RobertS.MitchellMD

Thoracic Surgery • Palo Alto, CA

Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University

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Office
3801 Miranda Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-493-5000
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1979 - 1982
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1978
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1972
California Pacific Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1970 - 1971
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1972 - 2024
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Symptomatic Myocardial Bridging in D-Transposition of the Great Arteries Post-Arterial Switch.
Sumeet S Vaikunth, Daniel J Murphy, Jennifer A Tremmel, Ingela Schnittger, Robert Scott Mitchell, Katsuhide Maeda, Ian S Rogers> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2023 Feb 15
11 citations
Off-Pump Minithoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Bridge Unroofing.
Hanjay Wang, Vedant S. Pargaonkar, Camille E. Hironaka, Simar S. Bajaj, Chad J. Abbot, Christian T. O’Donnell, Shari L. Miller, Yasuhiro Honda, Ian S. Rogers, Jennifer...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Nov 1
Commentary: Malpractice litigation and acute aortic dissection: What are the odds?
R. Scott Mitchell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Jun 28
1 citations
Commentary: Reoperative Surgery on The Aortic Arch Is Not for The Inexperienced.
R. Scott Mitchell> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 May 15
85 citations
Type A Aortic Dissection-Experience Over 5 Decades: JACC Historical Breakthroughs in Perspective.
Yuanjia Zhu, Bharathi Lingala, Michael Baiocchi, Jacqueline J. Tao, Veronica Toro Arana, Jason W. Khoo, Kiah M. Williams, Abd Al-Rahman Traboulsi, Hilary C. Hammond, A...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Oct 6
Commentary: Is surgical field insufflation with carbon dioxide an antidote for airhead(s)?
R. Scott Mitchell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
Commentary: Endograft repair of complicted aortic dissection in Marfan patients.
R. Scott Mitchell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
51 citations
Endovascular Versus Open Repair of Intact Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Peter Chiu, Andrew B. Goldstone, Justin M. Schaffer, Bharathi Lingala, D. Craig Miller, R. Scott Mitchell, Y. Joseph Woo, Michael P. Fischbein, Michael D. Dake> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Feb 19
27 citations
Surgical unroofing of hemodynamically significant myocardial bridges in a pediatric population
Katsuhide Maeda, Ingela Schnittger, Daniel J. Murphy, Jennifer A. Tremmel, Jack H. Boyd, Lynn F. Peng, Kozo Okada, Vedant S. Pargaonkar, Frank L. Hanley, R S Mitchell,...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018 Oct 1
Acute aortic dissections with entry tear in the aortic arch: International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection to the rescue.
R. Scott Mitchell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018 Nov 1
A real-world experience: Really?
R. Scott Mitchell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018 Dec 1
32 citations
Acute Limited Intimal Tears of the Thoracic Aorta
Anne S. Chin, Martin J. Willemink, Aya Kino, Virginia Hinostroza, Anna M. Sailer, Michael P. Fischbein, R. Scott Mitchell, Gerald J. Berry, D. Craig Miller, Dominik Fl...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Jun 19
Invited commentary.
R Scott Mitchell> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
4 citations
Impact of Discordant Views in the Management of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Peter Chiu, Anna M. Sailer, Michael Baiocchi, Andrew B. Goldstone, Justin M. Schaffer, Jeff Trojan, Dominik Fleischmann, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller, Michael D....> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
43 citations
Surgical Unroofing of Hemodynamically Significant Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Bridges.
Jack H. Boyd, Vedant S. Pargaonkar, David H. Scoville, Ian S. Rogers, Takumi Kimura, Shigemitsu Tanaka, Ryotaro Yamada, Michael P. Fischbein, Jennifer A. Tremmel, R S ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 May 1
18 citations
Pre- and Postoperative Imaging of the Aortic Root
Kate Hanneman, Frandics P. Chan, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller, Dominik Fleischmann> ;Radiographics. 2016 Jan 1
This side up--Handle with care.
James I. Fann, R. Scott Mitchell> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Dec 1
17 citations
Midterm Outcomes of Open Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair in More Than 5,000 Medicare Patients.
Justin M. Schaffer, Bharathi Lingala, Michael P. Fischbein, Michael D. Dake, Y. Joseph Woo, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Dec 1
40 citations
Midterm survival after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in more than 10,000 Medicare patients
Justin M. Schaffer, Bharathi Lingala, D. Craig Miller, Y. Joseph Woo, R. Scott Mitchell, Michael D. Dake> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
17 citations
Tirone David procedure for bicuspid aortic valve disease: impact of root geometry and valve type on mid-term outcomes
Fabian A. Kari, John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Elizabeth H. Stephens, David Liang, Denis R. Merk, Michael P. Fischbein, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller> ;Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Sep 1
29 citations
Incidence and progression of mild aortic regurgitation after Tirone David reimplantation valve-sparing aortic root replacement.
Elizabeth H. Stephens, David Liang, John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Fabian A. Kari, Michael P. Fischbein, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
53 citations
Tirone David valve-sparing aortic root replacement and cusp repair for bicuspid aortic valve disease
Fabian A. Kari, David Liang, John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Elizabeth H. Stephens, R. Scott Mitchell, Michael P. Fischbein, D. Craig Miller> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Mar 1
79 citations
David valve-sparing aortic root replacement: equivalent mid-term outcome for different valve types with or without connective tissue disorder.
John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Fabian A. Kari, Michael P. Fischbein, David Liang, Anne-Sophie Beraud, Elizabeth H. Stephens, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
21 citations
Bicuspid aortic valve configuration and aortopathy pattern might represent different pathophysiologic substrates.
Fabian A. Kari, Shafi S. Fazel, R. Scott Mitchell, Michael P. Fischbein, D. Craig Miller> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Aug 1
Invited commentary.
R Scott Mitchell> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 May 1
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