About Dr. Justin Schaffer,
Heart Valve Surgeon

Hello! My name is Dr. Justin Schaffer and I am a cardiac surgeon having graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010. To date, I have performed approximately 3,000 cardiac surgeries, of which 2,000 involved heart valve procedures. I regularly perform surgery at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano. Read more...

57 Patient Reviews for
Dr. Schaffer

"Dr. Schaffer was very nice and explained the robot-assisted valve replacement. Surgery was good. 6 days in hospital. Thought I would recover a little sooner. Today is 5 weeks, I am walking 3 miles per day and back at the gym working with minimal weights."

-- Robert Keith, Aortic Valve, Valve Replacement, Robotic Surgery, 06/10/2025

"Best surgeon I have ever dealt with. Doctor Schaffer knows what he is doing and explained the operation."

-- Sherrie Bell, Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, Valve Replacement, 05/29/2025

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My Specialities &
Clinical Interests

My heart surgery specialties include:

  • Aortic valve disease (TAVR and surgical AVR)
  • Mitral valve repair
  • Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

In addition, I have research and clinical interests specific to:

  • Long-term survival after cardiac surgery
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissections
  • Coronary artery disease

Education, Training & Certificates

Dr. Justin Schaffer, heart surgeon, graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010.

After medical school, Dr. Schaffer completed a Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency at Stanford University in 2016.

During his career, Dr. Schaffer has received several awards including:

* Alpha Omega Alpha (medical school honor society)
* President’s Award from Society of Thoracic Surgeons
* Norman E. Shumway Award from Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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with Dr. Justin Schaffer, MD

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The office of Dr. Schaffer is located at 4708 Alliance Blvd., Plano, TX . To get driving directions to this office, please click the map below.



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Page last updated: September 4, 2025