Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2021 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Relative Importance of Timing vs Size of Preoperative Stroke for Valve Operation in Infective Endocarditis.
Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · April 2026 BACKGROUND: The optimal timing of operation for infective endocarditis with preoperative stroke remains unclear. METHODS: Adults undergoing an operation for acute aortic or mitral valve infective endocarditis were reviewed from our institutional database f ... Full text Link to item CiteSurvival After Mechanical vs Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Influence of Age vs Operative Mortality Score.
Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · February 14, 2026 BACKGROUND: Although predicted risk of operative mortality (PROM) varies among patients, current guidelines favor bioprostheses for patients aged over 65 or 70 years. We compared survival after biological vs mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR), and a ... Full text Link to item CiteRedo Axillary Artery Cannulation in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery: Outcomes and Technique
Journal Article Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports · January 1, 2026 Background: Reoperative sternotomy often necessitates peripheral arterial cannulation to initiate systemic or cerebral perfusion. In patients with prior right axillary cannulation, the site can be reused by anastomosing a new Dacron graft at, proximal to, ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
A Prospective, global study designed to collect real-world clinical outcomes of the MITRIS RESILIA mitral valve - North America (MOMENTIS Study)
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · 2023 - 2038Percutaneous or Surgical Mitral Valve Repair in Patients with Primary Mitral Regurgitation whose mitral valve has been determined to be suitable for correction by MV repair surgery
Clinical TrialCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Evalve, Inc · 2021 - 2033CTSN: Embolic Protection II
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Columbia University ·
1998
M.D.