Accepting New Patients
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Fax: 310-423-0246
From You
5.0
5.0
Languages
- English,
Gender
Female
Experience
26 Years
Locations
Smidt Heart Institute
Smidt Heart Institute
- Pavilion is located at 127 S. San Vicente Boulevard between West 3rd Street and Gracie Allen Drive. Valet parking and self-parking are available in the Pavilion Parking lot, located on Sherbourne Drive between West 3rd Street and Gracie Allen Drive. Park in the Gold Zone (Levels B2 and B3) and take the Gold Parking elevators to the Plaza Level. Follow the signs for the Pavilion elevators, and take the elevator up to your destination. For parking rates and hours of operation, please visit cedars-sinai.org/parking
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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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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Awards and Honors
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
- 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.
Insurances
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