Registered Surgeons

By Adam Pick - Patient, Author & HeartValveSurgery.com Founder

Finding a trusted heart valve surgeon can be confusing and time-consuming for patients and their caregivers. 

 

Dr. Kevin Accola with Duane Hunt

 

For that reason, our community created the world's first Heart Valve 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.

Dr. Kevin Accola - AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida
Dr. Michael Acker - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. David Adams - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Dr. Gorav Ailawadi - Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Gabriel Aldea - UW Medicine Heart Institute, Seattle, Washington
Dr. Michael Argenziano - NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York
Dr. Arman Arghami - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Pavan Atluri - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Vinay Badhwar - WVU Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
Dr. Gabor Bagameri - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Faisal Bakaeen - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Craig Baker - USC, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Husam Balkhy - University of Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Steven Bolling - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Bryon Boulton - WakeMed, Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. William Brinkman - Cardiac Surgery Specialists, Plano, Texas
Dr. Benjamin Bryner - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Christopher Burke - UW Medicine Heart Institute, Seattle, Washington
Dr. Anthony Caffarelli - Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California
Dr. Mariano Camporrotondo - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Luis Castro - Sequoia Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute, Redwood City, California
Dr. Pedro Catarino - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Joanna Chikwe - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Andrei Churyla - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illiniois
Dr. Juan Crestanello - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Scott DeRoo - UW Medicine Heart Institute, Seattle, Washington
Dr. Nimesh Desai - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dr. Neelan Doolabh - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Dr. Frank Downey - Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Dominic Emerson - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Mark Epler - Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dr. Fardad Esmailian - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Duc Thinh Pham - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Julius Ejiofor - Baylor Scott & White, Plano, Texas
Dr. Haytham Elgharably, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy - The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar - Saint Alphonsus Health System, Bosie, Idahol
Dr. Shinichi Fukuhara, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Gyu Gang - Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois
Dr. Isaac George - Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York
Dr. Marc Gerdisch - St. Francis Heart Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Timothy George - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, Texas
Dr. Marc Gillinov - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Kevin Greason - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Erlan Guler - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. T. Sloane Guy, Georgia Heart Institute, Gainesville, Georgia
Dr. Lee Hafen - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Texas
Dr. Robert Hagberg - Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, Connecticut
Dr. Katherine Harrington - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Texas
Dr. Sabet Hashim - Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, Connecticut
Dr. Robert Hawkins, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Kevin Hodges - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kelley Hutcheson - The Heart Hospital Baylor, Plano, Texas
Dr. Michael Ibrahim - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Douglas Johnston - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Betty Kim - Centura Health, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam - Unversity of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illnois
Dr. Ahmad Khan - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Junaid Khan - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, California
Dr. Marijan Koprivanac - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Kevin Landolfo - Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Clifton Lewis - UAB Health, Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Nicholas Lopez - Baptist Health Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky
Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie - Northwestern Memorial, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Patrick McCarthy - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kenneth McCurry - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Jeremy McGarvey - Penn Medicine, Lancaster General Health
Dr. Walter McGregor - Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Dominick Megna - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Christopher Mehta - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kevin Miller, St. Anthony Hospital, Centura Health, Lakewood, Colorado
Dr. Thomas Molloy - Adventist Health, Portland, Oregon
Dr. David Moore - Cardiac Surgery Specialists, Plano, Texas
Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz - UPMC Heart & Vascular Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Dr. Lara Oyetunji - UW Medicine Heart Institute, Seattle, Washington
Dr. Takeyoshi Ota, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Francis Pagani - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Sebastian Pagni - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Himanshu Patel - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Si Pham - Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Samuel Pollock - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Matthew Romano - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Eric Roselli - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Philip Rowse - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Patrick Rudersdorf - St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, Colorado

Dr. Arash Salemi - RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, New Jersey
Dr. Aqeel Sandhu - Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
Dr. Basar Sareyyupoglu - Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Eric Sarin - Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia

Dr. Justin Schaffer - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Texas
Dr. Kristen Sell-Dottin - Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Asad Shah - Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, California
Dr. Richard Shemin - UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Malakh Shrestha - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Raymond Singer - Einstein Health, East Norriton, Pennsylvania
Dr. Nicholas Smedira - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Craig Smith - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Medical Center, New York City, New York
Dr. Robert Smith - Cardiac Surgery Specialists, Plano, Texas
Dr. Edward Soltesz - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Vaughn Starnes - USC, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Elizabeth Stephens - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Allan Stewart - HCA / Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida
Dr. John Stulak - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Ibrahim Sultan - UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Lars Svensson - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Wilson Szeto - Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Hiroo Takayama - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia Medical Center, New York
Dr. Michael Tong - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Alfredo Trento - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Alexandra Tuluca - Einstein Health, East Norriton, Pennsylvania
Dr. Shinya Unai - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Trevor Upham - WakeMed, Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Patrick Vargo - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Austin Ward - Baptist Health Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky
Dr. Aaron Weiss - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Eric Weiss - Aurora Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dr. Judson Williams - WakeMed, Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Bo Yang - Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. James Yun - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

 

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Page last updated: March 15, 2024

Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick, Heart Valve Patient Advocate

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.

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.