Registered Surgeons
Finding a trusted heart valve surgeon can be confusing and time-consuming for patients and their caregivers.
For that reason, our community created a 'Surgeon Finder' to help you locate patient-recommended surgeons. Below, you will find a special list of dedicated surgeons who are known for their specialties in heart valve treatment.
Simply click these links to learn about their unique skills:
Dr. Kevin Accola - Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Orlando, Florida
Dr. Niv Ad - Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
Dr. David Adams - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Dr. Lishan Aklog - St. Joseph's Medical Center, Pheonix, Arizona
Dr. Charles Anderson - Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Craig Baker - USC, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Mark Bleiweis - Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville, Florida
Dr. Luis Castro - Sequoia Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute, Redwood City, California
Dr. Joanna Chikwe - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood - East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, North Carolina
Dr. Lawrence Cohn - Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Gabriele Di Luozzo - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Dr. Jurgen Ennker - Mediclin Heart Institute, Lahr, Germany
Dr. Vincent Gaudiani - Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons, Redwood City, California
Dr. Marc Gerdisch - St. Francis Heart Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Marc Gillinov - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Allen Graeve - Multicare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Washington
Dr. Fayyaz Hashmi - Mercy Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, Toledo, Ohio
Dr. Ali Khoynezhad - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Richard Lee, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Bruce Lytle, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie - Northwestern Memorial, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Paul Massimiano - Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
Dr. Patrick McCarthy - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kenneth McCurry - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Edwin McGee - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveand, Ohio
Dr. Khanh Nguyen - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Dr. Gosta Pettersson - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Harold Roberts - Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dr. Eric Roselli - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Hyde Russell - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Rawn Salenger - Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, New York
Dr. Joseph Sabik - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Richard Shemin - UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Craig Smith - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Medical Center, New York
Dr. Edward Soltesz - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Paul Stelzer - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Dr. Vaughn Starnes - USC, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Allan Stewart - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Medical Center, New York
Dr. Lars Svensson - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Jeffrey Swanson - Providence St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon
Dr. Hiroo Takayama - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Medical Center, New York
Dr. Alfredo Trento - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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