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Office
2900 Whipple Ave
Suite 140
Redwood City, CA 94062Phone+1 650-261-2366Fax+1 650-261-2369
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1998
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1995
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ten-Year Follow-Up of Mitral Valve Replacement With the Epic Porcine Valve in a Medicare Population.Evelio Rodriguez, Robert Smith, Luis Castro, Craig J Baker, Yang Yu
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-08-14 - 8 citationsCatheter ablation for failed surgical maze: comparison of cut and sew vs. non-cut and sew maze.Roger A. Winkle, William Fleming, R. Hardwin Mead, Gregory Engel, Melissa H. Kong
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2019-01-31 - 6 citationsBiventricular pacing during cardiac operations.Vincent A. Gaudiani, Luis J. Castro, Audrey L. Fisher
The Heart Surgery Forum. 2005-02-07
Press Mentions
- Sequoia Hospital Has Built a Cardiovascular Program of DistinctionJuly 18th, 2022
- La Paz: A Madrid Hospital at War Against Covid-19April 24th, 2020
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