Dr. Jaime Caballero
Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Jaime Caballero is an interventional cardiologist based in Tampa, Florida. He focuses on coronary interventions, structural heart disease, and endovascular therapies. He is the founder of Tampa Heart and Vascular Associates, an independent physician-led practice that emphasizes multidisciplinary care and procedural quality. He also holds an academic role as Collaborative Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the University of South Florida and maintains clinical privileges at Tampa General Hospital.
Early Life and Education
Jaime Caballero, MD, was born and raised in Colombia. During his early academic years, he achieved national recognition after becoming the National Champion of the Colombian Secondary School Mathematics and Physics Olympics in Bogota in 1994. Motivated by an interest in human physiology and clinical medicine, he entered the University of Tolima School of Medicine and earned his Medical Doctor degree in 2006. During medical school, he received the Best Intern of the Year award from Hospital Fundación Santafé de Bogota.
After completing medical school, he pursued further training in emergency and life-support care. He completed Advanced Trauma Life Support at the University de La Salle in Bogota and also received training in emergency airway management at the University of Rosario.
Medical Training in the United States
In 2009, Dr. Jaime moved to the United States to continue his medical education. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Yale School of Medicine, Saint Raphael Campus, in New Haven, Connecticut, from 2009 to 2012. During this period, he received several honors, including the Kaplan Medical Honor Society Award for academic excellence on USMLE Steps 1 and 2, the Professionalism Award in 2010, and the Reach Excellence Award in 2011.
Jaime Alexander Caballero later continued his postgraduate training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. There, he completed a Cardiology Fellowship from 2012 to 2015 and an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship from 2015 to 2016. He also attended specialized courses related to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and mechanical circulatory support devices.
Clinical Career
Dr. Jaime began his professional career in interventional cardiology in 2016. His first position was at Premier Heart and Vascular Center, Pepin Heart Institute, and Advent Health Tampa. In this role, he worked as an interventional, structural, and endovascular cardiologist. During that time, he performed complex coronary and structural procedures and gained experience in high-risk PCI, CTO procedures, and transcatheter therapies.
In 2019, he joined HCA Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he continued working in coronary interventions and structural heart disease. Since 2021, he has served as a founding physician at Tampa Heart and Vascular Associates. The practice focuses on rapid patient access, patient-centered care, and collaboration among specialists.
Dr. Jaime also maintains hospital privileges at Tampa General Hospital. There, he participates in advanced procedural care, including mechanical circulatory support–assisted PCI, structural heart interventions, and endovascular therapies.
Academic and Teaching Contributions
Alongside clinical practice, he has remained involved in academic medicine. Since 2022, he has served as a Collaborative Assistant Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa. From 2016 to 2021, he also served as a teaching assistant at Advent Health Tampa and HCA Northside Hospital.
Dr. Jaime has contributed to the development of interventional cardiology education through courses and conferences. Beginning in 2019, he co-directed the Interventional Cardiology Skills Enhancement Course. The program has held annual sessions designed to strengthen procedural skills for practicing interventional cardiologists.
He has also served as a panelist and moderator at professional conferences, including those organized by the SCAI Cardioncology Section. In addition, he has contributed to guideline development and professional training.
Professional Leadership and Recognition
He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI). His work in research and clinical innovation has been recognized in national rankings. In 2025, Tampa Heart and Vascular Associates was listed among the Top 10 institutions in the United States for scientific contributions in transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics according to the Cardiovascular Research Foundation SET-10 rankings.
His leadership also includes involvement in guideline development and professional meetings. In 2026, he will serve on the Guidelines Writing Committee for cardio-oncology patient management in the catheterization laboratory. He will also organize the 7th European Endovascular & Interventional Cardiology Conference in Santorini, Greece.
Training and Skills Development
Throughout his career, he has continued to expand his technical and procedural training through specialized programs. These programs include courses in PCI Masters, Medtronic Veins, Micra TM Lab-based training, robotic-assisted interventions, transeptal access, and Impella mechanical circulatory support.
Volunteer and Humanitarian Work
His commitment to service has also included volunteer activities. During his medical training, he volunteered at Elmhurst Hospital in New York. In Colombia, he participated in Red Cross programs that provided first-aid instruction, disaster response training, and basic life support education.
Dr. Jaime also participated in international outreach activities. He volunteered at the University of Zululand in South Africa, where he helped conduct workshops on HIV/AIDS awareness. In addition, he contributed to seminars on traditional medicine at the University of Nanjing in China.
Languages and Personal Interests
Dr. Jaime Caballero is bilingual in English and Spanish and also has basic proficiency in French. These language abilities support communication in diverse clinical and academic environments. Outside of his medical career, he enjoys mountain biking, road cycling, kayaking, and snowboarding. Travel also allows him to collaborate internationally and stay connected with global developments in cardiology, and he continues to balance professional responsibilities with these personal interests.