Jose Manuel Wiley Ramos

Jose Wiley is a Puerto Rican American physician-scientist, cardiologist and educator specializing in interventional cardiology. He holds the Sidney W. and Marilyn S. Lassen Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, serves as Professor of Medicine, and is Chief of the Section of Cardiology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition, he serves as the Cardiovascular Service Line Chair for the LCMC Health System, overseeing the cardiovascular service lines across the LCMC network of hospitals.

Education and Career Earned a Bachelor of Science at the University of Dayton. He completed medical school at the Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC), Bayamon in June 1994. That same year, he joined the United States Army Reserve and later transferred to the North Dakota Army National Guard where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was activated by the United States Army to serve two tours in support of the Operation Enduring Freedom at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, treating wounded soldiers. Dr. Wiley was re-activated by the Army to serve with the 56 HHC Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, in Iraq. Completed a residency in internal medicine in 1998, followed by a fellowship in cardiology in 2001 at the Tulane University School of Medicine.

Gift Project for Global Cardiovascular Health In 2014, Wiley founded the Gift Project for Global Cardiovascular Health, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training to schoolchildren in developing countries.

Awards and honors

2006 and 2008: Army Achievement Medal 2008: Army Commendation Medal 2012: Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipient 2012: Man of the Year, awarded by the New York League of Puerto Rican Women for contributions to the Hispanic population of New York 2023: Healthcare Hero, New Orleans CityBusiness 2023, 2024, 2025: Castle Connolly Top Doctor February 24, 2025: Elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society

Textbooks

Wiley, J. M. (Ed.). (2019). Endovascular interventions. 1st Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. Wiley, J. M. (Ed.). (2023). Endovascular Interventions: A Step-By-Step Approach. 1st Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.

Peer-reviewed Articles (Partial List)