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Care Philosophy: It takes a significant amount of multidisciplinary coordination of care to deliver cutting-edge cardiac surgical therapy to the patients and the communities we serve. Under our experienced physician leadership team and direction, our department has performed at a remarkably high level for many years. Innovative technologies and techniques are responsibly implemented with the patients' best interests in mind. Our commitment to doing so distinguishes the cardiovascular service line here at RWJBH System. I am proud to lead a team that provides the best possible therapies for the widest selection of patients while still maintaining excellent outcomes.

Care Philosophy: ``I treat every patient as if they are my family``

Biography: <p>Dr. Ravi Karanam is a board-certified&nbsp;cardiothoracic surgeon at RWJBarnabas Health, and part of the Northern Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,&nbsp;operating out of&nbsp;Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Karanam's current role is as&nbsp;Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program at RWJBarnabas Health. Dr. Karanam has been a member of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center since 1984 and the Department of Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center since 1996. He received his medical degree from HKES Medical College in Gulbarga, Karnatake, India. His postdoctoral training included pediatrics, general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at hospitals in both India and the U.S., including New York University Affiliate Hospital, Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle, NY, and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.</p> <p>Dr. Karanam's areas of special interest and expertise include aortic surgery; aortic allograft and autografts; minimally-invasive valve, bypass and arrhythmia surgery; transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); video-assisted thoracic surgery and trans-myocardial laser revascularization.&nbsp;</p>

Biography: <p>Dr. Frederic Sardari is a board-certified&nbsp;cardiothoracic surgeon at RWJBarnabas Health, and part of the Northern Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,&nbsp;operating out of&nbsp;Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Dr. Sardari's current role is as Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and as Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Sardari received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and he completed his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.&nbsp;His areas of interest include Minimally-Invasive Valve Surgery, Trans-catheter Valve Replacement(TAVR); and the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.&nbsp;</p> <p>Dr. Sardari has been involved in overseas medical missions for many years. He has lectured and performed surgery in Latin America, China, and the Middle East. Prior to his current role, Dr. Sardari was Associate Staff Surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Ohio.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Care Philosophy: Our mission is to treat every patient with compassion, healthcare excellence, and superior service. We aim to see every patient within 1 week of their first phone call and initiate treatment within 2 weeks of their first appointment. The incredible effort put forth by our office and hospital staff members as well as the extent of services offered through the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health System allows us to make that happen. Our office also offers a preoperative educational service headed by our chief nurse practitioner, Jaimie Bell. Patients have expressed that it has been very beneficial in getting them mentally and emotionally ready for surgery.

Biography: <p>Dr. Margarita Camacho is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon at RWJBarnabas Health, and part of the Northern Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,&nbsp;operating out of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Camacho's current role is as Surgical Director for RWJBarnabas Health's Heart Transplant Program.</p> <p>Prior to joining Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2005, Dr. Camacho served as Clinical Associate at the Cleveland Clinic where she received the Charles Bryan Award for clinical excellence. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY and completed fellowships in cardiothoracic surgery and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2012, she was honored by The Executive Women of New Jersey, and received the 2014 Healthcare Professional of the Year Award from the New Jersey Hospital Association. She is President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Medical Women's Association, Vice President-elect of the New Jersey Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and has been named several times to Castle Connolly's Top Doctors lists. She lectures nationally, including to Washington D.C. policy makers. Dr. Camacho is past chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on End-stage Cardiopulmonary Disease and past President of the Society of Women in Thoracic Surgery.&nbsp;</p>

Biography: <p>Jesus Gomez-Abraham, MD, is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon at RWJBarnabas Health, and part of the Northern Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,&nbsp;operating out of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Gomez-Abraham is the Associate Director Surgical Director of the Lung Transplantation Program. In this role, he will help&nbsp;RWJBarnabas Health's&nbsp;Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs.</p> <p>Dr. Gomez-Abraham&nbsp;earned his Medical Doctorate from University of The Andes in Merida, Venezuela. He then completed General Surgery Residencies at North Shore Long-Island Jewish Health-New York Beth Israel System and at Drexel University Hospital. Subsequently, completing a Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at&nbsp;Thomas Jefferson University.</p> <p>Dr. Gomez-Abraham spent the last five years at Temple University as a transplant and ventricular assist device surgeon, leading it to become the largest heart and lung transplant program in the US over the last two years.</p> <p>Dr. Gomez-Abraham's areas of clinical expertise include CAD-CABG surgery, Aortic and Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement, Arrhythmia surgery,&nbsp;ECMO, VAD-MCS-Total Artificial Heart surgery, Heart Transplantation and&nbsp;Lung Transplantation.</p>

Care Philosophy: I prefer to look at my interactions with my patients as a partnership. We work together to improve their health, cure their cancer, manage their reflux, or make their breathing better. I strongly believe that patients need to be an active participant in their care, and the first step of that is making sure they understand what the clinical situation is, what I propose as a treatment plan,and what their expectations can be going forward.

Care Philosophy: nbsp;To achieve the best possible patient outcomes Dr Russo uses leading edge technologies including minimally invasive endovascular and hybrid approaches; transcatheter valve replacement TAVR ; valve sparing aortic procedures; and advanced card

Care Philosophy: Dr Stein believes it is vital to remember ``we are treating a unique patient and treatment decisions should be tailored to them as an individual `` ``My job is to not only perform surgery but to educate patients about their disease and treatment so