LeonardGirardiMD
Thoracic Surgery • New York, NYAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College O. Wayne Isom Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
Overview of Dr. Girardi
Dr. Leonard Girardi is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. Dr. Girardi accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 143 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 40 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
525 East 68th Street
M-404
New York, NY 10065
Education & Training
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 1997
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1989
Harvard UniversityBA, Biochemistry, 1985
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Study to Evaluate the Clinical Performance of the Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft With the Captivia Delivery System (Valiant Captivia) for the Treatment of Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissections Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
- ProspeCtive, nOn-randoMized, MulticENter Clinical Evaluation of Edwards Pericardial Bioprostheses With a New Tissue Treatment Platform (COMMENCE) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 11
- Progel Vascular Sealant Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neurocognitive Dysfunction After Short-Duration (<20 Minutes) Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Evidence From the GOT ICE Study.Eilon Ram, Leonard N Girardi
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-11-07 - Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Aortic Root Replacement With and Without Valve Preservation.Eilon Ram, Christopher Lau, Bartlomiej R Imielski, Arnaldo Dimagli, Giovanni Soletti Jr
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-11-01 - 1 citationsThe impact of comorbidities on outcomes of concomitant mitral valve intervention with ascending aortic surgery.Mohamed Rahouma, Sherif Khairallah, Christopher Lau, Talal Al Zghari, Leonard Girardi
International Journal of Cardiology. 2024-10-15
Journal Articles
- Differences in Long-Term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts and the Association with SexIrbaz Hameed, Leonard N Girardi, JAMA Cardiology
- Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft with Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingJohn D Puskas, Leonard N Girardi, JAMA
- Characteristics of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials and Their Association with the Trial Funding Source in Invasive Cardiovascular InterventionsMohamed Rahouma, Mary E Charlson, Leonard N Girardi, Joanna Chikwe, JAMA Internal Medicine
Authored Content
- The Role of the Posterior Left Pericardiotomy in Reducing Pericardial Effusion and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac SurgeryApril 2022
- Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft with Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingJuly 2020
- Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft with Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingJuly 2020
- Characteristics of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials and Their Association with the Trial Funding Source in Invasive Cardiovascular InterventionsJune 2020
- Characteristics of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials and Their Association with the Trial Funding Source in Invasive Cardiovascular InterventionsJune 2020
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Press Mentions
Dr. Sandhya K. Balaram Named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalDecember 5th, 2022- NewYork-Presbyterian Expands Heart Transplant and Heart Failure ServicesNovember 1st, 2022
- NewYork-Presbyterian Expands Heart Transplant and Heart Failure ServicesNovember 1st, 2022
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Professional Memberships
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- American Surgical AssociationMember
- European Association of Cardiothoracic SurgeryMember
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
Great West PPOHealthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
MagnaCare PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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