Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, M.D., PhD

Dr Avgerinos is an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Attending Surgeon at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center.Dr Avgerinos earned his medical degree from Athens Medical School and also obtained a PhD from the University of Athens. He subsequently completed a residency in General Surgery at Mt Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, where he received multiple awards including the Leon Ginsburg Award for professionalism and clinical outcomes, and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Award for scholarly activity. His pursued training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at The New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan – Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and remained at Weill Cornell for an extra year of advanced fellowship training in Complex Cardiac, Aortic and Endovascular Surgery. Dr Avgerinos is a member in multiple surgical societies, has taken part in various clinical trials, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed surgical journals. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, the American Board of Surgery, and the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, and has completed a post-graduate course at Cornell University on Healthcare Leadership. Dr Avgerinos’ clinical interests include all aspects of adult cardiac and aortic surgery, including coronary bypass and surgery of the great vessels such as aneurysms and dissections of the entire thoracic aorta, including endovascular techniques (TEVAR). He is also quite experienced in mitral valve repair/replacement, aortic valve repair/replacement, minimally invasive and robotic techniques, transcatheter valve surgery (TAVR), and the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (MAZE). His research interests include aortic surgery and structural heart disease, including TAVR. He participates in various clinical programs, such as ECMO, minimally invasive valve and aortic surgery, transcutaneous valves and structural heart disease (as part of the Heart Team) PE treatment, and minimally invasive ablation for atrial fibrillation (MAZE and Convergent procedure).