MerickSKirshnerMD

Thoracic Surgery • Phoenix, AZ

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Office
2777 E Camelback Rd
Ste 200
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone+1 602-952-0002

Fax+1 602-224-9119

Education & Training

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1997
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1997 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1992 - 1998
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

23 citations
1-Year Outcomes Following Transfemoral Transseptal Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: Intrepid TMVR Early Feasibility Study Results.
Firas Zahr, Howard K Song, Scott Chadderdon, Hemal Gada, Mubashir Mumtaz
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023-12-11
33 citations
Propensity-Matched 1-Year Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients.
G Michael Deeb, Michael J Reardon, Basel Ramlawi, Steven J Yakubov, Stan J Chetcuti
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022-03-14
43 citations
Thirty-Day Outcomes Following Transfemoral Transseptal Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: Intrepid TMVR Early Feasibility Study Results.
Firas Zahr, Howard K. Song, Scott M. Chadderdon, Hemal Gada, Mubashir Mumtaz
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021-10-21

Press Mentions

New Tricuspid Valve Study Launches at Abrazo Arizona Heart HospitalJuly 7th, 2021
Santa Undergoes Heart Surgery, Ready for Christmas EveDecember 21st, 2019