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Office
Montefiore-Einstein Dept. of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Green Medical Arts Pavilion 5th Floor 3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467Phone+1 718-920-2100- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Robert Michler is a heart surgeon in NYC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Montefiore Health System, including Montefiore Medical Center, White Plains Hospital, and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital. He is a Harvard graduate and received his medical degree from Dartmouth. He received fellowship training at Harvard and Columbia before joining the faculty at Columbia. Dr. Michler has been in practice for 31 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in adult complex cardiac surgery, mitral valve repair surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, CABG surgery, and transplant surgery.
Dr. Michler is one of only a handful of US surgeons to be named a "Mitral Valve Repair Reference Surgeon" by the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for the quality of his MV repair surgery.
Education & Training
- Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolChief Residency, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1990
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Chief Residency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1988 - 1989
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1987 - 1988
- Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center1986 - 1987
- Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center1982 - 1987
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 1984 - 1985
- NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr1981 - 1982
- Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1981, MD, Dartmouth College
- Harvard UniversityB.A, Magna Cum Laude, 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 1992 - 2024
- OH State Medical License 1997 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2009, 2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2008, 2014
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Clinical Trials
- Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Tezosentan in Patients With Pre-operative Pulmonary Hypertension, Due to Left Heart Disease, Undergoing Open Heart Surgery Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
- Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsLong-term results of surgical ventricular reconstruction and comparison with the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial.Mario Gaudino, Serenella Castelvecchio, Mohamed Rahouma, N Bryce Robinson, Katia Audisio, Giovanni J Soletti, Gianmarco Cancelli, Derrick Y Tam, Andrea Garatti, Umbert...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Feb 1
- 6 citationsCost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Versus Medicine in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: The STICH Randomized Clinical Trial.Derek S Chew, Patricia A Cowper, Hussein Al-Khalidi, Kevin J Anstrom, Melanie R Daniels, Linda Davidson-Ray, Yanhong Li, Robert E Michler, Julio A Panza, Ileana L Piña...> ;Circulation. 2022 Mar 15
- 10 citationsDe Novo Renal Failure and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019.Robert E. Michler, John P. Skendelas, Joseph J. DeRose, Patricia Friedmann, Michael K. Parides, Stefanie K. Forest, Dhaval Chauhan, Daniel J. Goldstein> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Feb 1
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Journal Articles
- Heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease.Hsu DT, Quaegebeur JM, Michler RE, Smith CR, Rose EA, Kichuk MR, Gersony WM, Douglas JF, Addonizio LJ, J Am Coll Cardiol;26(3):743-9
- Age-related development of human anti-pig xenoantibody.Xu H, Edwards NM, Chen JM, Dong X, Michler RE, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg;110(4 Pt 1):1023-9
- Radical excisional therapy and total cardiac transplantation for recurrent atrial myxoma.Goldstein DJ, Oz MC, Michler RE, Ann Thorac Surg;60(4):1105-7
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Robotic Heart Surgery: Current and Potential Applications in Heart Surgery.Cardiovascular Disease Annual Symposium; Keynote Address. Medical College of Ohio. Toledo, Ohio
- Xenoansplantation is Imminent/Appropriate (Debate vs. Sir Magdi Yacoub).American College of Cardiology Foundation. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut
- SVR: Surgical Ventricular Restoration.Healthcare Management Conference. Columbus, Ohio
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Other
- HeartValveSAP.Michler RE, CD ROM/Online educational program
http://www.cardiosource.com/sapsInfo/index.asp
American College of Cardiology - New Health Rules.Michler RE, Delta Sky Magazine
- Is ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ Real?Michler RE, Fox-TV. Health Watch
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Press Mentions
- A White Plains Hospital Program Exceeds National QualityFebruary 1st, 2023
- Robotic Surgery: An OverviewJune 20th, 2021
- Robotic Surgery: An Overview Pragati Rani Acharya*June 6th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Burke Rehabilitation HospitalWhite Plains, New York
- Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, New York
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