Alejandro Lemor, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-CARD
Email:
alemor@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5678
Biography
Alejandro Lemor MD, MS is an Assistant Professor and interventional cardiology faculty at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He finished medical school in Peru and did a Masters Degree on clinical research. He completed his internal medicine residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital. His research focuses on acute coronary syndrome, cardiogenic shock, and mechanical circulatory support. He is a 2024 SCAI's 30 in Their 30s award recipient and was selected in the CRT Young Leadership Recognition Program in 2023. He is the Director of the Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CTO PCI) program at UMMC.
Education
| Henry Ford Hospital, Interventional Cardiology | 2022 |
| Henry Ford Hospital, Cardiovascular Disease | 2021 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine | 2018 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine | 2016 |
| Universidad de San Martin de Porres, MS, Master in Science in Clinical Research | 2015 |
| Universidad de San Martin de Porres, MD, Doctor in Medicine | 2012 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Interventional Cardiology | 10/2022 - Present |
| Certification, Echocardiography | 12/2020 - 12/2030 |
| Certification, Cardiovascular Disease | 10/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Internal Medicine | 10/2018 - 10/2028 |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Heart Team Approach to Coronary Revascularization, SCAI SHOCK, DALLAS | 10/2023 |
| Invited Symposia, Best Practices in Cardiogenic Shock, MISSISSIPPI SHOCK SYMPOSIUM | 09/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Troubleshooting MCS Devices in the CICU, SCAI, Washington DC | 10/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Alternate Vascular Access: Transcaval, SCAI SHOCK, MINNEAPOLIS | 10/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Best Practices in CGS: Data Driven Decision Making From the NCSI Study: RECOVER III and CERAMICS, SCAI SHOCK, MINNEAPOLIS | 10/2022 |
| Invited Symposia, Second Golden Hour: Lessons learned from NSCI and CERAMICS, CAMP CGS/HRPCI Course, Danvers, MA | 06/2022 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| SCAI's 30 in Their 30s, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) | 2024 |
| Fellow of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions | 2023 |
| Young Leadership Recognition Program, Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) | 2023 |
| Research Award, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI | 2021 |
| Francis N. Fernandes Award (commitment, scholarship and professional excellence), Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI | 2021 |
| Outstanding Service Award, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI | 2019 |
| Scholar Award, Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Course, Department of Continuing Education, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | 2014 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, Member |
Committee Service
| AMICS Publications Committee Meeting, Steering Committee Member | 2024 - Present |
| CVAD Registry Publications Committee, Steering Committee Member | 2022 - Present |
Other Service
| Journal of the American Heart Association | 03/2024 - Present |
| The Lancet | 02/2024 - Present |
| Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine | 01/2024 - Present |
| SAGE Open Medicine | 05/2021 - Present |
| American Heart Journal | 05/2020 - Present |
| Circulation | 02/2020 - Present |
| ASAIO | 02/2020 - Present |
| Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Case Reports | 02/2019 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CTO PCI: The Basics | Annual 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CTO PCI Part 2: Techniques | Annual 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiogenic Shock | Annual 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Mechanical Circulatory Support 101 | Annual 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CTO PCI Part 2: Techniques | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CTO PCI: The Basics | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiogenic Shock | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Mechanical Circulatory Support 101 | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CTO PCI: The Basics | Annual 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CTO PCI Part 2: Techniques | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiogenic Shock | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Mechanical Circulatory Support 101 | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medicine Grand Rounds | Winter 2022 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Caleb Bloodworth | 2023 - 2023 |
Fellows supervised
| Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship, Attending Physician, 15 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - 06/2025 |
| Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - 06/2025 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship, Attending Physician, 15 fellows supervised | 07/2023 - 06/2024 |
| Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised | 07/2023 - 06/2024 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship, Attending Physician, 15 fellows supervised | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |
| Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised, Interventional Cardiology | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |