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Lishan Aklog, MD, Thoracic Surgery, New York, NY

LishanAklogMD

Thoracic Surgery New York, NY

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Chairman and CEO, PAVmed Inc.

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 1998
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1996
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1989
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A., Physics, Magna cum Laude, 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2006 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Honoree, Invented Here! Boston Museum of Science, 2013
  • America’s Top Surgeons Consumer Research Council, 20042008
  • Top Heart Doctors for Women Good Housekeeping, 2004
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Outcomes After Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolus: A Multi-Institutional Study  
    Keeling WB, Sundt T, Leacche M, Okita Y, Binongo J, Lasajanak Y, Aklog L, Lattouf OM; SPEAR Working Group, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2016
  • Sternal closure with rigid plate fixation versus wire closure: a randomized controlled multicenter trial  
    Raman J, Lehmann S, Zehr K, De Guzman BJ, Aklog L, Garrett HE, Macmahon H, Hatcher BM, Wong MS, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2012
  • Intracoronary shunt prevents ischemia in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery [letter]  
    Aklog L, deGuzman BJ, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Sternal Plating is Superior to Wire Closure in Ensuring Sternal Osteosynthesis – Results of a Randomized, Prospective, Multi-Center Trial
    Raman J, MacMahon H, deGuzman BJ, Aklog L, Wong MS, Zehr KS, Mochalski M, Lehmann S, Garrett HE, 37th Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgery Association, Colorado Springs, CO, 1/1/2011
  • Effective epicardial treatment of functional mitral regurgitation with BACE in experimental animals
    Matheson M, Hill A, Beaver T, Aklog L, Raman J, Society of Heart Valve Disease, Berlin, Germany, 1/1/2009
  • Preoperative optimization with nesiritide (BNP) in high-risk mitral valve surgery
    Salzberg S, Filsoufi F, Gass A, Aklog L, Adams D, British Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2004
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Lectures

  • Alternative ECMO Pathways 
    Cancun, Mexico - 1/1/2016
  • Fundamentals of Mitral Valve Repair 
    Havana, Cuba - 1/1/2015
  • AngioVac — Endovascular En Bloc Removal of Undesirable Intravascular Material 
    Multiple locations, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Lucid Diagnostics Provides Business Update and First Quarter Financial Results
    Lucid Diagnostics Provides Business Update and First Quarter Financial ResultsMay 16th, 2023
  • PAVmed Digital Health Subsidiary, Veris Health, to Present Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Impact of Remote Patient Monitoring in Oncology at HIMSS
    PAVmed Digital Health Subsidiary, Veris Health, to Present Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Impact of Remote Patient Monitoring in Oncology at HIMSSApril 19th, 2023
  • Pfizer Canada Initiates Submission to Health Canada for Its Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Rsv) Vaccine
    Pfizer Canada Initiates Submission to Health Canada for Its Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Rsv) VaccineApril 14th, 2023
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