Dr. Mario Gaudino is the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery (II) at New York Presbyterian /Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Gaudino is an expert in the field of coronary artery bypass surgery and the use of multiple arterial grafts. Along with his expert training and knowledge in coronary artery bypass surgery, Dr. Gaudino also specializes in structural heart disease, valvular dysfunction and complex aortic procedures. In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Gaudino is currently the Assistant Dean for Clinical Trials, Director for the Joint Clinical Trials Office (JCTO), and the Director of Translational and Clinical Research for the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Gaudino has published more than 695 peer-reviewed manuscripts in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, and public health fields in high impact journals including first author in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet and the Journal of the American Medical Association as well as numerous book chapters. He is currently the lead investigator of several international, randomized, cardiac surgery trials: ROMA, ROMA:Women, RECHARGE, STICH3C, ODIN, PALACS, and EPIC. Dr. Gaudino currently serves as the Chair of the AHA Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia CVSA Education and Publications Committee as well as the Chair of the Participant User File (PUF) Review Task Force of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Adult Cardiac Subcommittee). He is also the immediate past Chair of the Coronary Artery Surgery Task Force of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. As a known advocate for scientific integrity and surgical quality, Dr. Gaudino is often called upon to serve on guideline writing committees to help set standards for cardiac surgery both nationally and internationally. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with his cats and rabbit.
Born 1963 in Stuttgart, Germany
Medical studies at the Universities of Tuebingen and Munich (LMU) 1982-1988
Training in Cardiac Surgery Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Großhadern, LMU Munich 1990-1996 (Prof. Bruno Reichart)
Research in xenotransplantation, Papworth Hospital (Mr. John Wallwork) 1996-97
Specialist in Cardiac Surgery 2000
Consultant (LMU Munich) 2001
Senior Consultant 2007
Head of Department of Cardiac Surgery, AK St. Georg, Hamburg since 2009