Overview
Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang is a a cardiac surgeon and director of the Advanced Valve Center and of the LVAD program at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, KY (greater Cincinnati area). He trained at Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University in Saint Louis for Cardiac Surgery. He has focused his entire career to minimally invasive mitral valve surgery with emphasis on mitral valve repair, and heart failure therapy with LVADs. Dr. Castillo-Sang‘s program has achieved 3/3 stars from the STS for mitral valve care since 2019. He has performed over 800 minimally invasive operations and is passionate about dissemination of minimally invasive repair techniques. He is the creator of the only online minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid valve surgery course (www.miniheartvalves.com) for surgeons and allied health. He is a founding member and part of the steering committee for the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Club (www.ecsclub.org). Dr. Castillo-Sang has worked with industry to bring about new instruments and retractors for minimally invasive surgery and is a passionate speaker on minimally invasive endoscopic techniques. Dr. Castillo-Sang has lectured nationally and internationally on the topic of endoscopic valve surgery.
Dr. Castillo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Heart Valve Repair.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Aortic Regurgitation.
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Locations
711 Medical Village Dr, Edgewood, KY 41017
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Castillo isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Castillo isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Advanced
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Castillo isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Mitral StenosisDr. Castillo isAdvanced. Learn about Mitral Stenosis.
- Patent Foramen Ovale RepairDr. Castillo isAdvanced. Learn about Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.
- Experienced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Castillo isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Castillo isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Castillo isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Congenital Mitral MalformationDr. Castillo isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Mitral Malformation.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Castillo isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
- Heart TumorDr. Castillo isExperienced. Learn about Heart Tumor.