Find a Recognized Reference Center

Map of Recognized Mitral Valve Repair Reference Centers listed below

The Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award Program was created to provide patients and referring physicians with the resources needed to make a well-informed choice regarding the best heart team for mitral valve repair surgery. This award makes it easier for patients to identify the nation’s best surgeons and hospitals for mitral valve repair surgery.

New Reference Centers are being recognized regularly. Please check back often to find a center near you.

Northeast - Midwest - South - West

Northeast

Allegheny General Hospital

Reference Surgeon: Walter E. McGregor, MD

Cardiovascular Institute
320 East North Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Telephone: 412-359-8180

Contact: Katie Bruns, RN, Mitral Surgery Clinical Coordinator for Dr. Walt McGregor

Website: https://doctors.ahn.org/Walter-E-McGregor

Hartford Hospital

Reference Surgeon: Sabet Hashim, MD

85 Seymour Street, Suite 919
Hartford, CT 06106

Telephone: 860-524-2728

Email: Susan Collazo, Nurse Coordinator for Dr. Sabet Hashim, [email protected]

Montefiore Medical Center

Reference Surgeon: Robert Michler, MD

111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467

Telephone: 718-920-6128

Email: Michael Gardocki, Clinical Director, [email protected]

Mount Sinai Hospital

Reference Surgeon: David H. Adams, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
1190 Fifth Avenue, Box 1028
New York, NY 10029

Telephone: 866-MITRAL5 (648-7255)

Website: https://www.mitralvalverepair.org

NYU Langone Health

Reference Surgeon: Aubrey Galloway, MD, Eugene A. Grossi, MD, and Didier F. Loulmet, MD

530 First Avenue, Suite 9V
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: 212-263-3940

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://nyulangone.org/locations/mitral-valve-repair-program

St. Joseph’s Health Hospital

Reference Surgeons: Charles Lutz, MD, and Zhandong Zhou, MD

104 Union Avenue, Suite 1001
Syracuse, NY 13203

Telephone: 315-423-7192

Website: https://www.sjhsyr.org

Midwest

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Reference Surgeon: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD

1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110

Telephone: 314-362-7327

Cleveland Clinic

Reference Surgeon: A. Marc Gillinov, MD, and Daniel Burns, MD

9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195

Telephone: 216-445-8841

Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Website: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/mitral-and-tricuspid-valve-center

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Reference Surgeon: Patrick McCarthy, MD

675 N. Saint Clair Street
Nineteenth Floor, Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60611

Telephone: 312-NM-HEART (664- 3278)

University of Michigan

Reference Surgeons: Steven F. Bolling, MD

1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Telephone: 888-287-1082

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.umcvc.org/

South

Ascension Saint Thomas West

Reference Surgeon: Evelio Rodriguez, MD

4220 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205

Telephone: 615-222-5592

Email: Lauren Cherry, Assistant to Dr. Evelio Rodriguez, [email protected]

Website: https://healthcare.ascension.org/specialty-care/cardiology/structural-heart-care/why-ascension/tnnas-nashville-tn-structural-heart-valve-care

Duke University Hospital

Reference Surgeons: Jeffrey Gaca, MD, and Donald Glower, MD

2301 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27710

Telephone: 919-429-8722

Website: https://www.dukehealth.org/treatments/heart/mitral-valve-disease

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

Reference Surgeons: Douglas Murphy, MD, and Michael Halkos, MD

5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30342

Telephone: 404-778-7200

Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Website: https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/centers-programs/robotic-surgery/robotic-mitral-valve.html

Inova Heart and Vascular Institute

Reference Surgeon: Eric L. Sarin, MD

3300 Gallows Road, IHVI 3rd floor, Suite 3100
Falls Church, VA 22042

Telephone: 571-472-4600

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.inovaheart.org/

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Reference Surgeon: James S. Gammie, MD

1800 Orleans Street, Zayed Suite 7107
Baltimore, MD 21287

Telephone: 410-955-2800, option #3

Website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular_institute/cardiac-surgery/mitral-valve-repair-replacement/index.html

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Reference Surgeon: Jonathan Hoffberger, DO

Sarasota Memorial Cardiac Surgery Program
1700 S Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239

Telephone: 941-917-8791

Website: https://www.smhheart.com/

UHealth Tower – University of Miami Health System

Reference Surgeon: Joseph Lamelas, MD

1400 W 12 Ave, Suite #1
Miami, Fl 33136

Telephone: 305-689-2784

Email: Ana Chuy, Practice Manager, [email protected]

Website: https://doctors.umiamihealth.org/provider/Joseph+Lamelas/867364

West

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Reference Surgeon: Joanna Chikwe, MD, and Alfredo Trento, MD

127 S. San Vicente Blvd. a3600
Los Angeles, California 90048

Telephone: 310-423-3851

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/programs/heart/clinical/cardiac-surgery.html

Stanford Hospital

Reference Surgeon: Joseph Woo, MD

300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305-5407

Telephone: 650-850-1985

Email: Roberto Vargas, Cardiovascular Health Manager of Patient Access, [email protected]

Website: http://ctsurgery.stanford.edu/

UCLA Medical Center

Reference Surgeon: Richard J. Shemin, MD

100 Medical Plaza, Suite 225
Los Angeles, California 90095

Telephone: 310-206-8232

Contact: Kris Kimoto, Administrative Specialist to Dr. Richard J. Shemin

Website: http://surgery.ucla.edu/division-cardiac

University of Washington Medical Center

Reference Surgeon: Gabriel Aldea, MD

1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195

Telephone: 206-598-1338

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.uwmedicine.org/specialties/heart-institute/cardiac-surgery

Page Created: Apr. 22, 2020 Last Updated: Sep. 01, 2023