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-Sang is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Heart Valve Repair.

Carl Backer is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Backer is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Vascular Ring, Double Aortic Arch, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Backer is currently accepting new patients.

Julian Guitron-Roig is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Guitron-Roig is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Thymectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Guitron-Roig is currently accepting new patients.

John Smith is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Rheumatic Fever, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Pleurisy, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Griffin is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Griffin is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Griffin is currently accepting new patients.

Royce Calhoun is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Calhoun is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Thymectomy. Dr. Calhoun is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Dowling is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Dowling is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Dowling is currently accepting new patients.

Louis Louis is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Louis is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Infective Endocarditis, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Louis is currently accepting new patients.

David Lehenbauer is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Lehenbauer is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Tracheal Agenesis, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Lehenbauer is currently accepting new patients.

Valerie Williams is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Williams is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.

Sandra Starnes is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Starnes is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Starnes is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Van Haren is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Van Haren is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Perforation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Van Haren is currently accepting new patients.

Saad Hasan is a Thoracic Surgeon in Ft Wright, Kentucky. Dr. Hasan is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Infective Endocarditis, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Hasan is currently accepting new patients.

Cristiano Spadaccio is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Spadaccio is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Spadaccio is currently accepting new patients.

Awais Ashfaq is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincnnati, Ohio. Dr. Ashfaq is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Pulmonary Atresia, Heart Transplant, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Ashfaq is currently accepting new patients.

Victor Schmelzer is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Schmelzer is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Schmelzer is currently accepting new patients.

Marco Ricci is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Ricci is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Ricci is currently accepting new patients.

Juan Penaranda-Canal is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Penaranda-Canal is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Dissection, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Penaranda-Canal is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Kasten is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Kasten is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Kasten is currently accepting new patients.

George Christensen is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Christensen is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Christensen is currently accepting new patients.

Karl Ulicny is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Ulicny is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Regurgitation, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Ulicny is currently accepting new patients.

James Locher is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. Dr. Locher is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Esophageal Perforation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Locher is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Javorski is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Javorski is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Tamponade, Infective Endocarditis, Esophageal Perforation, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Javorski is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Johnson is a Thoracic Surgeon in Edgewood, Kentucky. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Lung Cancer. Dr. Johnson is currently accepting new patients.

David Morales is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Morales is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Truncus Arteriosus, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Morales is currently accepting new patients.