RobertLSmithIIMD

Thoracic Surgery • Plano, TX

Cardiovascular Surgery

Chair Cardiac Surgery Baylor Scott and White: The Heart Hospital Plano

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Office
4708 Alliance Blvd
Bldg 1, Suite 540
Plano, TX 75093
Phone+1 469-800-6200

Fax+1 469-800-6210

Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2009
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2009 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2009
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Trials

Study to Improve Long Term Vein Graft Patency After Coronary Bypass Surgery by Using a Novel Endoscopic Harvesting Technique Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Completed
Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation (The COAPT Trial) and COAPT CAS Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Evaluating the Benefit of Concurrent Tricuspid Valve Repair During Mitral Surgery Start of enrollment: 2016 May 26
Completed
Not Applicable
Edwards EVOQUE Eos MISCEND Study Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Surgical Implantation of TRAnscatheter vaLve in Native Mitral Annular Calcification (SITRAL) Study Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Edwards Cardioband System ACTIVE Pivotal Clinical Trial (ACTIVE) Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
The CLASP Study Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Mitral Valve RePair System Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 27
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Clinical Study of Edwards Cardioband Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction System Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

101 citations
Transfemoral Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement With the EVOQUE System: A Multicenter, Observational, First-in-Human Experience.
Neil Fam, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Mark Hensey, Susheel Kodali, Robert L. Smith
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021-03-08
225 citations
Rate Control versus Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery
A. Marc Gillinov, Emilia Bagiella, Alan J. Moskowitz, Jesse Raiten, Mark A. Groh
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016-04-04
136 citations
Contact isolation in surgical patients: a barrier to care?
Heather L. Evans, Mary Shaffer, Michael G. Hughes, Robert L. Smith, Tae W. Chong
Surgery. 2003-08-01

Press Mentions

Sustained Mitral Regurgitation Reduction for High-Risk Patients with Pascal System: CLASP IIDNovember 22nd, 2023

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
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