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Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery*
Care Philosophy
Dr. Adams is a world renowned leader in the field of heart valve surgery and mitral valve reconstruction. As Program Director of Mount Sinai's Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center, he has set national benchmarks with > 99% degenerative mitral valve repair rates, while running one of the largest programs in the United States. He is the co-inventor of 2 mitral valve annuloplasty repair rings (the Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring and the Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix Ring), and is a senior consultant with royalty agreements with Edwards Lifesciences. He is a co-author with Professor Alain Carpentier of the upcoming textbook Carpentier's Valve Reconstruction, and is a co-director of the annual American College of Cardiology/American Association for Thoracic Surgery Heart Valve Disease Summit.*
State License Information
Licensed in New York
What is Thoracic Surgery?
Thoracic surgery, or cardiothoracic surgery, is performed in the thorax, or chest area. A thoracic or cardiothoracic surgeon may perform surgery on the heart, lungs, valves or other organ in the thorax area. Surgeries performed in the thorax area include: lung surgery, heart surgery (coronary artery bypass), valve replacement, lung transplantation or heart transplantation.
Professional Experience
Participation in Clinical Trials
No*
Physician Performs
Aortic (Heart Valve) Surgery,
Mitral valve repair,
Reoperative Surgery
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