Melina Aguinaga Meza, MD

Melina T. Aguinaga Meza, MD, is a general cardiologist in the Section of Regional Cardiovascular Medicine in the Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. She sees patients at South Pointe Medical Office Building and South Pointe Hospital.

Specialty Interests: Preventive cardiology, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, women’s heart disease

Experience: Dr. Aguinaga Meza has been caring for patients with a broad range of heart conditions since 2012. She is experienced in performing transesophageal echocardiography and direct current cardioversion and interpreting noninvasive cardiac diagnostic tests, including echocardiograms, nuclear cardiac studies, stress tests, electrocardiograms and Holter and cardiac monitor recordings. 

She is board certified in critical care medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and internal medicine. 

Success Rates: Cleveland Clinic is nationally ranked and globally recognized as the world leader in cardiovascular care. To learn about patient outcomes for specific conditions and procedures at Cleveland Clinic, go to http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/about-heart-vascular-institute/treatment-outcomes.aspx. 

Education: Dr. Aguinaga Meza earned her doctorate in medicine from Faculty of Medicine of the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru. She completed her internal medicine residency, awarded with distinction, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, serving as chief resident in her last year. She remained at Henry Ford to complete her specialty training with fellowships in cardiovascular disease and critical care medicine. 

Before joining the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2021, Dr. Aguinaga Meza was in practice for nine years with Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, University of Kentucky Healthcare in Lexington, Ky.

Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Aguinaga Meza has coauthored scientific papers published in peer-reviewed medical journals and is a manuscript reviewer for American Journal of Critical Care, Echocardiography Journal and VAD Journal, a journal devoted to research in mechanical assisted circulation, heart failure, cardiology and ventricular assist devices. She has presented at national and regional medical meetings, including the American Heart Association and Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions. 

About Dr. Aguinaga Meza: “I have been practicing cardiology for nearly a decade, serving patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions, from prevention to critical illness requiring multiple cardiac interventions. It has been very gratifying and an honor to help them throughout multiple phases of their cardiac care and implement primary and secondary prevention strategies, empowering them to live a healthier life for themselves and their families.”

Leisure Activities: In her leisure time, Dr. Aguinaga Meza enjoys hiking, running, meditation and yoga, and playing board games with her family.