Silver Contributor
Jo Chikwe
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, United States
Research
Selected publications (of >100):
- Prosthesis type for aortic- and mitral- valve replacement. Chikwe J, Adams DH, Blackstone E. NEJM. 2018; 378: 778
- On pump coronary bypass surgery: still the gold standard. Adams DH, Chikwe J. JACC. 2018; 71: 992
- Relation of mitral valve surgery volume to repair rate, durability and survival. Chikwe J, Toyoda N, Anyanwu AC, et al. JACC. 2017; 69: 2397
- Trends in infective endocarditis in California and New York State, 1998-2013. Toyoda N, Chikwe J, Itagaki S, Gelijns A, Adams DH, Egorova N. JAMA 2017, 317: 1652-1660
- The Donkey's Shadow. Chikwe J, Adams DH. JTCVS. 2017; 154: 125
- Niche Generation. Chikwe J. JTCVS. 2016; 151: 640-641
- Survival and long-term outcomes following bioprosthetic vs mechanical mitral valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 69 years. Chikwe J, Chiang Y, Itagaki S, Egorova N, Adams DH, JAMA. 2015 313; 1435-42
- Impact of concomitant tricuspid annuloplasty on tricuspid regurgitation, right ventricular function and pulmonary artery hypertension after repair of mitral valve prolapse. Chikwe J. Itagaki S, Anyanwu A, Adams DH. JACC. 2015; 65; 1931-8
- Survival and long-term outcomes following bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 69 years. Chiang YP, Chikwe J, Moskowitz AJ, Itagaki S, Adams DH, Egorova NN JAMA. 2014; 312: 1323-9
- Megaphone message: Discouraging low-volume mitral surgery. Chikwe J, Adams DH. JTCVS. 2015; 149: 769-770
- Thinking beyond the Tube Graft: using malperfusion as a guide to define treatment of Type A dissection. Stewart AS, Chikwe J, JACC. 2015. 65; 2636-7
Additional Education Information
Joanna Chikwe MD is The Irina and George Schaeffer Distinguished Professor & Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute - ranked #1 for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery by U.S. News & World Report in the region, and #3 in the United States.
Dr. Chikwe graduated in medicine from Oxford University and completed cardiothoracic surgery residency and fellowship training in the UK, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2006.
Practice Areas
Cardiac
Minimally Invasive
Robotic
Coronary disease
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Tricuspid valve disease
Organizations
Other Interests
Robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Mitral and tricuspid valve repair, aortic surgery
Coronary revascularisation: arterial revascularisation, hybrid approaches
Quality improvement and program development
Undergraduate, residency and professional education, faculty development
Research: clinical trials, comparative outcomes, big data
Published by Jo
Mitral Valve
Sponsored Content: Mitral Valve Repair Using Chords—A Case-Based Discussion
By Steven Bolling et al.
May. 22, 2023
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Aortic Valve
Ross Procedure after Explantation of Failed Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
By Qiudong (Kevin) Chen et al.
May. 4, 2023