Dr. Paul Stelzer uses minimally invasive approaches to valve and coronary surgery when appropriate.
Heart surgeon, Paul Stelzer, is experienced with autografts and homografts led to an invitation to participate as a principal investigator in the initial clinical trial of the Medtronic Freestyle ™ Valve which is one of two stentless porcine valves now approved by the FDA. Dr. Paul Stelzer and work with this valve has been presented at international meetings, and he has participated in numerous training programs for surgeons both in Europe and America.
Cardiac surgeon, Paul Stelzer, was invited to be one of the first American surgeons to use the cryo-preserved mitral homograft. He has been on the faculty for two meetings in Paris on the basis of his experience with this valve. Dr. Stelzer has traveled to Hartford, Toledo, and Dallas to teach senior surgeons this challenging operative technique. Surgeons from many other cities as well as from within New York have come to watch Dr. Stelzer operate in person for "up close, one-on-one" exposure to these special valve procedures.
In his spare time, Dr. Stelzer enjoys music. He especially likes classical music by the major orchestras. He tinkers on the piano for his own amusement and even does a bit of composition now and then. He regularly sings with a close harmony (almost barbershop) quartet. Dr. Stelzer participates actively in the music program of the Manhattan Church of Christ where he serves as an elder.
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Personal Information
Born: April 24, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Married: May 21, 1968, to Mary Delle Hance
Children: Stephanie Stelzer Rigg, born January 4, 1975; Stuart Paul, born October 28, 1977
Practice/Positions:
1999 - St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York NY
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
1996 - Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Associate Professor of Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1989 - 96 Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1985 - 89 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Okla. City, OK
Associate Prof. of Surgery
Chief of Thoracic Surgery Oklahoma Memorial Hospital
1981 - 85 New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Assistant Prof. of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency:
* New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center New York City, 1979-81
General Surgery Internship & Residency:
* Roosevelt Hospital, New York City 1972-77
Military Service:
* Offut Air Force Base Omaha, Nebraska 1977-79 General Surgeon at base hospital. (Maj - USAF)
Medical School:
* MD 1972 Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, NY
College:
* BA 1968 Summa cum Laude, Valedictorian; Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
* University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1964-65 
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