Abraham Krikhely, MD

Dr. Silva specializes in minimally invasive bariatric surgery. He is known as one of the early adopters of the gastric sleeve technique and is among the most experienced surgeons in the New York area in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies. He received advanced training in laparoscopic surgery at Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL and received his medical training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey / Robert Wood Johnson.

Isaac George, MD, joined Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian in 2001 as a resident in general surgery after graduating from Duke University School of Medicine. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997. He completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery in 2011 and a fellowship in interventional cardiology in 2012. He is a Professor of Surgery and Medicine, the Surgical Director of Structural Heart Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Surgical Director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center, and Co-Director of the Mitral and Tricuspid Center. Dr. George is board certified in thoracic (cardiac) surgery. His practice includes all types of open and reoperative adult cardiac surgery, including aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve surgery, aortic aneurysm repair, coronary bypass grafting, and robotic surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive mitral valve repair. He performs 150 to 200 open heart surgeries each year and is the highest-volume heart surgeon in New York State. His annual surgical mortality rate is approximately 1.5%. Dr. George is trained in both cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. His practice includes transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip), transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, and surgical TAVR explantation. He performs around 800 transcatheter procedures each year and has performed nearly 8,000 TAVR procedures. He is a Primary Investigator for multiple national surgical and transcatheter trials and is involved in research related to aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, bicuspid aortic valves, mitral regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, and heart failure. His research includes both clinical and benchtop studies with translational applications. Dr. George can be contacted directly at ig2006@cumc.columbia.edu Click here for a full list and description of ongoing trials from Dr. George. Click here for a complete list of publications from Dr. George.Related MediaWatch: Meet Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Isaac George Watch: Dr. Isaac George Discusses Advancements in Heart Valve Surgery Watch: Dr. George talks Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Watch: Decision Making in Aortic Valve Disease with Dr. Isaac George Watch: Dr. George Discusses Stroke Risk and TAVR Watch: Dr. George Interviewed on the Doctors Podcast Watch: Dr. George discuses his personal recovery from COVID Watch: Dr. George Discusses the Foldex Polymer Valve Read: Dr. George Explains Link Between Microplastics and Heart Disease Read: Dr. George Talks Hybrid Cardiac Surgery: A Viable Strategy for Select Patients Read: What To Expect After A Coronary Artery Bypass, According To Dr. George Read: Dr. George Participates in World's First Use of Medical Device to Protect From Stroke During TAVR Read: Dr. George on Expanded Transcatheter Options for Cardiac Patients Read: Dr. George on Innovations in Hybrid Surgery Read: Strategy and Decision Making for Patients with Aortic Stenosis Read: Dr. George Discusses SAVR vs TAVR for Aortic Stenosis Read: Dr. George Discusses a New Synthetic Polymer Mitral Valve Read: Dr. Geoge Discusses Light-Reactive Technology for Vein Graft Failure Dr. George hosts Taking it to Heart, the Columbia Heart Valve team's podcast. In each episode, Dr. George and the Columbia Heart Valve team discuss a new topic related to valvuar disease.DisclosuresGrant Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, EdwardsLifesciences Consultant (honoraria) – Zimmer Biomet, Atricure, Neosurgery,Neptune Medical, Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, Durvena, BostonScientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, Encompass Medical, Summus Medical,Abbott SJM, BCI, Xeltis, Innocardiac, KIS Medical Advisory Boards: Edwards Surgical, Medtronic Surgical, MedtronicStructural Mitral & Tricuspid, Trisol Medical, Valcare Medical, Durvena,Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, Foldax Medical, Zimmer Biomet, Neosurgery,Abbvie, Boston Scientific, Summus Medical, BCI, Encompass Medical, HVT Medical,Innocardiac, KIS Medical, Retex Medical Equity: Valcare Medical, Durvena, CardioMech, Vdyne, MitreMedical,BCI, Trisol Medical, HVT Medical, Foldax, KIS Medical Institutional funding to Columbia University: Edwards Lifesciences,Medtronic, Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, JenaValve.

Dr. Joseph Riad is a Colon and rectal surgeon with expertise in the full spectrum of benign and malignant colorectal diseases including colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, anorectal disorders and pelvic floor conditions, as well as minimally invasive procedures. He is experienced in Robotic surgery. He has special interest in colon and rectal cancer, having done an advanced fellowship in colorectal oncology. Dr. Riad is board Certified from the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colorectal Surgery. Dr. Riad obtained his medical degree with highest honors from Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, followed by General surgery residency at Cairo University hospitals. He then finished a surgical internship at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, followed by a general surgery residency at New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Dr. Riad then completed a Colon and Rectal surgery fellowship at Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio followed by one year of Advanced Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He then worked in Florida for two years before joining the New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.