Our Cardiac Surgery Team

Cardiac surgeons in the Heart & Vascular Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are known world-wide for their expertise in heart diseases and conditions. Our board certified surgeons are faculty members of Harvard Medical School who are engaged in scientific research to advance patient care. They also train future heart surgeons through our advanced surgical residency and fellowship programs.

Our cardiac surgeons work closely with cardiologists, medical specialists, cardiac anesthesiologists, heart and vascular imaging specialists and award-winning critical care nursing staff within the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center of the Heart & Vascular Center to provide individualized patient care, from diagnostic services, outpatient treatment, in-hospital care, post-discharge ambulatory care to preventative education.

Thoralf M. Sundt, MD

Thoralf M. Sundt, MD

Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Mass General Brigham

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Sary Aranki, MD

Sary Aranki, MD

Cardiac Surgery

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Tommaso Hinna Danesi, MD

Tommaso Hinna Danesi, MD

Section Chief of Valve Surgery; Director of Endoscopic Valvular Program, Cardiac Surgery

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Sitaram Emani, MD

Sitaram Emani, MD

Section Chief of Adult Congenital Heart Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital

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Amy E. Hackmann, MD

Amy E. Hackmann, MD

Program Director, 5-2 Residency, Cardiac Surgery

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Akinobu Itoh, MD, PhD

Akinobu Itoh, MD, PhD

Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical and Circulatory Support, Cardiac Surgery

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Michael H. Kwon, MD

Michael H. Kwon, MD

Cardiac Surgery

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Nathalie Roy, MD

Nathalie Roy, MD

Assistant in Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital

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Ashraf Sabe, MD

Ashraf Sabe, MD

Surgical Director, Cardiac Surgery Quality; Associate Director, Structural Heart Program; Associate Program Director, Cardiac Surgery I-6 Residency; Director of Cardiac Surgery Clerkship, Harvard Medical School

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Borami Shin, MD

Borami Shin, MD

Cardiac Surgery

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George Tolis, Jr, MD

George Tolis, Jr, MD

Section Chief, Coronary Surgery and General Cardiac Surgery; Network Director, Cardiac Surgery; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

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Marco A. Zenati, MD

Marco A. Zenati, MD

Director of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery Laboratory, Harvard Medical School

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