Associate Surgical Director, Heart and Lung Transplant Program
Professor, Surgery
Specialty
- Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
Education
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1984
- Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1985
- Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1990
- Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1993
Awards & Activities
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2006
- Cardiac Kids Have H.E.A.R.T, 2005
- Heart Saver Gala Award, 2004
- Western Thoracic Surgical Association, 1997
Publications
- Cheng W, Denton TA, Fontana GP, Raissi S, Blanche C, Kass RM, Magliato KE, Mirocha J, Trento A: Off-pump coronary surgery: effect on early mortality and stroke. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 124(2): 313-20, 2002
- Goland S, Czer LS, Kass RM, De Robertis MA, Mirocha J, Coleman B, Capelli C, Raissi S, Cheng W, Fontana G, Trento A: Pre-existing pulmonary hypertension in patients with end-stage heart failure: impact on clinical outcome and hemodynamic follow-up after orthotopic heart transplantation. J. Heart Lung Transplant., 26(4): 312-8, 2007
- Goland S, Czer LS, Kass RM, Siegel RJ, Mirocha J, De Robertis MA, Lee J, Raissi S, Cheng W, Fontana G, Trento A: Use of cardiac allografts with mild and moderate left ventricular hypertrophy can be safely used in heart transplantation to expand the donor pool. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., 51(12): 1214-20, 2008
Languages Spoken
English / Chinese (Mandarin)
Clinical Office
Smidt Heart Institute
127 S San Vicente Blvd #A3600
Los Angeles, CA
90048
Phone: 310-423-3851
Fax: 310-423-0127
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