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Tom C. Nguyen
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco , CA, 94143, United States
Research
RESEARCH INTERESTS
o Complex mitral valve repair
o Minimally invasive valve surgery
o Surgical Simulation and Education
o Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
o Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)
o Mitral valve disease
o Left ventricular volume overload
o Ischemic mitral regurgitation
o Left ventricular and cardiac mechanics, bioenergetics, physiology, and pathophysiology
o Passive ventricular constraint for heart failure
o Transmural left ventricular cardiac and sheet strains, thickening, myolaminar fiber-sheet mechanics
Additional Education Information
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (MD)
Emory University Structural Heart/TAVR Advanced Fellowship
Rice University (B.A)
Columbia Presbyterian Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Stanford Cardiac Surgery Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford University General Surgery Residency
Practice Areas
Cardiac
Thoracic
Minimally Invasive
Transcatheter
Coronary disease
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Endovascular
Organizations
Other Interests
Mitral Valve Repair
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and Structural Heart Disease
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Education
Published by Tom C.
Professional Affairs
Edwards Webinar: The Myth Behind LVOT Obstruction in Mitral Valve Replacement
Sep. 18, 2023
Mitral Valve
Sponsored Content: Mitral Valve Repair Using Chords—A Case-Based Discussion
By Steven Bolling et al.
May. 22, 2023
Roundtables and Webinars
Key Considerations for Optimal Valve Selection (Webinar Recording)
By Tom C. Nguyen et al.
Mar. 28, 2022