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Office
127 S. San Vicente Blvd.
Suite A3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048Phone+1 310-423-3977Fax+1 310-423-0106- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1996 - 1997
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
- Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
- KM School of PG Medicine and ResearchResidency, 1987 - 1990
- Gujurat UniversityMB, BS, 1981 - 1987
- N.H.L Municipal Medical CollegeClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Heart Disease of the Small Arteries in Women and Men Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
- Randomized Evaluation of Intracoronary Transplantation of Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Myocardial Infarction Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
- Allogeneic Heart Stem Cells to Achieve Myocardial Regeneration Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 13
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsContemporary 1-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Ring With Balloon-Expandable Aortic Transcatheter Valves in the U.S.Mayra E Guerrero, Vinayak N Bapat, Paul Mahoney, Amar Krishnaswamy, Mackram F Eleid, Marvin H Eng, Pradeep Yadav, Megan Coylewright, Raj Makkar, Molly Szerlip, Tamim N...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024 Apr 8
- Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Chronic Primary Mitral Regurgitation.Alon Shechter, Danon Kaewkes, Vivek Patel, P Ryan Tacon, Ofir Koren, Keita Koseki, Takashi Nagasaka, Gloria J Hong, Parth Visrodia, Sabah Skaf, Moody Makar, Tarun Chak...> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2024 Mar 26
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with high-risk symptomatic native aortic regurgitation (ALIGN-AR): a prospective, multicentre, single-arm study.Torsten P Vahl, Vinod H Thourani, Raj R Makkar, Nadira Hamid, Omar K Khalique, David Daniels, James M McCabe, Lowell Satler, Mark Russo, Wen Cheng, Isaac George, Gabri...> ;Lancet. 2024 Apr 13
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Journal Articles
- One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart ValveBrian Whisenant, Samir R Kapadia, Mackram F Eleid, James M Mccabe, Amar Krishnaswamy, Richard W Smalling, Charanjit S Rihal, Raj R Makkar, JAMA Cardiology
- Original Investigation Stroke After Surgical Versus Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the PARTNER TrialEugene H Blackstone, Vinod H Thourani, Howard C Herrmann, David J Cohen, Martin B Leon, Michael J Mack, Raj R Makkar, Samir R Kapadia, Susheel K Kodali, Lars G Svensso..., ScienceDirect
- Clinical Research Commissural Alignment of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve and Native Aortic Valve Following Surgical and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Its Imp...Raj Makkar, MD, ScienceDirect
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Lectures
- Prevention and Management of Bioprosthetic Valve ThrombosisCRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
- Thrombosis of a Transcatheter or Surgical Bioprosthetic ValveCRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
- Making the Case for… - Clinical Trial Updates, Anatomic Considerations, and Optimizing Procedural OutcomesCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019
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Authored Content
- Impact of Pulmonary Artery Dilatation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementNovember 2021
- One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart ValveJuly 2020
- One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart ValveJuly 2020
- Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Transcatheter and Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves PARTNER 3 Cardiac Computed Tomography SubstudyJune 2020
- Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Transcatheter and Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves PARTNER 3 Cardiac Computed Tomography SubstudyJune 2020
- Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Transcatheter and Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves PARTNER 3 Cardiac Computed Tomography SubstudyJune 2020
- Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Transcatheter and Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves PARTNER 3 Cardiac Computed Tomography SubstudyJune 2020
- Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve ReplacementJanuary 2020
- 1-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Mitral Annular CalcificationApril 2018
- 1-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Mitral Annular CalcificationApril 2018
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Press Mentions
- Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat ‘Leaky’ Heart ValvesMay 24th, 2023
- Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Procedure to Repair Leaky Mitral Valves Found to Be Safe and EffectiveMay 23rd, 2023
- EuroPCR 2023 HighlightsMay 22nd, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
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