Leadership
If you're seeking diagnosis or treatment for a valvular heart disease, you can rest assured that your care at Cedars-Sinai will be managed by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals who apply decades of compassionate experience to every patient. Specializing in a wide range of minimally invasive techniques and using innovative interventions, our teams collaborate to tailor a care plan that fits your needs, often resulting in a shorter hospital stay and a quicker recovery time.
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
The Irina and George Schaeffer Distinguished Chair
Cardiac Surgery
Chair
Cardiac Surgery
Rajendra Makkar, MD
IM Cardiology
Director
Interventional Cardiology Division
Associate Director
Heart Institute
Executive Director
Cardiac Interventional Services
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