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Jeff, Chris & Mark Celebrate Dr. Paul Stelzer, A Ross Procedure Guru and A Super Nice Guy

By Adam Pick on August 6, 2012

In our patient and caregiver community, the name Doctor Paul Stelzer is synonymous with the Ross Procedure. As you might know, Dr. Paul Stelzer has performed over 500 Ross Procedures during his 28-year career. Dr. Stelzer has performed the last 300 Ross Procedures have occurred without patient mortality.

A testament to his reputation, many patients from our community -- including Chris Dixon, Jeff Shebovsky and Mark Kroto -- have traveled across the country to have this unique form of aortic valve replacement performed by Dr. Stelzer.

Dr. Paul Stelzer, Ross Procedure surgeon, with his patients

In addition to this extraordinary, surgical accomplishment specific to the Ross Procedure, Dr. Paul Stelzer is also known for his kind and caring ways. Here is what his patients recently shared with me:

"Dr. Stelzer is a miracle worker," shared Mark Kroto, a patient from Chicago, Illinois. "Less than three weeks after surgery, other than some minor incision soreness, I'm completely fine. I'm proud to be Dr. Stelzer's 500^th Ross Procedure.
Jeffrey Shebovksy, another Ross Procedure patient of Dr. Stelzer's from Windermere, Florida, shared, "Dr. Stelzer is a godsend, a genius and an amazing super human being. It's five months after my surgery and I couldn't feel better!"

So you know, I've been fortunate to meet and observe Dr. Stelzer in the operating room during an aortic valve and root replacement surgery. Needless to say, I was beyond impressed by his surgical skills and his warm personality. Here's a picture of Dr. Stelzer giving the 'Thumb Up' signal as he successfully completes the surgery I observed.

Dr. Paul Stelzer giving thumbs-up sign in the operating room

Dr. Stelzer Completes Another Heart Valve Surgery

It is for these reasons, we wanted to shine our spotlight on Dr. Paul Stelzer, heart surgeon at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mount Sinai, by the way, just jumped to the #10 ranking in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings of cardiology and heart surgery programs.

To learn more about Doctor Paul Stelzer, click here.

Many, many, many thanks to Dr. Stelzer for his ongoing pursuit of healthy hearts and support of our community!

Keep on tickin' Dr. Stelzer!
Adam

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Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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