ChristianShultsMD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac Surgeon, Co-Director, Complex Aortic Disease Program, Medstar Heart and Vascular Institute

Overview of Dr. Shults

Dr. Christian Shults is a thoracic surgeon in Washington, DC and is affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in coronary artery disease, transcatheter valve surgery, refractory atrial fibrillation, endocscopic ablation therapy, and aortic surgery.

Office
110 Irving St Nw
Washington, DC 20010
Book by Phone+1(402) 728-8273
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2010 - 2013
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2010
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2013 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2004 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2014 - 2023
GA State Medical License 2012 - 2017
TX State Medical License 2013 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Safety and Performance Study of the NeoChord Device Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
5 Year Observation of Patients With PORTICO Valves Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 16
Completed
The Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ CE Mark Clinical Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
CONVERGE - Epi/Endo Ablation For Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation(AF) Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Portico Re-sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US IDE Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Medtronic CoreValve Evolut R U.S. Clinical Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Medtronic CoreValve Evolut R U.S. Clinical Study (Evolut 34R Addendum) Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Medtronic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant System (CoreValve System Family) Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) (CoreValve India PMS) Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Terminated
Evaluation of the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE Device) in the Treatment of Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta (Zone 0/1) Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Evaluation of the GORE® TBE Device in the Treatment of Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta, Zone 2 Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Randomized Trial of the Neochord DS1000 System Versus Open Surgical Repair Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 03
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Effectiveness and Safety of Mitral Valve Repair With the NeoChord DS1000 Artificial Chordae Delivery System Versus Conventional Surgery in Patients With Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation Due to Isolated Leaflet Prolapse Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Study of the RelayPro Thoracic Stent-Graft in Subjects With an Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 14
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis.
Jaswinder Gill, Karl J Crossen, Christopher Blauth, Faraz Kerendi, Saumil R Oza, Anthony R Magnano, Mark A Mostovych, Michael E Halkos, David Tschopp, Jose Osorio, Pau...> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2024 Mar 29
Effects of RBT-1 on preconditioning response biomarkers in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft or heart valve surgery: a multicentre, double-blind, random...
Andre Lamy, Glenn M Chertow, Michael Jessen, Alonso Collar, Craig D Brown, Charles A Mack, Mohamed Marzouk, Vincent Scavo, T Benton Washburn, David Savage, Julian Smit...> ;Eclinicalmedicine. 2024 Feb 1
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
Rossi, M., Shults, C., Fatima, J.> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2023 Nov 27
2 citations
Self-expanding and balloon-expandable valves in low risk TAVR patients.
Sukhdeep Bhogal, Ron Waksman, Corey Shea, Cheng Zhang, Paul Gordon, Afshin Ehsan, Sean R Wilson, Robert Levitt, Puja Parikh, Thomas Bilfinger, Nicholas Hanna, Maurice ...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2024 Jan 15
Risk Factors for Stroke Development After Thoracic Aortic Surgery.
Akram M Zaaqoq, Jason Chang, Sri Raksha Pothapragada, Lindsay Ayers, Xue Geng, Jacqueline L Russell, Sadia Ilyas, Christian Shults> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2023 Dec 1
The impact of cusp overlap on permanent pacemaker requirement following self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Giorgio A Medranda, Toby Rogers, Brian C Case, Cheng Zhang, Matteo Cellamare, Corey Shea, Hank Rappaport, Jeffrey E Cohen, Christian C Shults, Itsik Ben-Dor, Lowell F ...> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2024 Feb 1
Post-Myocardial Infarction Free-Wall Rupture: Rapid Diagnosis and Management.
Jason Li, Matthew Cooper, Christian C Shults, Lowell F Satler, Thomas E MacGillivray, Ron Waksman, Brian C Case> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2023 Jul 19
4 citations
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Impact of Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Low-Risk Patients: LRT Trial 4-Year Outcomes.
Ron Waksman, Sukhdeep Bhogal, Paul Gordon, Afshin Ehsan, Sean R Wilson, Robert Levitt, Puja Parikh, Thomas Bilfinger, Nicholas Hanna, Maurice Buchbinder, Federico M As...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 May 1
Outcomes of del Nido cardioplegia after surgical aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Chikashi Nakai, Cheng Zhang, Hiroto Kitahara, Christian Shults, Ron Waksman, Ezequiel J Molina> ;General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
6 citations
Coronary Obstruction From TAVR in Native Aortic Stenosis: Development and Validation of Multivariate Prediction Model.
Jaffar M Khan, Norihiko Kamioka, John C Lisko, Emily Perdoncin, Cheng Zhang, Aneel Maini, Mao Chen, Yijian Li, Sebastian Ludwig, Dirk Westermann, Ignacio J Amat Santos...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Feb 27
2 citations
TAVR in 2023: Who Should Not Get It?
Sukhdeep Bhogal, Toby Rogers, Amer Aladin, Itsik Ben-Dor, Jeffrey E Cohen, Christian C Shults, Jason P Wermers, Gaby Weissman, Lowell F Satler, Michael J Reardon, Stev...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Apr 15
Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Patients With Pure Aortic Regurgitation Who Underwent Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
Giorgio A Medranda, Ezequiel J Molina, Toby Rogers, Ryan Kabir, Cheng Zhang, Hank Rappaport, Brian C Case, Itsik Ben-Dor, Christian C Shults, Lowell F Satler, Ron Waksman> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Apr 1
6 citations
Subclinical leaflet thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy post-TAVI: An LRT substudy.
Sukhdeep Bhogal, Ron Waksman, Paul Gordon, Afshin Ehsan, Sean R Wilson, Robert Levitt, Puja Parikh, Thomas Bilfinger, Nicholas Hanna, Maurice Buchbinder, Federico M As...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2023 Jan 15
12 citations
Lifetime management of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a computed tomography simulation study.
Giorgio A Medranda, Cesar E Soria Jimenez, Rebecca Torguson, Brian C Case, Brian J Forrestal, Syed W Ali, Corey Shea, Cheng Zhang, John C Wang, Paul Gordon, Afshin Ehs...> ;Eurointervention. 2022 Aug 5
4 citations
Hybrid Convergent ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Suvash Shrestha, Kristen M Plasseraud, Kevin Makati, Nitesh Sood, Ammar M Killu, Tahmeed Contractor, Syed Ahsan, David B De Lurgio, Christian C Shults, Zayd A Eldadah,...> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Impact of left ventricular outflow tract calcium on valve geometry in self-expanding transcatheter aortic-valve replacement.
Giorgio A Medranda, Toby Rogers, Michael Fuery, Brian C Case, Erin C Collins, Syed W Ali, Cheng Zhang, John C Wang, Gaby Weissman, Jeffrey E Cohen, Christian C Shults,...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 Sep 1
51 citations
Surgical Explantation After TAVR Failure: Mid-Term Outcomes From the EXPLANT-TAVR International Registry
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5 citations
Prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients.
Giorgio A. Medranda, Toby Rogers, Syed W. Ali, Cheng Zhang, Corey Shea, Kathryn A. Sciandra, Brian C. Case, Brian J. Forrestal, Joseph A. Sutton, Eugene P. McFadden, P...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Sep 10
5 citations
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients: Meta-Analysis.
Giorgio A. Medranda, Toby Rogers, Gheorghe Doros, Cheng Zhang, Brian C. Case, Charan Yerasi, Christian Shults, Ron Waksman> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2021 Jun 25
23 citations
Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Young, Low-Risk Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis.
Charan Yerasi, Toby Rogers, Brian J. Forrestal, Brian C. Case, Jaffar M. Khan, Itsik Ben-Dor, Lowell F. Satler, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Jeffrey E. Cohen, H. Kitahara,...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Jun 14
3 citations
Single-center experience with the LOTUS Edge transcatheter heart valve
Giorgio A. Medranda, Toby Rogers, Brian C. Case, Christian Shults, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Lowell F. Satler, Itsik Ben-Dor, Ron Waksman> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2021 May 1
Complications of late-presenting myocardial infarction in a COVID-19 patient.
Michael Yang, Brian C. Case, Toby Rogers, Gaby Weissman, Christian Shults, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman, Itsik Ben-Dor> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2021 Apr 16
5 citations
Balloon-expandable valve geometry after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic stenosis
Giorgio A. Medranda, Toby Rogers, Brian J. Forrestal, Brian C. Case, Charan Yerasi, Chava Chezar-Azerrad, Christian Shults, Rebecca Torguson, Corey Shea, Puja B. Parik...> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2021 Apr 6
22 citations
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients: 2-year results from the LRT trial
Ron Waksman, Rebecca Torguson, Giorgio A. Medranda, Corey Shea, Cheng Zhang, Paul C. Gordon, Afshin Ehsan, Sean R. Wilson, Robert Levitt, Chiwon Hahn, Puja B. Parikh, ...> ;American Heart Journal. 2021 Mar 10
12 citations
Reasons for Screen Failure for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement
Brian J. Forrestal, Jaffar M. Khan, Rebecca Torguson, Brian C. Case, Lowell Safren, Nayeem Nasher, Gemma Reddin, Lowell F. Satler, Itsik Ben-Dor, Christian Shults, Eri...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Mar 2
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Journal Articles

Valve & Structural Emergent Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patient with Acute Aortic Regurgitation and Cardiogenic Shock with Preoperative Ex...
Vinod H. Thourani, Ron Waksman, Lowel F. Satler, Itsik Ben-Dor, Christian C. Shults, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

MedStar Washington Performs Region's 1st Robotic Heart SurgeryMay 5th, 2022
The Area’s First Robotic Heart Surgery Performed at MedStar Washington Hospital CenterMay 4th, 2022
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Again Ranks Among Top U.S. Hospitals for Cardiovascular CareJuly 28th, 2020
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