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Robert Michler, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Bronx, NY

RobertEMichlerMDSurgeon-in-Chief, Chairman, Professor

Thoracic Surgery Bronx, NY

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Surgeon-in-Chief, Chairman & Professor Dept. Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery/Dept. Surgery

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  • Office

    Montefiore-Einstein Dept. of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
    Green Medical Arts Pavilion 5th Floor 3400 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467
    Phone+1 718-920-2100

Summary

  • Dr. Robert Michler is a heart surgeon in NYC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Montefiore Health System, including Montefiore Medical Center, White Plains Hospital, and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital. He is a Harvard graduate and received his medical degree from Dartmouth. He received fellowship training at Harvard and Columbia before joining the faculty at Columbia. Dr. Michler has been in practice for 31 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in adult complex cardiac surgery, mitral valve repair surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, CABG surgery, and transplant surgery.

    Dr. Michler is one of only a handful of US surgeons to be named a "Mitral Valve Repair Reference Surgeon" by the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for the quality of his MV repair surgery.

Education & Training

  • Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolChief Residency, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1990
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Chief Residency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1988 - 1989
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1987 - 1988
  • Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
    Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center1986 - 1987
  • Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
    Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center1982 - 1987
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 1984 - 1985
  • NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr
    NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr1981 - 1982
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1981, MD, Dartmouth College
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A, Magna Cum Laude, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1997 - 2026
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1982 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2009, 2014
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2008, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Prolonged primate cardiac xenograft survival withcyclosporine.  
    Michler RE, McManus RP, Sadeghi AM, Smith CR, Marboe CC,Thomas WG, Hardy MA, Reemtsma K, Rose EA, Surg Forum;36:359-60
  • Technique for primate heterotopic cardiac xenotransplantation.  
    Michler RE, McManus RP, Smith CR, Sadeghi AM, Rose EA, J Med Primatol;14(6):357-62
  • A simplified method for the occlusion of the venae cavae during cardiopulmonary bypass.  
    Sadeghi AM, Rose EA, Michler RE, Smith CR, Baumgartner WA, Ann Thorac Surg;41(6):678
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure: Is Anything on the Horizon? 
    92 nd Annual Meeting, American Associaition for Thoracic Surgery. San Franscico, CA
  • Enrollment Challenges in Cardiovascular Surgical Trials: Experience of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network. 
    American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011. Orlando, Florida
  • Contrarian Position: More Strokes, Vasvular Complications, Unknown Durability - Slow Down! 
    23rd Annual Scientific Symposium of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT). San Francisco
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Other

  • Doctors are Using Machines to Manipulate Tiny Instruments. 
    Michler RE, Toledo Blade
  • To Save a Life. 
    Michler RE, 48 Hours
  • Open Hearts: An American medical team brings life to 25 dying children in Guatemala. 
    Michler RE, LIFE Magazine
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Press Mentions

  • A White Plains Hospital Program Exceeds National Quality
    A White Plains Hospital Program Exceeds National QualityFebruary 1st, 2023
  • Robotic Surgery: An Overview
    Robotic Surgery: An OverviewJune 20th, 2021
  • Robotic Surgery: An Overview Pragati Rani Acharya*
    Robotic Surgery: An Overview Pragati Rani Acharya*June 6th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish