About Dr. Asad Shah,
Heart Valve Surgeon

"Dr. Shah is an outstanding surgeon and his surgical team is first-rate. My HMO surgeon gave me a not-so-great chance of successful repair. I sought out a second opinion with Dr. Shah at the Jeffrey Carlton Heart & Vascular Center at Hoag Hospital.

Dr. Shah’s expertise, and willingness to fully discuss my condition and the possible “fixes” as well as his kindness, caring, professionalism and that of his entire staff, convinced me that Dr. Shah was the surgeon for me. I changed insurance and had surgery with Dr. Shah shortly thereafter. I had a great outcome and recovery is going well.

I am so grateful for the skills of Dr. Shah and his staff. In addition the entire staff at the Jeffrey Carlton Center and Hoag Hospital are fantastic. I was treated like family by everyone I encountered during my appointments and hospital stay. I could not have asked for better, more caring, professional treatment. I highly recommend Dr. Asad Shah!"

-- Susan Eckermann, Mitral Valve, Valve Repair, Median Sternotomy, Maze Procedure, 11/07/2022

"It’s now been 6 months since my surgery, and my recovery is going great! The very challenging mitral valve repair by Dr. Shah was successful! The surgery notes detail various repair attempts made by the surgical team, which were not satisfactory.

Thankfully, they didn’t give up, and were able to give me a solid repair. My latest echo shows only slight regurgitation - well within normal limits. I am so very grateful to Dr. Shah and his staff for the wonderful care I’ve received throughout my experience.

At my recent 6 month check-up, Dr. Shah’s head nurse, Barbara, spent nearly 30 minutes with me, reviewing my latest echo, reviewing my recovery, and answering all my questions.

All of the staff at the Jeffrey Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute have been fantastic. I truly do feel as though I am family there. I would not hesitate at all, to select Dr. Shah as my surgeon. He is truly the best. "

-- Susan Eckermann, Mitral Valve, Valve Repair, Maze Procedure, 11/07/2022

"Surgical results and bedside manner were excellent. I would highly recommend Dr. Shah and his staff."

-- Kent Smith, Mitral Valve, Valve Repair, Robotic Surgery, 08/25/2022

"The surgery performed by Dr. Shah was fully successful. He was attentive and informational in advance of the surgery and helped put me at ease. His staff was also terrific. I did have a post operative brief episode at a follow-up visit with staff where my blood pressure unexpectedly dropped. Dr. Shah immediately was called and came to my aid while keeping me calm. Terrific bedside manner. I was admitted to hospital and episode apparently in part related to my medication and possibly dehydration. The episode past and I was fine. After being admitted, Dr. Shah came to check up on me."

-- Richard Freedlander, Mitral Valve, Valve Repair, Robotic Surgery, 08/04/2022

"I had 2 valves leaking. Dr. Shah clipped repaired the mitral and replaced the tricuspid with artificial valve as it was leaking too bad. Also got a heart bypass. I was on table for about 8 hours.

I was in Hoag Hospital for about 20 days. The staff were all great! I was transferred to the third floor as I was recovering and as I progressed. The third floor is the physical therapy floor for all therapies to ready you for going home.

I was able to stay at Hoag and not go to another physical therapy facility. for my recovery. Dr . Shah was surprised I recovering so well and fast as I did. My incision healed so good the nurses and doctor was surprised. It's been 6 months and at end of August I was doing pretty much all of my easy chores except reaching up and lifting things over 10 pounds. Dr. Shah and all the staff are very thorough with every process for recovery and are all trained to help you recover faster I think.

I'd recommend Dr. Shah for any heart procedure and all the staff at Hoag, Newport Beach."

-- Ina Tibbs, Mitral Valve, Tricuspid Valve, Valve Replacement, 07/07/2022

"I feel lucky to have been a patient of Dr. Shah for my heart surgery. Dr. Shah is part of the Jeffrey M. Carlton Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute, and I felt like I received state-of-the-art heart surgery. Dr. Shah combines expertise and a willingness to listen and discuss. In addition, I was extremely impressed with how professional and helpful and compassionate the staff was. I’ve never had to wait more than a few minutes when I arrive on time for an appointment. HIGHLY recommend."

-- Jeffrey Dorman, Mitral Valve, Valve Repair, Robotic Surgery, 12/10/2021