Juan F. Granada

Dr. Juan Granada is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and was previously the Executive Director and Chief Innovation Officer of the CRF Skirball Center for Innovation.

He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a Co-Director of TCT. Dr. Granada is one of the world’s foremost investigators in the field of translational research involving advanced experimental methodologies, endovascular imaging, and emerging cardiovascular therapies. He has helped to develop and successfully validate several endovascular imaging and cardiovascular device technologies currently in clinical use worldwide. In addition, he is an active participant in the development of multiple innovation programs around the world. Dr. Granada received his medical degree from the Institute of Health Sciences in Medellin, Colombia. He completed his cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He joined CRF in 2007 from the Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston, Texas.