Special Guest - Herzchirurgie digital Update 2021

Dr. Mario Gaudino is the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery in the

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Gaudino completed his undergraduate studies and earned his medical degree in Rome, Italy

at the University of Rome, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1994. He subsequently

completed his residency in 1999 at the same University and joined the faculty there in 2000

where he remained until 2014, when he joined the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at

Weill Cornell Medicine. He completed an Advanced Cardiovascular/Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

Fellowship in 2016 and was recruited to stay on staff as Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic

Surgery. In 2017, he was elevated to the position of Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery and

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Gaudino is currently the Director of Translation and

Clinical Research in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Throughout his academic

career, Dr. Gaudino has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles along with

numerous book chapters. He is currently the lead investigator of an international, randomized,

controlled trial which aims to determine the optimal strategy for coronary artery bypass

surgery (the ROMA trial). He has given expert presentations at national and international

meetings to share his exquisite knowledge of coronary artery bypass surgery and the use of

multiple arterial grafts. He currently serves as the Chair of the Coronary Artery Surgery Task

Force of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Gaudino’s interests include all aspects of adult cardiac surgery. Along with his expert

training and knowledge in coronary artery bypass surgery, including the use of multiple arterial

grafting (radial artery conduits, the use of bilateral internal mammary arteries), Dr. Gaudino

also specializes in structural heart disease, valvular dysfunction and complex aortic procedures.