Registered Heart Valve Surgeons
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: September 25, 2026
Finding a trusted heart valve surgeon can be confusing and time-consuming for patients and their caregivers.
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. Michael Acker - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. David Adams - The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
- Dr. Ciro Amodio - University of Miami Cardiac & Vascular, Miami, Florida
- Dr. Michael Argenziano - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
- Dr. Pavan Atluri - Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Vinay Badhwar - West Virginia University Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Dr. Stephen Bailey - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Faisal Bakaeen - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Craig Baker - USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Husam Balkhy - University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Joseph Bavaria - Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Jay Bhama - St. Bernards Healthcare, Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Dr. Johannes Bonatti - UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Bryon Boulton - WakeMed Raleigh Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Dr. Michael Bowdish - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. William Brinkman - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. John M. Brown, III - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey
- Dr. Benjamin Bryner - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Christopher Burke - UW Medicine Heart Institute, Seattle, Washington
- Dr. Mariano Camporrotondo - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang - St. Elizabeth Healthcare - Edgewood, Edgewood, Kentucky
- Dr. Luis Castro - MarinHealth, Larkspur, California
- Dr. Pedro Catarino - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Edward Chen - Jefferson Abington Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Joanna Chikwe - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Cecillia Chin - Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Stephen Chiu - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. George Christensen - St. Elizabeth Healthcare - Edgewood, Edgewood, Kentucky
- Dr. Jennifer Chung - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Joel Corvera - Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dr. Scott DeRoo - UW Medical Center Montlake Campus, Seattle, Washington
- Dr. Nimesh Desai - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Laura DiChiacchio - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Neelan Doolabh - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- Dr. Gan Dunnington - Adventist Health St. Helena, St. Helena, California
- Dr. Julius Ejiofor - Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy - The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York
- Dr. Mohamed Eldeiry - UW Medical Center Montlake Campus, Seattle, Washington
- Dr. Dominic Emerson - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Mark Epler - Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Dr. William Clinton Erwin - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Fardad Esmailian - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar - Saint Alphonsus, Boise, Idaho
- Dr. Gyu Gang - Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois
- Dr. Arnar Geirsson - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
- Dr. Isaac George - Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York
- Dr. Timothy George - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Marc Gerdisch - Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dr. Marc Gillinov - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Erhan Guler - Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois
- Dr. Lee Hafen - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Robert Hagberg - Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
- Dr. Michael Scott Halbreiner - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Rachel Hargrove - MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center, Fountain Valley, California
- Dr. Katherine Harrington - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Sabet Hashim - Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
- Dr. Christopher Heid - UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Dr. Kevin Hodges - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Kelley Hutcheson - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Michael Ising - St. Elizabeth Healthcare - Edgewood, Edgewood, Kentucky
- Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam - University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Douglas Johnston - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Michael Kasten - St. Elizabeth Healthcare - Edgewood, Edgewood, Kentucky
- Dr. Junaid Khan - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, California
- Dr. Richard Kim - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Aaron Kime - Adventist Health St. Helena, St. Helena, California
- Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Marijan Koprivanac - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Tuan Lam - MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center, Fountain Valley, California
- Dr. Kendall Lawrence - Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Lawrence Lee - AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, Florida
- Dr. Timothy Lee - MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center, Laguna Hills, California
- Dr. Xiaoying Lou - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Ioannis Loumiotis - AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, Florida
- Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Tarek Malas - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Patrick McCarthy - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Kenneth McCurry - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Jeremy McGarvey - Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Walter McGregor - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Melissa Medina - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Dominick Megna - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Christopher Mehta - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. David Moore - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz - UPMC Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Tom Nguyen - Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida
- Dr. Oluwatomisin "Tomi" Obafemi - MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, California
- Dr. Takeyoshi Ota - University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Lara Oyetunji - UW Medicine Heart Institute, Seattle, Washington
- Dr. Sebastian Pagni - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Dr. Miralem Pasic - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Juan Penaranda Canal - St. Elizabeth Healthcare - Edgewood, Edgewood, Kentucky
- Dr. Sara Pereira - Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dr. Duc Thinh Pham - Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Dr. Samuel Pollock - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Dr. Matthew Powers - Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center - Torrance, Torrance, California
- Dr. Aldo Rafael - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- Dr. Nathaniel Robinson - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Eric Roselli - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Arash Salemi - RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, New Jersey
- Dr. Aqeel Sandhu - Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, McHenry, Illinois
- Dr. Basar Sareyyupoglu - Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
- Dr. Alexander Sbrocchi - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas, Dallas, Texas
- Dr. Justin Schaffer - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Asad Shah - MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center, Laguna Hills, California
- Dr. Richard Shemin - UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Raymond Singer - Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, East Norriton, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Nicholas Smedira - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Robert Smith II - Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano, Plano, Texas
- Dr. Edward Soltesz - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Vaughn Starnes - USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Lars Svensson - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Wilson Szeto - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Hiroo Takayama - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
- Dr. Michael Tong - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Gianluca Torregrossa - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Alfredo Trento - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Masaki Tsukashita - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Carmen Tugulan - Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Dr. Alexandra Tuluca - Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, East Norriton, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Juan Pablo Umana - University of Miami Cardiac & Vascular, Miami, Florida
- Dr. Shinya Unai - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Trevor Upham - WakeMed Raleigh Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Dr. Benjamin van Boxtel - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey
- Dr. Patrick Vargo - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Melita Viegas - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dr. Lawrence Wei - West Virginia University Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Dr. Eric Weiss - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida
- Dr. Per Wierup - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Judson Williams - WakeMed Raleigh Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Dr. Kenan Yount - Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
- Dr. James Yun - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- Dr. Anthony Zaki - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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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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