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William Hiesinger, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Adult Cardiac Surgery)
BioDr. Hiesinger is a board-certified, fellowship-trained specialist in adult cardiac surgery. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hiesinger’s clinical focus encompasses the full spectrum of cardiothoracic conditions and treatment approaches, such as heart transplantation, mitral and aortic valve repair, surgical treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery bypass, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), and complex thoracic aortic procedures. He serves as Surgical Director of the Stanford Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, where he leads and directs the surgical implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs) in patients with end-stage heart failure. He also serves as Surgical Director for the Stanford Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center and the Stanford Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Program.
The National Institutes of Health and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation have awarded funds to support Dr. Hiesinger’s research. In the Stanford Cardiothoracic Therapeutics and Surgery Laboratory, Dr. Hiesinger's research spans the disciplines of computer science and cardiovascular biology, and he endeavors to build novel foundational deep learning systems designed to better represent and process high-dimensional inputs and apply these systems towards clinical problems. Additionally, his lab investigates bioengineered devices, tissue engineering, and angiogenic cytokine therapy for the treatment of heart failure.
He has published extensively and his work has appeared in Nature Communications, Nature Machine Intelligence, the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Circulation Heart Failure, the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Vascular Surgery, and elsewhere.
He teaches courses on cardiothoracic surgery skills. He also advises surgeons of the future.
Dr. Hiesinger has won awards for his research and scholarship, including the Surgical Resident of the Year Award, Jonathan E. Rhoads Research Award, Clyde F. Baker Research Prize, and I.S. Ravdin Prize, all from his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. He was a finalist for the Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.
Dr. Hiesinger is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and serves on the Cardiac Surgery Biology Club. He is also a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and serves on the American Heart Association Council for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. -
Ngan F. Huang
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery Research) and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Huang's laboratory aims to understand the chemical and mechanical interactions between extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and pluripotent stem cells that regulate vascular and myogenic differentiation. The fundamental insights of cell-matrix interactions are applied towards stem cell-based therapies with respect to improving cell survival and regenerative capacity, as well as engineered vascularized tissues for therapeutic transplantation.
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Alexander D. Kaiser
Instructor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
BioAlexander Kaiser, PhD, is an applied mathematician and computational scientist who researches modeling and simulation of heart valves, focused on congenital heart valve disease and its surgical treatment. His recent research explores simulation-guided design of aortic valve repair of complex congenital heart defects. He has developed novel, nearly first-principles modeling methods for heart valves called elasticity-based design. These methods produce robust and realistic flows in fluid-structure interaction simulations. Dr. Kaiser is an Instructor in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University working with Michael Ma and Alison Marsden. He completed his PhD in Mathematics with Charles Peskin at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, where he was awarded the Kurt O. Friedrichs Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Mathematics.
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Ioannis Karakikes
Associate Professor (Research) of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe Karakikes Lab aims to uncover fundamental new insights into the molecular mechanisms and functional consequences of pathogenic mutations associated with familial cardiovascular diseases.
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Patpilai Kasinpila
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
BioChief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor – Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Kasinpila is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon. She completed her integrated residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford. She currently serves as Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford. Her practice spans the full spectrum of adult cardiothoracic surgery, with particular interests in complex valve surgery, aortic surgery, and surgical care for underserved populations.
She is committed to providing collaborative, evidence-based care to improve cardiovascular outcomes in the community. -
Anson M. Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Adult Cardiac Surgery)
BioDr. Anson M. Lee is a board-certified, fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon with Stanford Health Care. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Lee specializes in treating all types of heart disease, such as blocked arteries, structural and valve issues, and aortic conditions. He has a special interest in treating abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and performing advanced procedures, such as video-assisted thoracoscopic hybrid ablation for difficult-to-treat atrial fibrillation. He uses minimally invasive techniques whenever possible to reduce risk and ease recovery for his patients.
In addition to patient care, Dr. Lee is a dedicated heart researcher. His recent studies have focused on optimizing treatment for atrial fibrillation, heart and lung transplantation, and valve disease, as well as improving organ preservation for lung transplantation. He is one of only a few cardiothoracic surgeons in the world publishing research on hybrid ablation and has built a leading hybrid ablation center in collaboration with Stanford Medicine electrophysiologists.
Dr. Lee has published his findings in leading medical journals, such as The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He participates in drafting clinical guidelines and currently serves on the Cardiac Clinical Practice Standards Committee of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). He has also written several book chapters on cardiac surgery techniques, complications, and innovations. He regularly shares his research and expertise around the world, from presenting at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions to speaking at the AATS Foundation programs and symposiums in Thailand and China.
Dr. Lee is a member of the prestigious AATS. He is also a member of the AHA and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. -
Marc Leon (aka Hongliang Liang) MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
BioMarc Leon (also known as Hongliang Liang), M.D., Ph.D., previously served as Chief Surgeon, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, and Director of the Division of Coronary Artery Surgery at Xijing Hospital in Xi'an, China. Currently, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford Hospital. Dr. Leon is a surgeon member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), and the Chinese American Academy of Cardiology (CAAC). His clinical and research expertise includes the surgical management of cardiopulmonary failure, heart valve disease, and ischemic heart disease, along with the application of stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction. Additionally, Dr. Leon is actively engaged in exploring the application of artificial intelligence in the field of cardiovascular diseases.
