Meet the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Team
Team Leaders

Robert E. Michler, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Surgeon-in-Chief, Chairman, Surgery, Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
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Daniel Goldstein, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Vice Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Director, Mechanical Assistance Program, Co-Director, Center for Advanced Cardiac Therapy, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation
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Joseph J. DeRose, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Evan C. Lipsitz, MD
Vascular Surgery
Title: Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Medical Director, Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory
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Brendon M. Stiles, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic), Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
Title: Chief, Divisions of Thoracic Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Associate Director, Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Physicians

Anoushiravan Amini Hadjibashi, MD
Surgery, Vascular Surgery
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Mei L. Chau, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Surgical Director, Structural Heart Program
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Stephen J. Forest, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation
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Rishabh Mishra, MD
Internal Medicine
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Larry A. Scher, MD
Vascular Surgery
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Saadat Shariff, MD
Vascular Surgery
Title: Attending Vascular Surgeon
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Tadahisa Sugiura, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
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