Paul Stelzer
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Dr. Paul Stelzer is an American
cardiothoracic surgeon who is one of the few worldwide to routinely perform the Ross procedure
– a procedure Stelzer helped establish as the standard for aortic valve replacement
. Stelzer's experience with the Ross procedure is considered among the most extensive in the world.
Stelzer is currently the Co-Director of the Heart Valve Center and a senior surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital
, and a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
, both in New York City
.
from the Abilene Christian University
in Abilene, Texas
, in 1968, and from Columbia Medical School
in 1972. After serving two years as the Surgeon General at the base hospital at Offut Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska
, Stelzer completed residencies at Roosevelt Hospital and New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, both in New York City.
Stelzer's report on the Ross procedure, co-authored with Susanne Weinrauch and Robert F. Tranbaugh and published in 1997 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, has been cited in over 20 medical publications across the globe.
Stelzer's experience with aortic valve replacement also extends to homograft, stentless
porcine and implantations of mechanical valves, and in 1999 he was awarded a U.S. patent
for his minimally invasive endoscope.
Past hospital positions have included Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the Oklahoma Memorial Hospital and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
in New York. He served as president of the New York Society of Thoracic Surgery for the academic year 2006-2007.
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cardiothoracic surgeon who is one of the few worldwide to routinely perform the Ross procedure
Ross procedure
The Ross procedure is a cardiac surgery operation where a diseased aortic valve is replaced with the person's own pulmonary valve. A pulmonary allograft is then used to replace the patient's own pulmonary valve...
– a procedure Stelzer helped establish as the standard for aortic valve replacement
Aortic valve replacement
Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient's failing aortic valve is replaced with an alternate healthy valve. The aortic valve can be affected by a range of diseases; the valve can either become leaky or partially blocked...
. Stelzer's experience with the Ross procedure is considered among the most extensive in the world.
Stelzer is currently the Co-Director of the Heart Valve Center and a senior surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is one of the oldest and largest teaching hospitals in the United States. In 2011-2012, Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked as one of America's best hospitals by U.S...
, and a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...
at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an American medical school in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, currently ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the United States. It was chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963....
, both in New York City
New York City
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.
Biography
Stelzer graduated valedictorianValedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
from the Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute...
in Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, in 1968, and from Columbia Medical School
Columbia University Medical Center
Columbia University Medical Center is an academic medical center that includes Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, College of Dental Medicine, School of Nursing and Mailman School of Public Health...
in 1972. After serving two years as the Surgeon General at the base hospital at Offut Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, Stelzer completed residencies at Roosevelt Hospital and New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, both in New York City.
Stelzer's report on the Ross procedure, co-authored with Susanne Weinrauch and Robert F. Tranbaugh and published in 1997 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, has been cited in over 20 medical publications across the globe.
Stelzer's experience with aortic valve replacement also extends to homograft, stentless
Stent
In the technical vocabulary of medicine, a stent is an artificial 'tube' inserted into a natural passage/conduit in the body to prevent, or counteract, a disease-induced, localized flow constriction. The term may also refer to a tube used to temporarily hold such a natural conduit open to allow...
porcine and implantations of mechanical valves, and in 1999 he was awarded a U.S. patent
United States patent law
United States patent law was established "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;" as provided by the United States Constitution. Congress implemented these...
for his minimally invasive endoscope.
Past hospital positions have included Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the Oklahoma Memorial Hospital and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, an academic affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, is a 1,076-bed, full-service community and tertiary care hospital serving New York City’s Midtown West, Upper West Side and parts of Harlem....
in New York. He served as president of the New York Society of Thoracic Surgery for the academic year 2006-2007.
Publications
- Mazzeffi M, Stone M, Stelzer P, Reich DLDavid L. ReichDavid L. Reich is an American academic anesthesiologist and currently the Horace W. Goldsmith Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City....
. Anticoagulation Management in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Antibodies Requiring Repeat Sternotomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Jun 13. PMID 19525127 - Jani S, Liou M, Sibert KA, Stelzer P, Berger M, Hecht SR. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Serial images demonstrating proximal extension of an aortic intramural hematoma. Circulation. 2007 Jan 23;115(3):e38-40. PMID 17242288
- Gowda RM, Khan IA, Chaithiraphan V, Stelzer P, Boxt LM, Vasavada BC, Rosero H. Atrial septal aneurysm with multiple atrial septal defects: cribriform atrial septal aneurysm. Cardiology. 2005;104(1):22-3. Epub 2005 May 28. PMID 15942179
- Stelzer P. Reoperation for dilatation of the pulmonary autograft after the Ross procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Aug;124(2):417-8; author reply 418. PMID 12167810
- Stelzer P. Technique and results of the modified Ross procedure in aortic regurgitation versus aortic stenosis. Adv Cardiol. 2002;39:93-9. PMID 12060929