Juan Crestanello, MD
Enriched profileJoanne and Doug Pertz Family and Galas Family Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery; Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; Professor of Surgery · Mayo Clinic
Juan Crestanello is Joanne and Doug Pertz Family and Galas Family Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery; Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; Professor of Surgery at Mayo Clinic. OpenAlex indexes 426 publications with 5,803 citations (h-index 38); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Juan Crestanello, MD, is Joanne and Doug Pertz Family and Galas Family Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. The public record shows 426 publications with 5,803 citations (h-index 38), centered on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies.
- Top research focus: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 126.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Avalus Ultra Post-Approval Study (PAS)
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Surgery
- Effects of Mitral Valve Repair With the Geoform Ring on Cardiomyopathy
Sponsor: Juan Crestanello, MD
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202416 payments$17,923openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Prognostic Implications of Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation Grading After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
2024 - Pericardial Diseases and Best Practices for Pericardiectomy
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2024 - TRI-SCORE and benefit of intervention in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation
European Heart Journal
2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02TRI-SCORE and benefit of intervention in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitationArticle205 citations2023
- 03Self-expanding Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk PatientsArticle194 citations2022
- 04
- 05Selective management of intrathoracic anastomotic leak after esophagectomyArticle144 citations2004
Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/cardiovascular-diseases/videos/mitral-valve-repair-versus-replacement/vid-20543523
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of the Republic of Uruguay Medical School
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial board member
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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American College of Surgeons
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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American Association for Thoracic Surgery
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Thoracic Surgery Foundation
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Surgery
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medprofvideos.mayoclinic.org ↗
- Mayo Clinic professional video: Robotic versus minimally invasive mitral valve repair
a five year comparison of surgical outcomes
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