Dr. David H. Adams is the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief of the Mount Sinai Health System. He is also President of the Mitral Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting best practice standards in mitral valve disease.
Dr. Adams is a recognized leader in the field of heart valve surgery and mitral valve reconstruction. As the Program Director of The Mount Sinai Hospital's Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center, he has set national benchmarks, with > 99% degenerative mitral valve repair rates, while running one of the largest programs in the United States with a team that now performs over 428 mitral valve operations per year.
He is a co-author, with Professor Alain Carpentier, of the internationally acclaimed, and widest selling valve textbook Carpentier's Reconstructive Valve Surgery. He is the co-inventor of 2 mitral valve annuloplasty repair rings (the Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix Annuloplasty Ring and the Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring), and is also the inventor of the Medtronic Tri-Ad Adams Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring. He is a co-director of the annual American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Heart Valve Summit, and the Director of the biennial AATS Mitral Conclave, the largest international meeting in the world focused on mitral valve disease.
Dr. Adams is an acclaimed speaker and educator. He has given over 350 invited lectures around the world and he and his team have developed the world’s largest video library of techniques in valve reconstruction. He is also dedicated to teaching surgery throughout the world, and he has performed surgery on over 200 patients in China, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, Thailand, and Viet Nam. He currently is a Councilor of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and serves as the Education Councilor on the AATS Education Committee.
He is the author of over 225 publications, holds three patents, and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Associate Editor for Hurst’s the Heart, 14th edition. He has served on the Editorial Boards of several medical journals, including the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and Cardiology, and served as the co-Editor of Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is also the National Co-Principal Investigator of the FDA United States pivotal trial of the Medtronic CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacement device.
Dr. Adams’ major research interests include outcomes related to mitral valve repair, strategies in complex mitral valve repair, and transcatheter valve replacement. Past research honors include the Alton Ochsner Research Scholarship from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Paul Dudley White Research Fellowship from the American Heart Association. He has also received honorary Professorships from Capital University in Beijing and Keio University in Tokyo. He received his undergraduate and medical education at Duke University and completed his internship and residency in general and cardiothoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In addition, he completed a two-year research fellowship under Professor Morris Karnovsky in the Department of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and an advanced cardiac surgical fellowship under Sir Magdi Yacoub in London. He later served at Brigham and Women's Hospital as the Associate Chief of Cardiac Surgery. He has held his current position as Professor and Chairman at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai since 2002.
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Dr. Adams discusses mitral-valve repair in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up.
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Thoracic Surgery
MD, Duke University
Residency, Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Residency, Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Fellowship, Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surg
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
English
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2009
Award for Achievement in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine
American Heart Association
2006
Top 100 Minimally Invasive Surgeons
New York Magazine
2002
Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2002
Best Doctors (2002 - 2014)
New York Magazine
2001
Best Oral Presentation, Internation Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
2000
Honorary Professor of Surgery
Capital University of Medical Sciences Beijing
1992
Alton Ochsner Research Scholar
The American Association of Thoracic Surgergy
1987
National Research Service Award
National Institute of Health
1986
Paul Dudley White Research Fellowship
American Heart Association
1981
Alpha Omega Alpha
1981
International College of Surgeons Scholarship
Dr. Adams’ major research interests include:
Anyanwu TA, Itagaki S, Pinney S, Adams DH, Borer JS, Feldman T, Holmes DR, Laskey WK, Lytle BW, Mack MJ, Williams DO, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) , American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) , Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) , American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) , American Heart Association (AHA) . Initial experience with routine less invasive implantation of HeartMate II left ventricular assist device without median sternotomy. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2014 Mar; 79.
Little SH, Oh JK, Gillam L, Sengupta PP, Orsinelli DA, Cavalcante JL, Chang JD, Adams DH, Zorn GL, Pollak AW, Abdelmoneim SS, Reardon MJ, Qiao H, Popma JJ. Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients at High Risk for Surgery: A Study of Echocardiographic Change and Risk Prediction. Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions 2016 Jun; 9(6).
Reardon MJ, Adams D, Coselli JS, Deeb , NS, S, Yakubov SJ, Heimansohn D, Hermiller J, G, Harrison JK, Khabbaz K, Tadros , Zorn L, W, J, Petrossian G, Robinson , Maini B, Mumtaz M, Lee JS, T, Resar , Conte , Watson D, Chenoweth S. Self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement using alternative access sites in symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis deemed extreme risk of surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Jul;.
Kron IL, Acker MA, Adams DH, Ailawadi G, Bolling SF, Hung JW, Lim DS, LaPar DJ, Mack MJ, O'Gara PT, Parides MK, Puskas JD. 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Consensus Guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2016 Apr; 151(4).
Adams DH, Adams RH, Faulk V, Deeb GM, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Yakubov SJ, Heimansohn D, Hermiller J, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Khabbaz K, Tadros P, Zorn GL, Merhi W, Heiser J, Petrossian G, Robinson N, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Lee JS, Gleason TG, Resar J, Conte J, Watson D, Chenoweth S, Popma JJ. Degenerative mitral valve regurgitation: best practice revolution. European Heart Journal 2010 Jul;(16): 1958-1966.
Adams DH, Anyanwu AC, Chikwe J, Filsoufi F. The Year in Cardiovascular Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Mar; 53: 105-110.
Adams DH, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ, Yakubov J, S, GM, Gleason T, Buchbinder M, Hermiller , NS, Chetcuti S, Heiser , Merhi , Zorn G, P, Robinson N, Petrossian , Hughes GC, Harrison J, Conte J, B, Mumtaz , Chenoweth , Oh JK. Current management of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Mt Sinai J Med 2005 May; 72(19).
Anyanwu DH, Itagaki AC, Chikwe J, Filsoufi F. The Year in Cardiovascular Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 June; 53(25): 2389-2403.
Adams DH, Popma AC, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Buchbinder M, Hermiller J, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn G, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Conte J, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Chenoweth S, Oh JK. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. Nature Reviews in Cardiology 2009 May; 370(5): 330-332.
Adams CW, Anyanwu DC, Turina , Kouchoukos T, Blackstone EH, GL, Takkenberg , David E, Butchart E, Adams DH, DM, S, Mayer JE, Lytle W, Society of Thoracic Surgeons , American Association for Thoracic Surgery . Asymptomatic mitral regurgitation: does surgery save lives?. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Apr; 6(4): 1490-1495.
Adams DH, Popma AJ, Reardon MJ. Seeking a higher standard for degenerative mitral valve repair: begin with etiology. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 Sep; 136(10): 551-556.
Adams DH, Anyanwu AC, Sugeng L, Lang M. Degenerative mitral valve regurgitation: surgical echocardiography. Curr Cardiol Rep 2008 August; 10(3): 226-232.
Adams AC, Adams AH, Sugeng L, Lang RM. Etiologic classification of degenerative mitral valve disease: Barlow's disease [review]. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 May; 19(2): 90-96.
Adams DH, Anyanwu AC, Rahmanian PB, Abascal V, SP, Filsoufi F. Large annuloplasty rings facilitate mitral valve repair in Barlow's disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Mar; 82(6): 2096-2100.
Adams AH, Filsoufi A, Salzberg P, Bronster DJ, Adams DH. Epidemiology of stroke after cardiac surgery in the current era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 Nov; 134(3): 1121-1127.
Daimon M, Fukuda S, Adams H, PM, AM, Carpentier A, Filsoufi , Abascal VM, Rigolin VH, S, Huskin A, M, Shiota . Mitral valve repair with Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix annuloplasty ring for ischemic mitral regurgitation: early echocardiographic results from a multi-center study. Circulation 2006 Jul 4; 114(6): I588-593.
Akins CC, Adams DC, Turina MI, Kouchoukos NT, Blackstone EH, Grunkemeier GL, Takkenberg JJ, David TE, Butchart EG, Adams DH, Shahian DM, Hagl S, Mayer JE, Lytle BW, Society of Thoracic Surgeons , American Association for Thoracic Surgery , European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons . The intraoperative . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 Apr; 133(6): 1635-1636.
Filsoufi F, Rahmanian PB, Anyanwu A, Adams DJ, Adams DH. Physiologic basis for the surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Am Heart Hosp J 2006 Fall; 4(4): 261-268.
Adams DC, Anyanwu AC, Rahmanian , Filsoufi F. Etiologic classification of degenerative mitral valve disease: Barlow's disease. Heart Fail Rev 2006 Sep ; 11(3): 241-257.
Vassiliades DA Jr, Block PC, Cohn LH, Filsoufi DH, S, Feldman , Holmes DR, Laskey WK, BW, J, Williams , Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) , American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) , American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) , American Heart Association (AHA) . Current concepts in mitral valve repair for degenerative disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 May; 79(5): 1812-1818.
Adams DH, Anyanwu AC, Rahmanian PB, Abascal V, Salzberg SP, Filsoufi F. Pitfalls and limitations in measuring and interpreting the outcomes of mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 Dec; 131(6): 523-529.
Adams DH, Popma JJ, Anyanwu MJ, von Harbou K, Gass A, Pinney SP, Carpentier A, Adams DH. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. The New England journal of medicine 2005 Aug; 371(10).
Salzberg S, Filsoufi F, Anyanwu A, Adams K, A, Pinney P, Carpentier A, Adams DH. High-risk mitral valve surgery: perioperative hemodynamic optimization with. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 Aug; 80(2): 502-506.
Filsoufi F, Salzberg SP, Adams DH, McCarthy PM, Gillinov AM, Carpentier A, Filsoufi F, Abascal VM, Rigolin VH, Salzberg S, Huskin A, Langenfeld M, Shiota T. Current management of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Circulation 2005 Mar; 114(2): 105-115.
Adams DH, Filsoufi F. Another chapter in an enlarging book: repair degenerative mitral valves. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Mar; 125(3): 1197-1199.
Svensson LG, Gillinov AM, Weisel RD, Keshavjee S, Bacha EA, Moon MR, Cameron DE, Sugarbaker DJ, Adams DH, Gaynor JW, Coselli JS, Del Nido PJ, Jones D, Sundt TM, Cohn LH, Pomar JL, Lytle BW, Schaff HV. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Consensus Guidelines: Reasons and purpose. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2016 Apr; 151(4).
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Bonow RO, Adams DH. The Time Has Come to Define Centers of Excellence in Mitral Valve Repair. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016 Feb; 67(5).
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