Dr. Christopher J. Magovern
Overview
Christopher Magovern, MD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon with Atlantic Medical Group (AMG). He is board- certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He joined Mid-Atlantic Surgical Associates in 1998 and is currently a Director of that organization. Dr. Magovern performs all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement and repair, aortic surgery, re-operative cardiac surgery, off-pump surgery, transcatheter valve surgery, surgery for cardiac tumors, and laser surgery for extraction of pacemaker and ICD leads. Annually, he is consistently one of the busiest cardiac surgeons in the State of NJ, with a surgical mortality among the lowest in the state.After earning his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, Dr. Magovern completed his general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City. During his tenure at Cornell Medical Center, he devoted two years to research in cardiac gene therapy, was part of a team that delivered the first gene therapy treatment to a human heart, and holds a patent related to that work.Dr. Magovern has published numerous times in peer-reviewed medical journals, contributed to a book chapter on myocardial angiogenesis, and presented at national conferences. He is a medical contributor for ABC News, and has made more than 30 national television appearances on ABC News Good Morning America Health segments.In addition to his memberships in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the New York Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Heart Association, Dr. Magovern is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization.
Dr. Magovern is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
100 Madison Avenue, Gagnon Level C, Morristown, NJ 07960
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Magovern has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Surgical Oncology At CentraState
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Magovern isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Magovern isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- GastrostomyDr. Magovern isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Magovern isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Magovern isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Magovern isAdvanced. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Magovern isAdvanced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Experienced
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Magovern isExperienced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- Aortic DissectionDr. Magovern isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Magovern isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Magovern isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Magovern isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Magovern isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.