Biographical summary
Jose Nativi-Nicolau, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Science. He is a cardiologist board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation at the Mayo
Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
He specializes in treating patients with cardiac amyloidosis, heart transplantation, cardiogenic shock, and mechanical ventricular assist devices.
Dr. Nativi-Nicolau publishes and collaborates with researchers worldwide, fostering a global network to promote early diagnosis and access to therapies for patients with advanced heart failure and amyloidosis.
He is an investigator in multiple international clinical trials for amyloidosis, including ATTR-ACT for tafamidis, expanded access for inotersen, ATTRIBUTE-CM for acoramidis, Cardio-TTRansform for eplontersen, expanded access for patisiran, DepleTTR for ALXN2220, and MAGNITUDE for NTLA-2001/nex-z, which is a CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system.
Dr. Nativi-Nicolau is also a co-author of the 2020 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Amyloidosis and the 2023 American College of Cardiology Expert Consensus for patients with cardiac amyloidosis.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Coronary angiogram
- Heart biopsy
- Post-transplant long-term care
- Pre-transplant evaluation
- Right heart catheterization
Interests
- Heart transplantation
- Advanced heart failure
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Complex cardiomyopathies
- Cardiac amyloidosis
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2015
MS - Clinical InvestigationUniversity of Utah
- 2012
Fellowship - Advanced Heart FailureMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2011
Fellowship - Cardiovascular DiseasesUniversity of Utah
- 2008
Residency - Internal MedicineDrexel University College of Medicine
- 2006
Internship - Internal MedicineDrexel University College of Medicine
- 2001
MDUniversity of Panama
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2012
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2011
Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2008
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2013
Outstanding Faculty Teaching AwardUniversity of Utah
- 2011
Transplant Registry Early Career Award, “Post-Transplant Outcomes of Patients Requiring Biventricular Mechanical Bridge to Transplant,” International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual MeetingInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
- 2011
Fellow of the Year, Cardiovascular Diseases FellowshipUniversity of Utah
- 2010
Branislav Radovancevic Memorial- Best Mechanical Circulatory Support Abstract Award. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
- 2008
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical SocietyDrexel University College of Medicine
- 2001
Carlos Finlay, M.D. Award for the publication of the book "Introduction to the Scientific Research”University of Panama
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
MemberInternational Activities Subcommittee
- 2023 - present
MemberHeart Transplant Convergence Workgroup
- 2022 - 2023
Writing Committee Member, Amyloidosis Expert ConsensusAmerican College of Cardiology
- 2019 - 2020
Writing Committee Member, Amyloidosis Scientific StatementAmerican Heart Association
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Heart Association
- 2015 - 2016
Workforce LeaderStandards and Guidelines Committee, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- 2015 - 2016
Workforce LeaderInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Standards and Guidelines Committee
- 2014 - present
MemberInternational Society of Amyloidosis
- 2013 - 2021
Founder and Cardiovascular DirectorAmyloidosis Program, University of Utah
- 2013 - present
MemberPanamanian Society of Cardiology
- 2013 - present
MemberHeart Failure Society of America
- 2009 - present
MemberAmerican College of Cardiology
- 2008 - present
MemberInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Publications