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  • R. Scott Mitchell

    R. Scott Mitchell

    Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsResearch Interests: Disease of the aorta, congenital and acquired. Treatment of aortic pathology, including development of stent graft systems. Patterns of disease in patients treated with mediastinal radiation. Valvular heart disease, especially aortopathy associated with congenital bicuspid aortic valve.

  • Randall Morris

    Randall Morris

    Professor (Research) of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDiscovery, preclinical and clinical development of novel immunosuppressive molecules for prevention or treatment of immune or inflammatory or ischemic injury to cell and organ transplants and for suppression of autoimmune diseases and acute organ injuries including small molecule, monoclonal and biologic classes of therapeutics.

  • Sayar Kumar Munshi

    Sayar Kumar Munshi

    Visiting Instructor/Lecturer, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    BioDr Sayar Kumar Munshi, MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCH (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery), is working as a Visiting instructor in the department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Research. He did his medical schooling from Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME&R), India. After MBBS, he did his post-graduate training in General Surgery from Calcutta National Medical College and post-doctoral training in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery from Nilratan Sircar Medical College, India. He has worked as an Associate Consultant in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery for four years in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. He pursued advanced fellowship training in Congenital Cardiac Surgery from United Kingdom. He has worked as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool and as a Clinical Fellow in Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery (ACHD Surgery) in Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital for a year. Subsequently, he underwent fellowship training in Cardiac transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery from Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

  • Yoshikazu Ono

    Yoshikazu Ono

    Visiting Instructor/Lecturer, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    BioYoshikazu Ono is a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon who is board certified by The Japanese Board of Cardiovascular Surgery.

    He graduated from Nagoya City University in 2015 and began his internship at Nagoya City East Medical Center. He then completed his residency in cardiovascular surgery at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center. He completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiovascular surgery at the same institution after a three-year residency.

    His main interests are congenital cardiac defects and mechanical support in children. He is dedicated to improving the safety and durability of surgical treatments and ventricular assist devices for these patients.

  • Philip Oyer

    Philip Oyer

    Roy B. Cohn-Theodore A. Falasco Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDevelopment of an artificial heart assist device; heart, and heart-lung transplantation.

  • Ed Petrossian

    Ed Petrossian

    Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Petrossian has expertise in complex pediatric and congenital cardiovascular surgical repairs. He has published several journal articles and book chapters with an emphasis on the extracardiac conduit Fontan operation.

  • Olaf Reinhartz

    Olaf Reinhartz

    Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Current Research and Scholarly Interests1. Mechanical circulatory support in failing Fontan circulation
    2. Pathophysiologic response to fetal cardiac surgery.
    3. Various clinical projects in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery

  • Bruce A Reitz

    Bruce A Reitz

    Norman E. Shumway Professor, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMechanism of allograft rejection for the heart and, lung; late chronic effects of rejection, such as graft coronary, atherosclerosis in the heart and bronchiolitis obliterans in the, lung; treatment of rejection, including pharmacologic agents, total, lymphoid irradiation, and the induction of tolerance in fetal, animals; clinical studies include the results of lung and heart-lung, transplantation, modification of immunosuppressive protocols, and, factors contributing to late chronic rejection.

  • Chawannuch Ruaengsri

    Chawannuch Ruaengsri

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Current Research and Scholarly Interests- Cardiac Transplant
    - Mechanical Circulatory Support
    - Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
    - Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

  • Shaun P. Setty

    Shaun P. Setty

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    BioDr. Setty is Surgical Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Director of Global Cardiac Care, and a member of the pediatric cardiac surgery team. Dr. Setty completed his general surgery residency at Oregon Health Sciences University and spent an infolded year during his training at Green Lane Hospital in New Zealand as a research and pediatric/ adult cardiac surgery fellow. He then spent 3 years at the University of Minnesota/ Lillehei Heart Institute, the birthplace of cardiac surgery, completing his cardiothoracic surgery training. He performed his congenital heart surgery fellowship at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Setty is triple-board-certified in surgery, thoracic surgery, & congenital heart surgery. He has past experience in all aspects of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery including neonatal and transplant surgery. He is a member of the medical school honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Setty also has numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and research presentations to his credit.
    His current research focus includes: cardiac surgery outcomes with genetic syndromes, social determinants of health and its effect on cardiac surgery outcomes, big data in international cardiac surgery humanitarian centers, and the epigenetic delineation of congenital heart disease.

  • Joseph Shrager

    Joseph Shrager

    Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    On Leave from 02/03/2025 To 05/30/2025

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIn clinical research, Dr. Shrager studies outcomes in a variety of areas within Thoracic Surgery including: parenchyma-sparing operations and minimally invasive resections for lung cancer, transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, diaphragm plication, and surgical treatment of emphysema.

    Dr. Shrager's lab is focused on the impact of disease states upon the diaphragm. His group published the seminal paper (NEJM) describing diaphragm atrophy assoc'd with mechanical ventilation.

  • Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD

    Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

    BioDr. Shudo is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon and clinical associate professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

    His clinical focus is the surgical treatment of end-stage cardiopulmonary failure, including heart transplant, heart-lung transplant, lung transplant, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). He has published numerous landmark papers
    and chapters.

    Dr. Shudo also performs mitral valve repair/replacement (MVR), aortic valve replacement (AVR), complex valve surgery, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, reoperative cardiac surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

    Dr. Shudo is fully committed to innovative, comprehensive, and compassionate care for each patient he treats.

  • Edward Stinson

    Edward Stinson

    Thelma and Henry Doegler Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Emeritus

    BioHire date July 1, 1969. Retirement and conferment of Emeritus Professor status September 1, 1998.