Ralph J Damiano Jr. MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Evarts Graham Professor of Surgery, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Washington University St Louis
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4921 Parkview Pl# DvSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7260
Fax+1 314-747-0917
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Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1988 - 1989- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1988
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2000 - 2026
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2020
NC State Medical License 1988 - 2003
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2000
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
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Clinical Trials
- Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
- Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Medtronic Reveal XT Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Long-Term Follow-Up of Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion: Results of the V-CLIP Multi-Center Post-Market Study.Elias Zias, Katherine G Phillips, Marc Gerdisch, Scott Johnson, Ahmed El-Eshmawi
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-08-04 - Impact of transcatheter aortic valve replacement use ratio on outcomes in patients with aortic valve disease.Theodore Marghitu, Sophia H Roberts, June He, Nicholas Kouchoukos, Puja Kachroo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-08-01 - Biomarkers of postoperative cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: Narrowing the field.Samuel C Perez, Joshua L Manghelli, Ali J Khiabani, Andrew E Gelman, Richard B Schuessler
JTCVS Open. 2025-06-01
Press Mentions
- Stanford Biodesign’s New Arrhythmia Technology Retreat Conjoint to 2021 Heart Rhythm Society’s Annual Scientific SessionsAugust 9th, 2021
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A to Z with Richard Bach, MDDecember 28th, 2018
Medtronic Studies Use of Both Heat and Cold for Cardiac AblationDecember 3rd, 2018- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Surgical Treatment of Cardiac ArrhythmiasWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY1983–2026
- Basic Science Research Training - Cardiopulmonary SurgeryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Basic Science Research Training Cardiopulmonary SurgeryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
- Hyperpolarized Arrest During Surgical Global IschemiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–1998
- Hyperpolarized Arrest During Surgical Global IschemiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995
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