MatthewAugustinRomanoMD

Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School

Overview of Dr. Romano

Dr. Matthew Romano is a thoracic surgeon in Ann Arbor, MI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Michigan Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. Dr. Romano accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 50 doctors at University of Michigan Medical Center and one of 12 doctors at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Book by Phone+1(844) 587-1126

Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2008 - 2009
University of MichiganFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2007
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2001 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

REGISTRY EVALUATION OF VITAL INFORMATION FOR VADs IN AMBULATORY LIFE Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Degenerative Mitral and Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Surgery.
Alexander A Brescia, Catherine M Wagner, Danika E Meldrum, Tessa M F Watt, Robert B Hawkins
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-12-01
Should mitral valve replacement age guidelines be lowered due to better bioprosthetic mitral valve durability?
Matthew Romano, Patrick M McCarthy, Abigail S Baldridge, Jane Kruse, Anna Huskin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-11-01
Secondary Mitral Regurgitation and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies: Do They Have a Role in Advanced Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction?
Michael J Pienta, Matthew A Romano
Heart Failure Clinics. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

Half Moon Medical Announces 15 Patients Treated in Pilot Study with Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair SystemMay 31st, 2024

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Member
American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Carelink Health Plans PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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