MoritzWyler von BallmoosMDbit.ly/heart_surgery
Thoracic Surgery • Houston, TXAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Director of Robotic Cardiac & Vascular Surgery - Cardiac Surgery & Structural Heart Interventions - Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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Office
Clinic Appointments (including multidisciplinary valve clinic)
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-441-9342Fax+1 713-790-3370- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH is the Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery and an Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.
Dr Wyler von Ballmoos is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon & heart valve specialist with expertise in minimally-invasive & robotic-assisted heart surgery, mitral valve surgery, transcatheter structural heart interventions (TAVR, TMVR, TTVR), and advanced imaging techniques. His research focuses on heart valve disease, less-invasive treatment options for heart disease, enhanced recovery after procedures, transcatheter technology, imaging fusion/AR, and healthcare quality.
With a background in statistics, epidemiology, and over 15 years of research experience, Dr. Wyler von Ballmoos is actively involved in multiple device trials for the treatment of aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve pathologies, a sought-after faculty at international meetings, and widely published in the peer-reviewed literature including publications in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and JACC. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his research or teaching efforts, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Wyler von Ballmoos holds multiple leadership positions within STS, EACTS, and ACC with a passion and vision to improve healthcare delivery through quality improvement initiatives, policy work and executive management.
Dr. Wyler von Ballmoos earned his medical degree from the University of Bern, Switzerland and completed graduate studies in statistics and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. His residency and fellowship training were at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Duke University Medical Center.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2016 - 2017
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2010 - 2016
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 2008 - 2010
University of Bern Faculty of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2016 - 2018
WI State Medical License 2011 - 2017- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- FACC American College of Cardiology
- FAHA American Heart Association
Clinical Trials
- Medtronic Evolut Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low Risk Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
- Safety and Efficacy of the Symetis ACURATE Neo/TF Compared to the Edwards SAPIEN 3 Bioprosthesis. Start of enrollment: 2017 Feb 08
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR System in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation. Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 23
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsExplant vs Redo-TAVR After Transcatheter Valve Failure: Mid-Term Outcomes From the EXPLANTORREDO-TAVR International Registry.Gilbert H L Tang, Syed Zaid, Neal S Kleiman, Sachin S Goel, Shinichi Fukuhara, Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Philipp Kiefer, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Ole De Backer, Lars Søndergaar...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Apr 24
- 2 citationsImpact of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology on Mitral Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: From the CUTTING-EDGE Registry.Zaid, S., Avvedimento, M., Vitanova, K., Akansel, S., Bhadra, O., Ascione, G., Saha, S., Noack, T., Tagliari, A., Pizano, A., Donatelle, M., Squiers, J., Goel, K., Leu...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 May 22
- 2 citationsExpert systematic review on the choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and Th...Gaudino, M., Bakaeen, F., Sandner, S., Aldea, G., Arai, H., Chikwe, J., Firestone, S., Fremes, S., Gomes, W., Bong-Kim, K., Kisson, K., Kurlansky, P., Lawton, J., Navi...> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
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Press Mentions
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital welcomes leading cardiothoracic surgeon Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, M.D., Ph.D. October 12th, 2020- Dr. Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos Elected Fellow of the American College of CardiologyMarch 19th, 2017
Study Suggests Alternative to Invasive Heart TestMarch 15th, 2011
Grant Support
- Michael J. Davidson Fellowship AwardThoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and EducationPresent
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- Europan Association For Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - EACTSMember
- Member
- Fellow
Other Languages
- German, French
External Links
- Publicationshttp://bit.ly/2mcwvb
- LinkedInhttp://linkedin.com/in/wylervonballmoos
- Officehttp://bit.ly/heart_surgery
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