
Anelechi Anyanwu, MD Email Anelechi Anyanwu

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- Position
- PROFESSOR | Cardiovascular Surgery
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- Specialty
- Cardiovascular Surgery (Heart Surgery)
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliation
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Phone
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 212-659-6811 212-659-6811
Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Dr. Anyanwu trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom and affiliated hospitals in the University of London Network. He was trained by internationally renowned surgeons including Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Professor Gilles Dreyfus and Professor Tom Treasure. Under the tutelage of Professor Yacoub and Dr. Ashgar Khaghani, he was trained in Heart and Lung Transplantation. Harefield Hospital has performed more thoracic organ transplants than any other hospital in the world — Dr. Anyanwu is one of few surgeons world-wide who are trained in all aspects of thoracic transplantation including heart transplantation, heterotopic heart transplantation, heart-lung transplantation, domino heart transplantation and lung transplantation. At Harefield hospital he was also trained in various aspects of heart valve surgery including homograft implantation, another field pioneered by Professor Yacoub’s team. His other areas of specialized training include multiple arterial revascularization using bilateral skeletonized internal mammary artery grafts — this operation is more durable than the standard coronary artery bypass surgery using a single mammary artery and leg veins for bypass. Using the technique of skeletonization, bilateral internal mammary artery grafting can be extended to most patients even diabetic and obese patients (who are generally excluded from multiple arterial grafts).
Dr. Anyanwu also has an interest in minimally invasive surgery and received training in this area in London. His interests include reducing invasiveness of surgery by minimizing incisions and tissue dissection, avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass or myocardial ischemia and reducing level of anesthesia and monitoring. He has performed open heart surgery on awake patients with use of epidural anesthesia, a technique that may hasten patient recovery and reduce morbidity in selected patients.
Following his training in England, Dr. Anyanwu joined the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2004 as a Senior Clinical Fellow. His primary interests were Mitral Valve Repair, Complex Valvular surgery, Surgery for Heart Failure and Re-operative Cardiac Surgery. Under the close instruction of Dr. David Adams, Dr. Anyanwu was trained intensively in the entire spectrum of techniques for mitral valve repair, and is one of only a handful of surgeons in the United States to received formal training in mitral valve repair to a proficient and advanced level. His main interests are in minimally invasive mitral valve repair and mitral valve repair for dilated cardiomyopathies. Apart from mitral repair, during the Fellowship at Mount Sinai, Dr. Anyanwu acquired expertise in complex re-operative valvular surgery, and heart failure surgery. Working with Dr. Adams, Dr. Anyanwu has led the advanced heart failure program, introducing new mechanical devices for circulatory support and has also re-established the combined heart-lung transplant program.
In the News: Dr. Anelechi Anyanwu disusses mitral valve leakage in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up.
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Clinical Focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair/Removal
- Aortic Insufficiency
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Stenosis Repair
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Bypass Surgery Consultation - CABG
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Consultation
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Endocarditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Repair / Valvuloplasty
- Heart Valve Replacement
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Leaky Heart Valve
- Mediastinoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Bypass Consultation - OPCAB
- Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pericardial Cyst / Mass
- Pleural Effusion
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Valvular Heart Disease
Education
MD, University of Nigeria
Internship, Surgery
University of Nigeria
Residency, General Surgery
Greenwich District Hospital
Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hammersmith Hospital
Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Language
English
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