Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2021 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Axillary Artery Versus Femoral or Central Arterial Cannulation in Minithoracotomy Mitral Surgery: Is There a Difference in Early Outcomes?
Journal Article Innovations (Phila) · February 14, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Axillary artery cannulation techniques continue to improve and find application throughout cardiac surgery. Yet, early outcomes are poorly documented versus femoral or central arterial cannulation in right minithoracotomy mitral surgery. METHODS ... Full text Link to item CiteNeurocognitive Dysfunction After Short (<20 Minutes) Duration Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.
Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · February 2025 BACKGROUND: It has long been held that the safe duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) is at least 25 to 30 minutes. However, this belief is based primarily on clinical outcomes research and has not been systematically investigated using more sen ... Full text Link to item CiteClamshell thoracosternotomy for single-stage repair of select aortic arch pathologies.
Journal Article JTCVS Open · February 2025 OBJECTIVE: Although median sternotomy is widely used for aortic arch repair, the distal extent of arch replacement is limited with this approach. Bilateral thoracosternotomy (clamshell) represents an alternate and underappreciated strategy that allows for ... Full text Link to item 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, Training & Certifications
Columbia University ·
1998
M.D.