Dr. Leonard N. Girardi is a Professor and Chair of the Cardiothoracic Surgery department of at Weill Cornell Medicine as well as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is also an Associate Attending Surgeon at the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
 
Dr. Girardi completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University in 1985, obtaining a degree in biochemistry. He pursued his medical education at Weill Cornell Medical College and completed his residency in general surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he remained as a resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Girardi graduated from the program in 1996 under Dr. O. Wayne Isom. After completion of a fellowship in aortic surgery at Baylor, Dr. Girardi assumed his present position at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.
 
Dr. Girardi is committed to training the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons and teaches medical students and residents on all levels. He is a member of numerous surgical societies, including the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgery, The DeBakey International Surgical Society and the American College of Surgeons. He has published extensively on multiple topics in cardiovascular and aneurysm surgery and has given many lectures at regional and national surgical meetings.
 
Dr. Girardi has four sons, Nicholas, Henry, Edward, and Anthony.
 
Specialties and Expertise
 
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Surgery, Thoracic Cardiovascular
Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
 
Expertise
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Mitral Valve Surgery
Cardiac Valve Surgery
Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery
Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Aortic Arch Surgery
Aortic Dissection Repair
Aortic Root Replacement
Aortic Stent Graft
Aortic Valve Repair
Bloodless Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Endovascular Repair For Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Endovascular Stent Graft Repair of Descending Thoracic Aorta
Heart Valve Repair
Heart Valve Replacement
Minimally Invasive Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mitral Valve Repair (Complex)
Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Valve Replacement, Aortic and Mitral
Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Aneurysm of Heart
Aneurysm Stent Grafting
Endovascular Repair For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Cardiac Surgery
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
Structural Heart Disease
Aortic Valve Surgery
Cardiac Tumor
Pericardial Disease
Aortic Aneurysm
Surgical Repair, Aortic Dissection
Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
Aortic Dissection
 
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