Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2024 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal Article Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · December 1, 2025 OBJECTIVES: Women patients with aortic stenosis (AS) exhibit distinct anatomic and physiologic features that may influence outcomes after valve replacement. While transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has shown early advantages over surgical aortic ... Full text Link to item CiteCardiac Computed Tomography for Prosthetic Heart Valve Assessment: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).
Journal Article J Am Coll Cardiol · October 14, 2025 Prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction is increasingly seen due to the increase in the number of PHV that are being implanted worldwide. Cardiac CT imaging has emerged as a valuable tool to assess PHVs and determine the cause of dysfunction. This consens ... Full text Link to item CiteCardiac Computed Tomography for Prosthetic Heart Valve Assessment: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Journal Article Journal of the American College of Cardiology · October 14, 2025 Prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction is increasingly seen due to the increase in the number of PHV that are being implanted worldwide. Cardiac CT imaging has emerged as a valuable tool to assess PHVs and determine the cause of dysfunction. This consens ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
REvascularization CHoices Among under-Represented Groups Evaluation (The RECHARGE Trial)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2024 - 2034Randomized comparison of the clinical Outcome of single versus Multiple Arterial grafts: the ROMA trial.
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2023 - 2033RECHARGE Hybrid: Revascularization of Underrepresented Groups with minimally-invasive CABG plus PCI
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical School ·
2010
M.D.
Emory University ·
2005
B.S.