Dr. Pasithorn A. Suwanabol

Dr. Gorav Ailawadi joined the University of Michigan as the Chair of Cardiac Surgery in September of 2020. Previously, he served as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director of the Cardiac Valve Center, and Director of the Medical Device Innovation Center at the University of Virginia.Dr. Ailawadi was raised in Maryland and New Jersey. He attended an accelerated honors program in medical education at Northwestern University where he received the awards for best overall student and top surgical student. Additionally, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. While completing a surgery residency at the University of Michigan, Dr. Ailawadi spent two research years investigating and understanding the development of aortic aneurysms. His work was recognized by the NIH/Lifeline Association and was chosen as the top research project in 2003. While at Michigan, he received the Top Resident and Young Investigator Awards. He then completed his training and joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.Dr. Ailawadi has internationally-recognized expertise in mitral and aortic valve disease with vast experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and percutaneous/transcatheter valve therapies having performed over 600 minimally invasive procedures and roughly 3000 heart operations. He has been invited to national and international conferences to share his expertise with novel minimally invasive approaches, valve disease, reoperative and AF surgery.At Virginia, Dr. Ailawadi was the first surgeon in the U.S. to perform hybrid AF ablation, the first U.S. Surgeon to perform the MitraClip procedure, and the world’s first transcaval TEVAR procedure. He has been the principal investigator for a novel left atrial appendage clip to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation. Dr. Ailawadi served one of five core principal investigators leading the CTSN linked research consortium (NIH) developing new trials in cardiac surgery. Currently, Dr. Ailawadi is on the executive steering committee for numerous transcatheter and surgical trials in valvular disease. Dr. Ailawadi is the surgical national principal investigator for the Summit Trial investigating TENDYNE, a transcatheter mitral valve replacement without stopping the heart. In 2019, Dr. Ailawadi completed his MBA from the Darden School of Business.Dr. Ailawadi has been funded by the NIH, AHA, among other grants. His research lab studies novel mechanisms and new treatments for aortic aneurysms. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed manuscripts in journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, and JACC. Dr. Ailawadi is member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, and the Cardiac Surgery Biology Club. In his leisure time, Dr. Ailawadi enjoys exercise, sports, and spending time with his wife, Aarti, and their three children. Dr. Ailawadi is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Ailawadi is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Ailawadi is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Henke is the James C. Stanley Professor of Vascular Surgery, operating both at the University of Michigan and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 1988, and from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1992. He did his General Surgery residency at the University of Louisville, where he was honored with the Chairman’s Award for Personal Scholarship and the C. M. Edelen Award for best resident paper of the year in 1997. He joined the University of Michigan for his Vascular Surgery fellowship, and graduated to join the faculty in 2000. He is the past Chief of Surgery at the Ann Arbor VA, Co-director of the BCBSM Vascular Intervention Collaboration and the past President of the American Venous ForumClinical Specialization:His clinical and research focus is on lower extremity arterial, venous and vascular medicine patient issues. Dr. Henke is highly rated in 31 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, Aneurysm Repair, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Henke is board certified in Surgery and Vascular Surgery. Dr. Henke is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Fukuhara earned his medical degree from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan (2006), where he also received training in surgery (2009) and cardiovascular surgery (2010) with intense endovascular experience. After moving to the United States, he completed his general surgery residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (2014), cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (2016), aortic surgery fellowship at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2017), and aortic and endovascular fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (2018). He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the Japan Surgical Society. Dr. Fukuhara is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Fukuhara is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Fukuhara is currently accepting new patients.

Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH, is the Section Head of General Surgery, the Associate Chair for Quality and Patient Safety, and the Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery. Dr. Telem completed her surgical training at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and her fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Telem also completed a Master’s in Public Health in the Executive Master’s of Healthcare Management program at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.She serves on the editorial boards of Annals of Surgery and Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, is a Subject Editor for Surgical Endoscopy and a Section Editor for Hernia. Her research and commentaries have been published in several prominent journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Annals of Surgery. She serves on the SAGES and Foundation for Surgical Fellowships Board of Governors, and holds key leadership positions across several organizations and societies focused on quality and patient safety, as well as diversity and inclusion.Clinical Specialization:Her clinical practice is devoted to minimally invasive therapies focused on hernia, benign diseases of the esophagus and morbid obesity. Dr. Telem is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Obesity, Umbilical Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Telem is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Telem is currently accepting new patients.

George Deeb is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Deeb is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Deeb is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Deeb is currently accepting new patients.

J. Quentin Clemens, MD, has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. His research focuses on epidemiology and health services research related to benign urologic diseases, health policy, and quality of care assessment in urology. He has had continuous funding from the NIH since 2001. Dr. Clemens is currently the Principal Investigator for two NIH-funded research networks – the University of Michigan LURN Research Site and the University of Michigan MAPP Research Network. He has served as the Chair of the MAPP Network since 2013. His clinical interests include female urinary incontinence, complex fistulas and erosions, lower urinary tract reconstruction using bowel segments, bladder dysfunction due to neurologic disease, video urodynamic evaluation of complex lower urinary tract dysfunction, and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. Dr. Clemens is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Interstitial Cystitis, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Neurogenic Bladder, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Hysterectomy. Dr. Clemens is board certified in Urology and Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surg. Dr. Clemens is currently accepting new patients.