Robert E. Michler Explained

Robert E. Michler
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Dartmouth Medical School
Occupation:Cardiothoracic surgeon, author, lecturer

Robert E. Michler is an American heart surgeon specializing in heart surgery, aortic and mitral valve repair, coronary artery bypass surgery, aneurysm surgery, and management of the failing heart.[1] In 2017, Michler received the Vladimir Borakovsky Prize in Moscow from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for “his personal contributions to the development of cardiovascular surgery”.[2]

Michler is Surgeon-in-Chief at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, New York. He is also the Samuel I. Belkin Endowed Chair, Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery and Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care.

Education and training

Michler received his undergraduate education magna cum laude from Harvard University.[3] He received his medical education at Dartmouth Medical School, where he was a Leopold Schepp Scholar. Michler completed his residency in General Surgery, a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Transplantation and a residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.[4] He was awarded the Blakemore Research Prize for three consecutive years. He completed a chief residency in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery with Dr. Aldo Castaneda at the Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital.

Career

Michler began his career on the faculty of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center/Columbia University in New York City. He became the director of the Heart Transplantation Program before being recruited to the Ohio State University as the head of Cardio-thoracic surgery division and director of the Heart & Lung Transplantation Program. In 2005, Michler returned to New York City as the Chairman of the Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, and soon thereafter, was appointed Surgeon-in-Chief of the healthcare system and chairman of department of surgery.[5]

Michler’s research interest in repairing the injured heart has led to clinical trials in autologous skeletal myoblast and cardiac stem cell transplantation. He is an NIH-funded investigator and leader in clinical trial enrollment. Michler and his teams have advanced minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery procedures and surgical robotics.[6] This work led to Food and Drug Administration approval for selective cardiac robotic procedures, including mitral valve repair and coronary bypass surgery.[7] [8]

Michler has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications, including publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a frequent editor and media authority on heart disease topics.[9] [10] [11]

Michler is the chairman and founder of a not-for-profit foundation, Heart Care International, which performs pediatric heart surgery in under-served regions worldwide. Since 1994, Heart Care International has helped over 1,500 children with heart disease and performed heart surgery on over 1,000 children. He has received numerous honors, including “Person of the Week” by Peter Jennings of ABC World News Tonight, the Pace Humanitarian Award, and “The Order of Christopher Columbus” by Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic.[12]

Patents

Honors

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Robert E. Michler, MD . September 4, 2020 . U.S. News.
  2. Web site: Robert E. Michler, M.D. Faculty Directory Albert Einstein College of Medicine . 2022-04-14 . www.einsteinmed.edu.
  3. Web site: Heart and Vascular Care – About Us – Chairman Robert E. Michler, MD - New York – Montefiore Medical Center . 2023-01-13 . www.montefiore.org.
  4. Web site: Dr. Robert E. Michler - Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery - New York, NY . 2022-09-04 . Castle Connolly . en.
  5. Web site: Robert E. Michler, M.D. Faculty Directory Albert Einstein College of Medicine . 2022-04-14 . www.einsteinmed.edu.
  6. News: Next Up: Surgery by Remote Control. Kolata. Gina. 4 April 2000. The New York Times. 1. 10 May 2011.
  7. News: Grady. Denise. Putting Weakened Heart in Experimental Hands. The New York Times. July 19, 2004.
  8. News: Hamilton. Anita. Forceps! Scalpel! Robot!. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030135735/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1000029,00.html. dead. October 30, 2010. Time. June 4, 2001.
  9. Web site: Bill Clinton's Stent Procedure. CBS News. February 12, 2010.
  10. Web site: Unnecessary Heart Implant?. CNN American Morning. January 5, 2011.
  11. Web site: Preventing Heart Attacks. ABCNews. September 29, 2011.
  12. Web site: Robert E. Michler, M.D. Faculty Directory Albert Einstein College of Medicine . 2022-10-20 . www.einsteinmed.edu.
  13. Web site: US Patent for Endovascular flexible stapling device Patent (Patent # 9,610,078 issued April 4, 2017) - Justia Patents Search . 2022-09-04 . patents.justia.com.
  14. Web site: US Patent for Vascular and intestinal occlusion Patent (Patent # 10,335,158 issued July 2, 2019) - Justia Patents Search . 2022-09-04 . patents.justia.com.
  15. Web site: US Patent for Exclusion of the left atrial appendage Patent (Patent # 9,486,225 issued November 8, 2016) - Justia Patents Search . 2022-09-04 . patents.justia.com.
  16. US9603590B2. Single-arm stabilizer having suction capability. 2017-03-28. Michler. Santilli. Robert E.. Albert N..
  17. US20140303604A1. Left Heart Vent Catheter. 2014-10-09. Michler. Santilli. Robert E.. Albert N..
  18. Web site: Robert E. Michler, M.D. Faculty Directory Albert Einstein College of Medicine . 2023-10-16 . www.einsteinmed.edu.

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