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Robert E. Michler
Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery

Dr. Robert E. Michler

Thoracic Surgery
Montefiore Einstein
Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
Bronx, NY 

Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery
Montefiore Einstein
Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
Bronx, NY 
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Overview

Robert E. Michler, MD, has served as the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Montefiore Medical Center since 2008. He is Chairman of the Department of Surgery (2007) and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (2005) at the Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Michler holds the Samuel I. Belkin Chair and is Professor with Tenure at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Michler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 78 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 24 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.

Graduate Institution
Dartmouth Medical School
Residency
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
Children's Hospital of Boston
Hospital Affiliations
Montefiore Medical Center
White Plains Hospital Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
Call: 718-920-2100

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.


2 Clinical Trials

Long-Term Follow-Up For Participants Of: Evaluation Of Outcomes Following Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement In SMR and Surgical Interventions For MMR Trials
Long-Term Follow-Up For Participants Of: Evaluation Of Outcomes Following Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement In SMR and Surgical Interventions For MMR Trials
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Evaluating the Benefit of Concurrent Tricuspid Valve Repair During Mitral Surgery
Evaluating the Benefit of Concurrent Tricuspid Valve Repair During Mitral Surgery
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 18, 2024
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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78 Total Publications

Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Versus Medicine in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: The STICH Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Versus Medicine in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: The STICH Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal: Circulation
Published: January 19, 2022
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Languages Spoken:
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