MoritzWyler von BallmoosMDbit.ly/heart_surgery

Summary

• Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH is the Chairman of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the Physician Executive of the Heart and Vascular Service Line for the Texas Health Harris Methodist hospitals and Texas Health Resources.
  
  Dr Wyler von Ballmoos is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon & heart valve specialist with expertise in minimally-invasive & robotic-assisted heart surgery, mitral valve surgery, transcatheter structural heart interventions (TAVR, TMVR, TTVR), and advanced imaging techniques. His research focuses on heart valve disease, less-invasive treatment options for heart disease, enhanced recovery after procedures, transcatheter technology, imaging fusion/AR, and healthcare quality.
  
  With a background in statistics, epidemiology, and over 15 years of research experience, Dr. Wyler von Ballmoos is actively involved in multiple device trials for the treatment of aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve pathologies, a sought-after faculty at international meetings, and widely published in the peer-reviewed literature including publications in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and JACC. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his research or teaching efforts, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Wyler von Ballmoos holds multiple leadership positions within STS, EACTS, and ACC with a passion and vision to improve healthcare delivery through quality improvement initiatives, policy work and executive management.
  
  Dr. Wyler von Ballmoos earned his medical degree from the University of Bern, Switzerland and completed graduate studies in statistics and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. His residency and fellowship training were at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Duke University Medical Center.