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Raj Makkar, MD, Cardiology, Los Angeles, CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Cardiology Los Angeles, CA

Interventional Cardiology

Vice President, Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention; Associate Director of the Smidt Heart Institute for Interventional Technologies; Executive Director of Cardiac Interventional Services; Director of Interventional Cardiology Division; Director of the Interventional Cardiology Research Program

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Education & Training

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1996 - 1997
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
  • KM School of PG Medicine and Research
    KM School of PG Medicine and ResearchResidency, 1987 - 1990
  • Gujurat University
    Gujurat UniversityMB, BS, 1981 - 1987
  • N.H.L Municipal Medical College
    N.H.L Municipal Medical CollegeClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve  
    Brian 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 Trial  
    Eugene 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 Thrombosis 
    CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
  • Thrombosis of a Transcatheter or Surgical Bioprosthetic Valve 
    CRF 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 Outcomes 
    CRF 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 Valves
    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 Effective
    Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Procedure to Repair Leaky Mitral Valves Found to Be Safe and EffectiveMay 23rd, 2023
  • EuroPCR 2023 Highlights
    EuroPCR 2023 HighlightsMay 22nd, 2023
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations