Prem Shekar MD MBA
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chairman, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington MA
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41 Mall RoadLahey Cardiac SurgeryBurlington, MA 01805
Phone+1 781-744-8570
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Summary
- Dr. Prem Shekar is a cardiac surgeon affiliated with Lahey Hospital, Burlington MA. He received his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College and has been in practice for over 20 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery for valve disease (minimally invasive), aortic aneurysms, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndrome, coronary disease and complex reoperations.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2001 - 2004
Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Significance and Frequency of Incidental Fortuitous Clinical Identifications of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.Sonu Abraham, Ethan J Rowin, Anu Mariam Saji, Jonathan S Silver, Prem S Shekar
JACC. Advances. 2024-06-01 - 3 citationsSurgical Outcomes of Septal Myectomy With and Without Mitral Valve Surgeries in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: a National Propensity-Matched Analysis (2005 to 2020).Mohammed Faisaluddin, Asmaa Ahmed, Harsh Patel, Samarthkumar Thakkar, Bhavin Patel
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2023-10-15 - Current status of adult cardiac surgery-part 2.Sameer A Hirji, Edward Percy, Lena Trager, Krish C Dewan, Laura Seese
Current Problems in Surgery. 2023-01-01
Press Mentions
This Next Step of Integrating Mass General Brigham Will Be the Toughest One YetSeptember 27th, 2022- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Opens New Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy CenterMay 2nd, 2022
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- Hindi
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