Dr. Russo is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery; the Director of Structural Heart Disease; and Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. An internationally known expert in the treatment of heart valve disease, Dr. Russo specializes in complex and reoperative aortic and valvular surgery. To achieve the best possible patient outcomes, Dr. Russo uses leading-edge technologies, including minimally invasive, endovascular, and hybrid approaches; transcatheter valve replacement (including TAVR and Mitraclip); valve-sparing procedures; and advanced cardio-pulmonary perfusion techniques.
Education & Training
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med CtrFellowship, 2011
New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2008 - 2010
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia CampusResidency, 2008
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia CampusInternship, General Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License2012 - 2021
AZ State Medical License2010 - 2014
IL State Medical License2010 - 2014
NY State Medical License2004 - 2020
American Board of Thoracic SurgeryThoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Alexis K. Okoh, Ebru Ozturk, Justin Gold, Emaad Siddiqui, Nehal Dhaduk, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Marc Cohen, Mark J. Russo> ;Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 2020 Oct 28
Alexis K. Okoh, Mariam Selevany, Joseph Heaton, Nawar Al-Obaidi, Darko Vucicevic, Rajiv Tayal, Mark J. Zucker, Margarita Camacho, Leonard Y. Lee, Mark J. Russo> ;Asaio Journal. 2020 May 18
Mayra Guerrero, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Qun Xiang, Dee Dee Wang, Mackram F. Eleid, Allison K. Cabalka, Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Michael H. Salinger, Hyde Russell, Adam Green...> ;Circulation-cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Mar 6
Raj Makkar, Vinod H. Thourani, Michael J. Mack, Susheel Kodali, Samir R. Kapadia, John G. Webb, Sung-Han Yoon, Alfredo Trento, Lars G. Svensson, Howard C. Herrmann, Wi...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 Jan 29
Ahmed Al-Ogaili, Setri Fugar, Alexis K. Okoh, Ahmed A Kolkailah, Nawaf Al Hashemi, Ali Ayoub, Mark J. Russo, Clifford J. Kavinsky> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Nov 15
Alexis K. Okoh, Nicky Haik, Swaiman Singh, Komalpreet Kaur, Setri Fugar, Marc Cohen, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Mark J. Russo> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Sep 1
Alexis K. Okoh, Christoph Sossou, Nathan Kang, Jonathan Decker, Devangi Dave, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Marc Cohen, Mark J. Russo> ;Innovations. 2019 Jul 29
Alexis K. Okoh, Kamrani Kambiz, Dileep Unnikrishnan, Setri Fugar, Christoph Sossou, Mohammad Thawabi, Amer Hawatmeh, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Marc Cohen, Mark J. Russo> ;American Journal of Cardiology. 2019 Jul 1
Alexis K. Okoh, Olivia Chan, Molly Schultheis, Setri Fugar, Nathan Kang, Sari Kaplon, Ravindra Karanam, Mark J. Russo, Mark J. Zucker, Margarita Camacho> ;Innovations. 2019 May 3
Alexis K. Okoh, R. Yanagida, M. Schultheis, S. Chaudari, Setri Fugar, Christopher Nnaoma, Olivia Chan, Mark J. Zucker, Ravi Karanam, Mark J. Russo, Margarita Camacho> ;Transplantation proceedings. 2019 Apr 1
Setri Fugar, Alexis K. Okoh, D. Eshun, J. Yirerong, L.T. Appiah, Chimezie Mbachi, T. Legge, Margarita Camacho, Mark J. Russo> ;Transplantation proceedings. 2019 Apr 1
Michael J. Mack, Martin B. Leon, Vinod H. Thourani, Raj Makkar, Susheel Kodali, Mark J. Russo, Samir R. Kapadia, S. Chris Malaisrie, David J. Cohen, Philippe Pibarot, ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2019 Mar 16
Suzanne J. Baron, Kaijun Wang, John A. House, Elizabeth A. Magnuson, Matthew R. Reynolds, Raj Makkar, Howard C. Herrmann, Susheel Kodali, Vinod H. Thourani, Samir R. K...> ;Circulation. 2019 Feb 12
Mark J. Russo, James M. McCabe, Vinod H. Thourani, Mayra Guerrero, Philippe Généreux, Tom C. Nguyen, Kimberly N. Hong, Susheel Kodali, Martin B. Leon> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Feb 5
Dhaval Chauhan, Alexis K. Okoh, Setri Fugar, Rivandra Karanam, David A. Baran, Mark J. Zucker, Magarita Camacho, Mark J. Russo> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
Russo, M.,Van Rheenen, T. E.,Shanahan, M.,Mahon, K.,Perez-Rodriguez, M. M.,Cuesta-Diaz, A.,Larsen, E.,Malhotra, A. K.,Burdick, K. E.> ;Psychol Med. 2017 Jun 08
Alexis K. Okoh, Dhaval Chauhan, Nathan Kang, Nicky Haik, Aurelie Merlo, Mark Cohen, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Mark J. Russo> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017 Nov 15
Alexis K. Okoh, Nathan Kang, Dhaval Chauhan, Nicky Haik, Dustin Hanos, Marc Cohen, Chungeng Chen, Bruce Haik, Mark J. Russo> ;Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2017 Sep 1
Mihir Barvalia, Rajiv Tayal, Marc Cohen, Martin Miguel Amor, Lilia Tcharnaia, Chunguang Chen, Mark J. Russo, Bruce Haik> ;Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2017 Jul 1