
Isaac George MD FACC, FACS
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery, Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surg
177 Ft. Washington AvenueNew York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. George
Dr. Isaac George is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. He is one of 154 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 61 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2009 - 2010
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2008 - 2010
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2001 - 2008
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2021 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2023
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kenneth Forde Research Award 2015
- Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2014
- Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of patients with mitral annular calcification undergoing mitral valve surgery: a 10-year single center experience.Rahul Kanade, Jack Gosden, Jonathan Roland, Mohamed Aly, Maximilian Reisinger
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2025-11-30 - Mitral annular calcification: implications on clinical outcomes and interventions.Maximilian Reisinger, Mateusz Kachel, Rahul Kanade, Jonathan Roland, Mohamed Aly
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2025-11-30 - 4 citationsCarbon emission analysis of aortic valve replacement: the environmental footprint of transcatheter vs. surgical procedures.David Blitzer, Christoph J Meinrenken, Nora Bystadhaugen Apelgren, Ximena Sosa Chavez, Olympe Durrenberger
European Heart Journal. 2025-11-21
Journal Articles
- Focus on Tricuspid, Mitral, and Aortic Valve Interventions Effect of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Valve Implantation on Health Status in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis...Susheel Kodali, Craig R Smith, Suzanne J Baron, Augusto D Pichard, Elizabeth A Magnuson, Howard C Herrmann, Vinod H Thourani, Vasilis Babaliaros, Kevin Greason, David ..., ScienceDirect
- Is Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement Sufficient to Treat Concomitant Moderate Functional Mitral Regurgitation? A Propensity-Matched AnalysisCraig R Smith, Michael Argenziano, Isaac George, Michael A Borger, BioMed Central
- Attenuation of the Unfolded Protein Response and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress after Mechanical Unloading in Dilated CardiomyopathyCastillero E, Akashi H, Pendrak K, Yerebakan H, Najjar M, Wang C, Naka Y, Mancini D, Sweeney HL, D'Armiento JM, Ali Z, Schulze PC, George I, AJP Heart, Circ Phys, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Underweight Patients.Sorabella R, Kimchy A, Nazif T, Gomez A, Vahl TV, Hamid N, Khalique O, Argenziano M, Borger M, Hahn RT, Leon MB, Smith CR, Kodali SK, George I, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
- miR-195 Regulates Myocardial SIRT3 Expression and Mitochondrial Enyzme Acetylation.Zhang X, Ji R, Liao X, Brunjes D, Castillero E, Kennel P, George I, Hirano M, Schulze PC, Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
- Impaired SRT3-dependent Deacetylation of the Mitochondrial Proteome Induces Mitochondrial Metabolic Dysfunction in the Failing Myocardium.Zhang X, Ji R, Liao X, Brunjes D, Castillero E, Kennel P, George I, Hirano M, Schulze PC, Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
Lectures
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve: TAVR Is Not Ready for Prime Time SAVR Is Better2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
- Transcatheter Valve Repair/Replacement: Expanding Indications2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
- "Updates in Cardiac Surgery-2015."New York, NY - 1/20/2015
Other
- "Discussion of Dick Cheney Heart Transplant"George I
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8594336 - "Acute Mesenteric Ischemia."George I
http://www.clinicaltrialresults.org
1/1/2007
Press Mentions
JACC in a Flash | Growing Evidence Surrounding Lp(a), Trends in CVD Mortality in US, MoreAugust 1st, 2025
Solid, Early Surgical Results with Polymer Mitral ValveJuly 2nd, 2025
Polymer Valve's Strong Debut in Mitral Valve SurgeryJune 27th, 2025
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
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