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Dr. Geirsson is a renowned cardiac surgeon and the Director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Director of the Surgical Heart Valve Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. With an upbringing and medical education in Iceland, he honed his skills in General Surgery at Yale University and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania between 1998 and 2007. During his tenure at Yale as the Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery from 2007 to 2013, he made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Geirsson then returned to Iceland from 2013 to 2016, serving as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik. Driven by his passion for innovative approaches, he returned to Yale in 2016 and was appointed as the Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery in 2017.Dr. Geirsson's clinical practice focuses on minimally invasive cardiac surgery and valve surgery, specializing in robotic mitral valve repair and aortic valve repair. He achieved notable milestones by performing the first minimally right thoracotomy mitral valve surgery at YNHH in 2009 and the first robotic mitral valve surgery at YNHH in 2018. Moreover, his research endeavors encompass both basic and clinical science, concentrating on mitral valve prolapse and aortic aneurysm disease.With his expertise, dedication, and commitment to advancing cardiac surgery, Dr. Geirsson continues to make significant contributions to the field and improve patient outcomes.

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Phone: (212) 740-2896

Phone: (212) 305-3819

Phone: (212) 342-0444

Phone: (212) 305-5138

Fax: (212) 305-2843

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Location

Cuimc/Milstein Hospital Building

Neighborhoods

Washington Heights, Upper Manhattan

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Heart Valve Center at Columbia University Medical Center

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http://cancer.columbia.edu

Categories

Physicians & Surgeons, Physicians & Surgeons, Dermatology, Physicians & Surgeons, Internal Medicine, Physicians & Surgeons, Surgery-General

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Phone: (212) 305-8312

Address: 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032

Website: http://cancer.columbia.edu