About Us

U.S. News & World Report ranks The Mount Sinai Medical Center 13th in cardiac care out of 4,852 hospitals. Seen here are David H. Adams, MD, Chair, Cardiothoracic Surgery, left, and Joanna Chikwe, MD, right. Read More

NEWS

New Mitral Valve Disease and Repair Data to be Presented at 2011 Mitral Conclave 
April 29, 2011 - The 2011 Mitral Conclave is the first international two-day meeting focused specifically on mitral valve disease and mitral valve repair surgery.

 

Mount Sinai Performs First U.S. Implantation of New Device for Aortic Stenosis 
December 21, 2010 - Designed to replace a diseased aortic heart valve percutaneously via a catheter, device provides an alternative to open heart surgery.

 

Mount Sinai Implants First New Ring to Treat One Cause of Heart Failure 
September 11, 2010 - Dr. David Adams invented and implanted the first tricuspid annuloplasty ring in the U.S. to treat tricuspid valve regurgitation.

 
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MEET THE CHAIR

David H. Adams, MD, is the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Adams is internationally renowned for heart valve surgery and serves as Director of Mount Sinai’s Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center.   Read More

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Tel: 212-659-6800
Fax: 212-659-6818

1190 5th Avenue
Guggenheim Pavilion-Two West
New York, NY 10029