Joanna Chikwe, MD
4.9
25 Reviews
310-423-3851
Fax: 310-423-3522
4.9
25 Reviews
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Scheduling
In person visits
Fax: 310-423-3522
Smidt Heart Institute
127 S San Vicente Blvd #A3600
Los Angeles, CA
34.074653 -118.378972From You
4.9
25 Reviews
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Languages
- English,
Gender
Female
Experience
25 Years
Locations
Experience
Specialties
Area in which a healthcare provider is highly trained and often board certified.
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- Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
Programs
Cedars-Sinai clinical programs this provider is part of:
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Research Areas
Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS, is a recognized leader in the field of mitral valve repair and coronary revascularization, with expertise in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Dr. Chikwe serves as Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. She has published over 125 contributions in peer-reviewed medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association; serves on editorial boards of leading specialty journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; and is a deputy editor of Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Her research interests focus on comparative outcomes research in cardiology and cardiac surgery. Dr. Chikwe has edited and authored three textbooks, including Cardiothoracic Surgery. A native of England, she completed her medical degree at the University of Oxford, followed by cardiothoracic surgery residency at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals in London.
Titles
- The Irina and George Schaeffer Distinguished Chair, Cardiac Surgery
- Chair, Cardiac Surgery
Education & Training
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Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Fellowship - Completed 2008
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Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, London
Residency - Completed 2006
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General Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals
Residency - Completed 2000
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Oxford University School of Medicine
Medical School - Completed 1997
Achievements
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8
Awards and Honors
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6
Publications
Awards and Honors
- Solomon Silver Award in Clinical Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Award
- Cardiac Surgery Scholarship, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
- Research Supervisor, Dr. Harold Lamport Biomedical Research Prize
- Nina Braunward Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School
- Bergquist Reed Memorial Lectureship, Providence Portland Medical Center, Oregon
- Alpha Omega Alpha Visiting Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Hedwig van Ameringen Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
Publications
A full list of this provider’s research publications can be found on their research profile or PubMed.
- Chikwe J, Lee T, Itagaki S, Adams DH, Egorova NN. Reply: Off-Pump Surgeons' Experience Is Paramount to Delivering High-Quality CABG Outcomes: But What Constitutes Experience? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Feb 19;73(6):738-739.
- Chikwe J, Lee T, Itagaki S, Adams DH, Egorova NN. Long-Term Outcomes After Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Experienced Surgeons.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Sep 25;72(13):1478-1486.
- Chikwe J, Blackstone EH, Adams DH. Prosthesis Type for Aortic- and Mitral-Valve Replacement. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 22;378(8):778.
- Hannan EL, Samadashvili Z, Smith CR, Lahey SJ, Gold JP, Jordan D, Sundt TM 3rd, Girardi L, Ashraf MH, Chikwe J. Mitral valve repair versus replacement for patients with preserved left ventricular function without heart failure symptoms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Apr;157(4):1432-1439.e2.
- Samadashvili Z, Sundt TM 3rd, Wechsler A, Chikwe J, Adams DH, Smith CR, Jordan D, Girardi L, Lahey SJ, Gold JP, Ashraf MH, Hannan EL. Multiple Versus Single Arterial Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery for Multivessel Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Sep 10;74(10):1275-1285.
- Chikwe J, Sun E, Hannan EL, Itagaki S, Lee T, Adams DH, Egorova NN. Impact of a second arterial conduit in multivessel coronary bypass grafting: long-term clinical and angiographic outcomes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019.
