Dr. Mark J. Russo is an internationally recognized expert in heart valve disease and advanced cardiac surgery. As Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Professor of Surgery, Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Director of Structural Heart Disease at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, he leads one of the nation’s top-performing programs.
Dr. Russo maintains one of the largest heart-valve practices in the Northeast—performing many thousands of valve procedures—and is among the few heart surgeons in the United States with expertise across conventional, minimally invasive, and catheter-based cardiac therapies. He is also an accomplished transplant surgeon, having participated in more than 500 successful organ transplants.
He has authored more than 300 publications—including studies featured in The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and Circulation—focused on improving outcomes, quality, and access for patients with advanced heart disease. He has also served in leadership roles for several landmark clinical trials that have shaped modern cardiac therapies.
Dr. Russo has received awards from leading professional organizations, including the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Association of American Medical Colleges, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, and the National Institutes of Health. He has been recognized as a “Top Doctor” by New Jersey Monthly, a NJBIZ “Healthcare Hero,” American Health Council “Best in Medicine,” and among Newsweek’s “America’s Leading Doctors.”
Philosophy of Care:
My approach is simple: leverage the best evidence and the least invasive therapies to deliver the best outcome, fastest recovery, and a care experience that respects each patient’s individual journey.
Clinical Interests:
Heart valve repair and replacement; coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); mitral valve repair; aortic surgery; heart transplantation; and minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery.
University of Rochester
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1994
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
New York,
NM
Columbia University Medical Center
New York,
NY
Columbia University Medical Center (Depart of Surgery)
New York,
NY
US Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center
New York,
NY
US National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Surgery-Thoracic & Cardiac
| Title: | Clinical and Functional Outcomes Associated with Age after Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement |
| Authors: | Okoh AK, Kang N, Haik N, Fugar S, Chunguang C, Bruce H, Cohen M, Russo MJ |
| Publisher: | Innovations (Phila) |
| Date: | 2019 |
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| Title: | Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients |
| Authors: | Mack MJ, Leon MB, Thourani VH, Makkar R, Kodali SK, Russo M, Kapadia SR, Malaisrie SC, Cohen DJ, Pibarot P, Leipsic J, Hahn RT, Blanke P, Williams MR, McCabe JM, Brown DL, Babaliaros V, Goldman S, Szeto WY, Genereux P, Pershad A, Pocock SJ, Alu MC, Webb JG |
| Publisher: | N Engl J Med |
| Date: | 2019 |
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| Title: | Bioprosthetic valve fracture: Technical insights from a multicenter study |
| Authors: | Allen KB, Chhatriwalla AK, Saxon JT, Cohen DJ, Nguyen TC, Webb J, Loyalka P, Bavry AA, Rovin JD, Whisenant B, Dvir D, Kennedy KF, Thourani V, Lee R |
| Publisher: | J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg |
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| Title: | Trends in complete heart block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A population based analysis |
| Authors: | Al-Ogaili A, Fugar S, Okoh A, Kolkailah AA, Al Hashemi N, Ayoub A, Russo MJ, Kavinsky CJ |
| Publisher: | Catheter Cardiovasc Interv |
| Date: | 2019 |
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| Description: |
| Title: | : Case Volume and Outcomes After TAVR With Balloon-Expandable Prostheses: Insights From TVT Registry |
| Authors: | Russo MJ, McCabe JM, Thourani VH, Guerrero M, Genereux P, Nguyen T, Hong KN, Kodali S, Leon MB |
| Publisher: | J Am Coll Cardiol |
| Date: | 2019 |
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| Title: | Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Oncology Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis |
| Authors: | Landes U, Iakobishvili Z, Vronsky D, Zusman O, Barsheshet A, Jaffe R, Jubran A, Yoon SH, Makkar RR, Taramasso M, Russo M, Maisano F, Sinning JM, Shamekhi J, Biasco L, Pedrazzini G, Moccetti M, Latib A, Pagnesi M, Colombo A, Tamburino C, D' Arrigo P, Windec |
| Publisher: | JACC Cardiovasc Interv |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Discharge disposition of older patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve replacement and its impact on survival |
| Authors: | Okoh AK, Haik N, Singh S, Kaur K, Fugar S, Cohen M, Haik B, Chen C, Russo MJ |
| Publisher: | Catheter Cardiovasc Interv |
| Date: | 2019 |
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| Description: |
| Title: | Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Intermediate Risk |
| Authors: | Baron SJ, Wang K, House JA, Magnuson EA, Reynolds MR, Makkar R, Herrmann HC, Kodali S, Thourani VH, Kapadia S, Svensson L, Mack MJ, Brown DL, Russo MJ, Smith CR, Webb J, Miller C, Leon MB, Cohen DJ |
| Publisher: | Circulation |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | 7 |
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