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2123 Auburn AveSte 201Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone+1 513-206-1170
Fax+1 513-206-1172
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Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1994 - 1996
- TriHealth (Good Samaritan Hospital)Residency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
- University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- KY State Medical License 2000 - 2013
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI).
- ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Small Aortic Annulus: An Observational Study.Hanad Bashir, Christian W Schmidt, Kofi Ansah, Gustavo Mendez-Hirata, Geoffrey A Answini
Structural Heart. 2025-02-01 - 4 citationsLithotripsy-Assisted Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Severe Mitral Annular and Valve Calcification.Puvi Seshiah, Santiago Garcia, Joseph Choo, J Michael Smith, Geoffrey A Answini
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2023-01-10 - Lithotripsy-Assisted Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Severe Mitral Annular and Valve Calcification: Late Follow-up.Puvi Seshiah, Santiago Garcia, Joseph Choo, J Michael Smith, Geoffrey A Answini
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2023-01-10
Press Mentions
- Press Release: Surgeons at the Christ Hospital Health Network Perform First-of-Its-Kind Aortic Valve Replacement with Da Vinci 5 RobotMarch 13th, 2025
- Christ, Cincinnati Children's Announce Collaboration to Form New ClinicFebruary 5th, 2025
- The Christ Hospital Health Network & Cincinnati Children’s Announce Heart Clinic CollaborationFebruary 5th, 2025
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