Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
M-404
New York, NY 10065
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About Leonard N. Girardi, M.D.
Dr. Leonard N. Girardi is a Professor and Chair of the Cardiothoracic Surgery department at Weill Cornell Medicine, as well as Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Girardi is committed to training the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons and teaches medical students and residents on all levels. He is a member of numerous surgical societies, including the American Association of Thoracic Surgery of which he is currently President-elect. He is also a member of the American Surgical Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgery, The DeBakey International Surgical Society, the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and...
Board Certifications
- Surgery
- Surgery, Thoracic
Expertise
- Aneurysm of Heart
- Aneurysm Stent Grafting
- Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
- Aortic Arch Surgery
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Stent Graft
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Bloodless Cardiothoracic Surgery
- CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
- Cardiac Bypass Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiac Valve Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Endovascular Repair For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Endovascular Repair For Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Endovascular Stent Graft Repair of Descending Thoracic Aorta
- Heart Valve Repair
- Heart Valve Replacement
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Minimally Invasive Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair (Complex)
- Mitral Valve Surgery
- Pericardial Disease
- Structural Heart Disease
- Surgical Repair, Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
- Valve Replacement, Aortic and Mitral
- Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Education
- Fellowship: Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Internship: Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Residency: Cornell University Medical College, NY
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief
- Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- O. Wayne Isom Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Education
- Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Residency: Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Fellowship: Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Internship: Cornell University Medical College, NY
Titles & Positions
- Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief
- Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- O. Wayne Isom Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certifications
- surgery
- surgery, thoracic
Languages Spoken
- english
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