MarkJRussoMD

Thoracic Surgery • New Brunswick, NJ

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Office
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place
MEB 512
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone(732) 235-7231
Fax(732) 235-8727
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Summary

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 License 2012 - 2021
AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2014
IL State Medical License 2010 - 2014
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2020
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
IL, NY, AZ

Clinical Trials

The Safety and Effectiveness of the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve in Low Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01Martin B Leon, MD, FACC and Michael J Mack, MD, FACC
A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01Salpy Pamboukian, MDFrancisco Arabia, MDWalter Dembitsky, MDJoseph Cleveland, MDSamer Najjar, MDCharles Klodell, MDRay Hershberger, MDChristiano Caldeira, MDDavid Vega, MDJohn O'Connell, MDValluvan Jeevan...
Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01John Puskas, MDKeith Horvath, MDRobert E. Michler, MDMichael Argenziano, MDPeter Smith, MDT. Bruce Ferguson, MDEugene Blackstone, MDMark Gillinov, MDMichael Acker, MDIrving L. Kron, MDLouis Perrault, MD, PhD
Evaluation of the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01Francisco Arabia, MDPhilip Oyer, MDLeslie Miller, MDCharles Klodell, MDRay Hershberger, MDDavid Vega, MDEdwin McGee, MDValluvan Jeevanandam, MDAntone Tatooles, MDThomas Wozniak, MDChristopher Salerno, MDM...
Sodium Bicarbonate in Cardiac Surgery Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01Rinaldo Bellomo, MD, FRACPSean M Bagshaw, MDMichael Haase, MDPatrick Murray, MD

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Risk scoring model for prediction of non-home discharge after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
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
Outcomes of Obese Patients Bridged to Heart Transplantation with a Left Ventricular Assist Device.
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
Echocardiographic Results of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients: The PARTNER 3 Trial.
Philippe Pibarot, Erwan Salaun, Abdellaziz Dahou, Eleonora Avenatti, Ezequiel Guzzetti, Mohamed-Salah Annabi, Oumhani Toubal, Mathieu Bernier, Jonathan Beaudoin, Geral...> ;Circulation. 2020 May 12
Thirty-Day Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Degenerated Mitral Bioprostheses (Valve-in-Valve), Failed Surgical Rings (Valve-in-Ring), and Native ...
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
Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement.
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
Trends in complete heart block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A population based analysis.
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
Discharge disposition of older patients undergoing trans‐catheter aortic valve replacement and its impact on survival
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
Left Ventricular Function Recovery After Transapical TAVR in Patients With Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Alexis K. Okoh, Christoph Sossou, Nathan Kang, Jonathan Decker, Devangi Dave, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Marc Cohen, Mark J. Russo> ;Innovations. 2019 Jul 29
Effect of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Renal Function in Patients With Previous Renal Dysfunction.
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
Racial Disparities and Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Bridge to Transplantation or Destination Therapy
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
Impact of Baseline Mitral Regurgitation on Postoperative Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy.
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
National Trends and Outcomes of Patients Bridged to Transplant With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
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
Clinical and Functional Outcomes Associated with Age after Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Alexis K. Okoh, Nathan Kang, Nicky Haik, Setri Fugar, Chen Chunguang, Haik Bruce, Marc Cohen, Mark J. Russo> ;Innovations. 2019 Mar 18
Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients
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
Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Intermediate Risk.
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
Case Volume and Outcomes After TAVR With Balloon-Expandable Prostheses: Insights From TVT Registry
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
Impact of Left-Ventricular Assist Device-Related Complications on Posttransplant Graft Survival.
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
Neurocognitive subtypes in patients with bipolar disorder and their unaffected siblings.
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
The impact of frailty status on clinical and functional outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in nonagenarians with severe aortic stenosis.
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
The Effect of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Duration on Postoperative Outcomes.
Chauhan, D., Okoh, A. K., Haik, N., Kang, N., Choi, M., Baran, D., Zucker, M., Camacho, M., Russo, M. J.> ;The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2017 Oct 2
Association of Change in Patient-Reported Health Status after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, and Postoperative Outcomes.
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
Impact of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation on Early Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
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
Percutaneous Transaxillary Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Rajiv Tayal, Amer Hawatmeh, Mohammad Thawabi, Bruce Haik, Najam Wasty, Mark J. Russo> ;Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2017 Jun 1
Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): Is Preoperative Coronary Revasculariz...
Dhaval Chauhan, Mohammad Thawabi, Nicky Haik, Bruce Haik, Chunguang Chen, Marc Cohen, Mark J. Russo> ;Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2016 Dec 1
Outcomes following emergent open repair for thoracic aortic dissection are improved at higher volume centers in direct admissions and transfers.
Merlo, A. E., Chauhan, D., Pettit, C., Hong, K. N., Saunders, C. R., Chen, C., Russo, M. J.> ;Journal of cardiothoracic surgery. 2016 Aug 4
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Press Mentions

RWJ University Hospital First in NJ to Use New Valve Replacement TechnologySeptember 07, 2019 01:07
Is There a Volume-Outcome Relationship in TAVR?January 29, 2019 19:35