About Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje, MD

Ignacio Inglessis, MD, is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Structural Heart Disease Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Inglessis is an active clinical consultant in all aspects of interventional cardiology, including transcatheter therapy for  valvular, complex coronary and adult congenital heart disease.

Dr Inglessis has published more than 60 manuscripts and has co-authored 10  book chapters in the field of interventional cardiology for complex coronary and structural heart disease.

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Locations

Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910

Medical Education

  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital
  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Publications

  • Select Publications:

    • Inglessis I, Shin JT, Lepore JL, Palacios IF, Zapol WM, Bloch KD, Semigran MJ. Hemodynamic effects of inhaled nitric oxide in right ventricular infarction and cardiogenic shock. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004;44(4):793-798.
    • Inglessis I, Landzberg M. Interventional catheterization in adult congenital heart disease. Circulation. 2007;115(12):1622-33.
    • Caldera AE, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Bezerra HG, Cury RC, Palacios IF, Cockrill BA, Inglessis-Azuaje I. Endovascular therapy for left main compression syndrome. Chest. 2009;135:1648-1650
    • Cubeddu RJ, Jneid H, Don CW, Witzke CF, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Gupta R, Rengifo-Moreno P, Maree AO, Inglessis I, Palacios IF. Retrograde versus antegrade percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty: Immediate, short- and long-term outcome at 2 years. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009;74(2):225-231.
    • Johri AM, Witzke C, Solis J, Palacios IF, Inglessis I, Picard MH, Passeri JJ. Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in patients with secundum atrial septal defects: outcomes following transcatheter closure. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011, Jan 22

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4.8out of 5(90 Ratings, 41 Comments)

March 2025

I was with my elderly mother in law. From parking to the doctors this was an incredible experience. People could not have been nicer. The way they treated my mother in law was amazing. Thank everyone on the team for us again.


March 2025

highly professional visit


March 2025

I received excellent care.


February 2025

The doctors that I saw at this visit were extremely professional and extremely kind and extremely easy to talk with, explain things in a very kind, compassionate way, I am very lucky that I was able to see a doctor at Mass General for this problem


February 2025

I have only met w/him twice, but he is very professional and knowledgeable & makes me feel at ease. Also, he has the excellent reputation of MGH behind him.


February 2025

I was highly impressed with the care I received and I felt that he explained my particulars so that I could understand.


February 2025

everything was fine


February 2025

Very impressed with time they took and as I am from out of state they helped with great flexibility.


January 2025

The appointment/meeting went extremely well. The issues were explained to me and my wife extremely clearly - easy to understand. And steps forward where explained - what the next steps were in diagnosing what might be behind the issues I'm experiencing.


January 2025

Impressed by attentiveness explanations and time spent

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