publications in heart failure and VAD therapy in peer review journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and European Heart Failure. He is involved in various clinical trials providing new strategies to treat heart failure and VAD patients. Dr. Silva Enciso is a strong believer that with the right approach and care, patients can achieve their goal of maximizing their quality of life and functionality.Dr. Silva Enciso completed his internal medicine and cardiology fellowship at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. He continued as a clinical instructor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he completed his advanced heart failure and transplant fellowship. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Autnoma de Baja California in Mexico. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.Dr. Silva Enciso is a member of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cardiovascular/Pages/default.aspx.