A. Mark Gillinov

Cleveland Clinic Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Doctor's speciality:

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

About the doctor

experience

28 years +

number of operations performed

8 000 +

conducts videoconsultations

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Professor A. Mark Gillinov — a globally recognized expert in mitral valve surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, and atrial fibrillation treatment. To learn more about how robotic surgery works and which systems besides da Vinci are used in cardiac surgery and other specialties abroad, read our article “Robotic Surgery Abroad: Da Vinci, ROSA, ARTEMIS“.

Dr. Gillinov pioneered transcatheter (catheter-based) techniques for mitral valve repair, significantly transforming the approach to treating valvular heart diseases. He developed an innovative method for automatically creating artificial chords for minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Additionally, he introduced new minimally invasive atrial fibrillation ablation techniques and developed advanced technologies for minimally invasive surgical drainage.

Dr. Gillinov is an instructor for other cardiac surgeons and regularly presents at international conferences. He leads a team performing over 1,000 mitral valve surgeries annually.

Education

1984 — Graduate summa cum laude from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

1988 — Graduate of the Medical School at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (ranked first in the class)

1989—1991 — Internship and residency in General Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

1991—1997 — Residency and specialized training in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

Work Experience

1978 — Summer work at Cleveland Clinic: researcher and assistant in cardiac surgery operating room (during high school)

1997—2001 — Joined the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Cleveland Clinic

2004—2018 — Leading surgeon of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department

2018—present — Chairman of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Cleveland Clinic

2005—present — Surgical Director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation at Cleveland Clinic

2019—present — Chair of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN)

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