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Office
655 K Street NW
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC 20001Phone+1 202-677-4006Fax+1 202-828-0490
Summary
- Keith A. Horvath is Sr. Director, Clinical Transformation in Health Care Affairs at the Association of American Medical Colleges. Prior to that he was Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Program for the National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health and Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery at Suburban Hospital, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Trained in general and cardiothoracic surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Horvath is a graduate of the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.
As Sr. Director, Clinical Transformation he works with a team dedicated to improving outcomes at academic medical centers and their affiliates across the US. This includes assisting institutions shifting to value-based care, implementing new clinical innovations and enhancing graduate medical education.
Professionally, Dr. Horvath has represented the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons to CMS, FDA, RUC, PEAC and Congress. Additionally he has served on over 20 national committees, 10 editorial boards, and garnered over 25 million dollars in research funding.
Finally, Dr. Horvath has performed over 6,000 cardiac operations, has authored and coauthored over 280 publications and logged over 89,000 miles watching, playing and coaching soccer games.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1994
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1987
- University of ChicagoB.A., Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Washington DC Area Castle Connolly, 2012-2019
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2018
- Best Physicians US News and World Report, 2010-2018
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Clinical Trials
- Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
- Rate Control Versus Rhythm Control For Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 594 citationsMitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral RegurgitationMichael A. Acker, Michael K. Parides, Louis P. Perrault, Alan J. Moskowitz, Annetine C. Gelijns
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2014-01-01 - 286 citationsSurgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve SurgeryA. Marc Gillinov, Annetine C. Gelijns, Michael K. Parides, Joseph J. DeRose, Alan J. Moskowitz
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015-04-08 - 11 citationsCardiac Xenotransplantation: Progress in Preclinical Models and Prospects for Clinical Translation.Avneesh K Singh, Corbin E Goerlich, Aakash M Shah, Tianshu Zhang, Ivan Tatarov
Transplant International. 2022-01-01
Journal Articles
- The Universal Bed Model for Patient Care Improves Outcomes and Lowers Cost Post Cardiac Surgery.Emaminia A, Corcoran PC, Siegenthaler MP, Rasmussen S, Krause L, LaPar DJ, Horvath KA, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2012
- Blood Brain Barrier Disruption after Cardiac Surgery.Merino JG, Latour LL, Tso A, Lee KY, Kang DW, Davis LA, Lazar RM, Horvath KA, Warach S, Neuroradiology, 1/1/2012
- B Cell Depletion Extends the Survival of GTKO.hCD46Tg Pig Heart Xenografts in Baboons for Up to 8 Months.Mohiuddin MM, Corcoran PC, Singh AK, Azimzadeh A, Hoyt Jr RF, Thomas ML, Eckhaus MA, Seavey C, Ayares D, Pierson III RN, Horvath KA., Am J Transplantation, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Left Ventricular Pressure Measurement by Telemetry Is an Effective Means to Evaluate Transplanted Heart Function in Experimental Heterotopic Cardiac Xenotransplantation.Horvath KA, Corcoran PC, Singh AK, Hoyt RF, Carrier C, Thomas ML, Mohiuddin MM, Transplantation Proceedings, 1/1/2010
- Surgical and Non-Surgical Complications of a Pig to Baboon Heterotopic Heart Transplantation Model.Corcoran PC, Horvath KA, Singh AK, Hoyt RF, Thomas ML, Eckhaus MA, Mohiuddin MM, Transplantation Proceedings, 1/1/2010
- Real Time MRI-Guided Cardiac Surgery.Horvath KA, Northeast Cardiothoracic Surgical Society 15th Annual Meeting, East Madison, NH, 10/29/2009
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Lectures
- Do You Need a Basic Science Research Program?Minneapolis, MN - 5/3/2013
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Severe Coronary Artery Disease.Baltimore, MD - 2/26/2013
- The STS National Cardiac Database.Baltimore, MD - 12/16/2012
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Press Mentions
- Joint Replacement Bundled Payments Losing Their Appeal in BPCI AdvancedJanuary 24th, 2020
- Flawed Definitions of Unsafe Sex Massively over-Estimate How Many People Are Having ItDecember 4th, 2019
- Dr. Robert Replogle, Nationally Recognized Cardiac Surgeon, Dies at Age 84May 23rd, 2016
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Grant Support
- Myocardial Cellular Stimulation Of AngiogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2008
- MRI Guided Robotic Cardiac SurgeryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2008
- Cardiac XenotransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2008
- Laser Induced Myocardial AngiogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2004
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- German
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-horvath-682a11126/
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