AllenChengMD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Director of Heart Transplantation

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Office
1415 Portland Ave
Ste 240
Rochester, NY 14621
Phone+1 585-922-3260

Fax+1 585-922-3261

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2008 - 2010
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2008
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2003 - 2005
Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2001

Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Research Fellowship Award (TSFRE)
Society of Heart Valve Disease (SHVD) C. Walton Lillehei Research Award
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship Award
American Heart Association Research Fellowship
Summa Cum Laude
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Phi Beta Kappa
National Dean’s List
Golden Key Honor Society
Distinction in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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PubMed

Anterior STEMI in a 25-year-old with Cogan syndrome.
Andrew Takla, Fahad Eid, Mohamed Magdi Eid, Akshay Joshi, Farhad Abtahian
Journal of Cardiology Cases. 2024-07-01
4 citations
Internal driveline damage under the costal margin several years after HeartMate II implant: a series of three cases.
Mitsugu Ogawa, Muhammad F. Masood, Gregory A. Ewald, Justin M. Vader, Shane J. LaRue
Journal of Artificial Organs. 2018-03-03
15 citations
Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation Level Predicts 30-Day Mortality Rate After Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery
Soutik Ghosal, Jaimin R. Trivedi, James Ming Chen, Michael P. Rogers, Allen Cheng
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017-08-01

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery - Allen Cheng, M.D. December 1st, 2021
Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support - Allen Cheng, M.D. December 1st, 2021
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) - Allen Cheng, M.D. December 1st, 2021
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Principle Investigator and Co-InvestigatorMechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Research. Procyrion, SVAD, HVAD, MVAD, Apical Left Ventricular Cannula (ALV), COMMENCE, C-Pulse Clinical Trial, ENDURANCE 2 trial, REVIVE-IT, PREVENT, HeartMate III, and Heartware Thoracotomy trial.2013 - Present
Cardiovascular Surgery Research at Stanford University. Dr. D. Craig Miller’s Laboratory.Investigated the effects of Acorn Cardiac Support Device in ischemic CHF, the effects of undersized annuloplasty and A-P annular repair on LV wall dynamics and transmural strains in ischemic mitral regurgitation and Infarcted borderzone and LV wall thickening mechanisms.2005 - 2008