Meet Your Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Team

Montefiore Einstein Cardiothoracic Surgery Team

We're home to a multidisciplinary cardiothoracic surgery team, many are recognized internationally for their contributions to medicine and science–and appreciated deeply by patients and families for the compassionate care they provide.

Robert E. Michler, MD

Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Ibrahim Abdullah, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Anoushiravan Amini Hadjibashi, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Matthew Carnevale, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Joseph J. DeRose, MD

Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Stephen J. Forest, MD

Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation

John S. Futchko, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Daniel Goldstein, MD

Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation

William A. Jakobleff, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Manasa Kanneganti, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Evan C. Lipsitz, MD

Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Ali Y. Mansour, MD

Medical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation

Larry A. Scher, MD

Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Saadat Shariff, MD

Attending Vascular Surgeon

Stephen M. Spindel, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Brendon M. Stiles, MD

Chief, Divisions of Thoracic Surgery & Surgical Oncology

Tadahisa Sugiura, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Sonia S. Talathi, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Mayuko Uehara, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Patricia O. Yau, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery