Aaron Weiss, MD, PhD.

Specialty

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

About

Aaron Weiss, MD, PhD,  is a cardiac (heart) surgeon in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. He sees patients at Cleveland Clinic main campus.

Treatment & Services

• Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Aorta Surgery
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Valve Replacement
• Aortic Valve Surgery
• Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
• Artificial Heart
• Atrial Septal Defect Closure
• Bypass Surgery
• Bypass Surgery Re-operation

Specialty in Diseases & Conditions

• Acquired Adult Cardiac Disease
• Acquired Valve Disease
• Advanced Ischemic Heart Disease
• Amyloidosis
• Aorta Disease
• Aortic Aneurysms
• Aortic Insufficiency
• Aortic Regurgitation
• Aortic Stenosis
• Aortic Valve Disease

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2019

Graduate School - Icahn School Of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Clinical Research
New York, NY USA
2022

Graduate School - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Clinical research
New York, NY USA
2022

Residency - Mount Sinai - Icahn School of Medicine
Integrated Thoracic Surgery
New York, NY USA
2019

Medical Education - Mount Sinai - Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY USA
2011

Undergraduate - Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO USA
2006

Hospital Affiliations

Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

Certifications & Licensure

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Certified in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

NY State Medical License

Active through 2020

OH State Medical License

Active through 2023

Awards & Honors

• 2018 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Foundation Award, Cleveland Clinic
• 2011 – 2012 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• 2011 Mrs. David A. Dreiling Surgery Prize in Memory of her Mother, Florence L. Oppenheimer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• 2011 Distinction in Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Professional Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
  Fellow

Publications

Invited Commentary.

Weiss, A. J.

Heart Transplant Using a Donor Heart With Only a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Case Report.

Crystal An, Bogdan A Kindzelski, Michael Z Y Tong, Edward G Soltesz, Aaron J Weiss

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Bridging to Transplant in the Face of Central Device Infection.

Haley Jenkins, Randall C Starling, Edward G Soltesz, Michael Z Y Tong, Aaron J Weiss

Extensive Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Associated With Thrombosis: A Surgical Challenge.

Katie E O'Sullivan, Michael Z Tong, Aaron J Weiss, Faisal G Bakaeen

Volume Improves Outcomes in Septal Myectomy, but Who Gets Left Behind?

Anelechi C Anyanwu, Aaron J Weiss

Two-year outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve implantation in degenerated surgical valves.

Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Omar Abdelfattah, Mohamed M Gad, Anas Saad, Essa Hariri, Toshiaki Isogai, Shashank Shekhar, Grant W Reed, Rishi Puri, James Yun, Patrick R Vargo, Aaron J Weiss, Daniel Burns, Shinya Unai, Zoran Popovic, Serge C Harb, Amar Krishnaswamy, Lars G Svensson, Douglas R Johnston, Samir R Kapadia

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-Not for Every Patient, Not for Every Surgeon.

Arnaldo Dimagli, Aaron J Weiss, Faisal G Bakaeen

Public reporting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The quest for the optimal scorecard.

Hiba Ghandour, Aaron J Weiss, Mario Gaudino, Michael Halkos, Danny Chu, Bradley S Taylor, John Puskas, Deepak Bhatt, Marco Zenati, John Stulak, Todd Rosengart, Husam H Balkhy, Eugene H Blackstone, Lars G Svensson, Faisal G Bakaeen, , Ozgun Erten, Tara Karamlou, Edward G Soltesz, A Marc Gillinov, Anthony Warmuth, Eric E Roselli, Nicholas G Smedira

Commentary: Measuring and reporting cardiac surgery: Healthy debate and welcome progress.

Aaron J Weiss, Faisal G Bakaeen

Commentary: Coronary revascularization therapies and number needed to treat.

Arnaldo Dimagli, Aaron J Weiss, Faisal G Bakaeen

Reply: Not all incomplete revascularizations are created equal.

Aaron J Weiss, Faisal G Bakaeen

Commentary: If you can't ride 2 horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.

William C Frankel, Douglas R Johnston, Aaron J Weiss

Using near-infrared spectroscopy myocardial oximetry to monitor myocardial oxygen balance in a swine model of cardiac surgery: a descriptive study.

Rafael Honikman, Amit Pawale, Shinobu Itagaki, Hung-Mo Lin, Cesar Rodriguez-Diaz, Aaron J. Weiss, Gregory W. Fischer, Menachem M. Weiner

Utility of administrative and clinical data for cardiac surgery research: A case-based approach to guide choice.

Tara Karamlou, Michael J. Javorski, Aaron J. Weiss, Sara K. Pasquali, Karl F. Welke

Risks and Outcomes of Reoperative Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Patent Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts

Faisal G. Bakaeen, Hiba Ghandour, Kirthi Ravichandren, Go¨sta B. Pettersson, Aaron J. Weiss, Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, Edward G. Soltesz, Douglas R. Johnston, Penny L. Houghtaling, Nicholas G. Smedira, Eric E. Roselli, Eugene H. Blackstone, A. Marc Gillinov, Lars G. Svensson

Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture Bridged to Heartmate 3 with an Impella 5.5.

Joshua Cohen, Robert A. Montgomery, Mohammad Zmaili, Penelope Rampersad, Venu Menon, Michael Z. Tong, Edward G. Soltesz, Aaron J. Weiss

A Pragmatic Approach to Weaning Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: A State-of-the-Art Review.

Varinder K. Randhawa, Abdulrahman A Al-Fares, Michael Z.Y. Tong, Edward G. Soltesz, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, Ziad Taimeh, Aaron J. Weiss, Venu Menon, Joseph Campbell, Paul Cremer, Jerry D. Estep

Commentary: Tipping the balance toward better understanding of aortic dissection.

Aaron J. Weiss, Eric E. Roselli

Commentary: When possible, revascularize all the important coronary vessels at a minimum.

Aaron J. Weiss, Joshua E. Insler, Faisal G. Bakaeen

Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Insufficiency: Just Do It!

William C. Frankel, Aaron J. Weiss

Commentary: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019: A step toward enlightenment or still flying blind?

William C. Frankel, James Yun, Aaron J. Weiss

CABG in Failing Hearts: A How-to-Guide to Using Modern Mechanical Support as Backup.

Michael Z.Y. Tong, Aaron J. Weiss, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Edward G. Soltesz

The fog is leaking in.

Aaron J. Weiss, Tara Karamlou

Commentary: Our patients deserve our patience.

William C. Frankel, Michael Z. Tong, Aaron J. Weiss

Value of psychosocial evaluation for left ventricular assist device candidates.

Caroline K. Olt, Lucy Thuita, Edward G. Soltesz, Michael Z. Tong, Aaron J. Weiss, Kay Kendall, Jerry D. Estep, Eugene H. Blackstone, Eileen Hsich, Shinya Unai, Terrence Roncagli, Alexandra C.W. Sakai

Commentary: Beyond the horizon of evidence in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

Aaron J. Weiss, William C. Frankel, Faisal G. Bakaeen

The Ross reversal

Aaron J. Weiss, Gösta B. Pettersson

Do You Have Change? If You Give Me $10, I Will Give You $5 Back.

Aaron J. Weiss, Tara Karamlou

Cardiogenic Shock from an Acute Rupture of an Infectious Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm

Robert A. Montgomery, Michael J. Javorski, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Michael Z. Tong, Gösta B. Pettersson, Aaron J. Weiss

Commentary: How Expensive is the Cardiac Surgery Associated Acute Renal Dysfunction? It Comes Down to the Definition.

Kevin Hodges, Aaron J. Weiss, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Mariya Geube

The Enemy Within: Sudden-Onset Reversible Cardiogenic Shock With Biopsy-Proven Cardiac Myocyte Infection by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

Chonyang L. Albert, Andres E. Carmona-Rubio, Aaron J. Weiss, Gary G. Procop, Randall C. Starling, E. Rene Rodriguez

Temporal improvements in perioperative stroke rates following coronary artery bypass grafting.

Aaron J. Weiss, Lars G. Svensson, Faisal G. Bakaeen

Commentary: Modern problems require modern solutions: Fixing the failed WATCHMAN.

Marc Gillinov, Aaron J. Weiss, Edward G. Soltesz

Commentary: Relational coordination… a mechanism to improve data interoperability.

Aaron J. Weiss, Tara Karamlou

Charting a Safe and Expeditious Course Back to Elective Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

William C. Frankel, Tom C. Nguyen, Aaron J. Weiss

Commentary: Can I trust the P value?

Aaron J. Weiss, Anelechi C. Anyanwu

Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair During Mitral Valve Repair: An Analysis of Techniques and Outcomes.

Himani V. Bhatt, Aaron J. Weiss, Pritul R. Patel, Ahmed El Eshmawi, Dimosthenis Pandis, Harish Ramakrishna, Menachem M. Weiner

Commentary: The mid-life crisis of the meta-analysis

Joanna Chikwe, Aaron J. Weiss

Commentary: Goals of surgical therapy in tricuspid valve endocarditis.

Aaron J. Weiss, Anelechi C. Anyanwu

The Right Axillary Incision: A Potential New Standard of Care for Selected Congenital Heart Surgery.

Timothy C. Lee, Aaron J. Weiss, Elbert E. Williams, Fuad Kiblawi, Joanna Dong, Khanh H. Nguyen

The Cost-Effectiveness of Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valves in Intermediate Risk Patients (Commentary)

Aaron J. Weiss, Anelechi C. Anyanwu

Ross Procedure Following a Dislodged Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Samuel R Schnittman, Aaron J. Weiss, Robin Varghese, Paul Stelzer

Feasibility of Intraoperative Extubation in Pediatric Heart Transplantation.

Samuel R Schnittman, Saima Rashid, Alexander C. Egbe, Barry Love, Khanh Nguyen, Alexander J.C. Mittnacht, Aaron J. Weiss

Esophageal perforation following cervical mediastinoscopy: a rare serious complication

Aaron J. Weiss, Benjamin Salter, Adam S. Evans, Ramachandra C. Reddy

Safety of parenteral nutrition in patients receiving a ventricular assist device.

Corey Scurlock, Sean Pinney, Hung-Mo Lin, Matthew Potenza, Aaron J. Weiss, Neeha Zaidi, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Balloon in the left ventricular outflow tract: a surgical technique for the calcified unclampable aorta with aortic insufficiency.

Amit Pawale, Aaron J. Weiss, Alexander J.C. Mittnacht, Paul Stelzer

What are the barriers to training residents in aortic root surgery

Antonio Polanco, Andrew M. Breglio, Shinobu Itagaki, Aaron J. Weiss, Paul Stelzer, Joanna Chikwe

Clamp times, teaching, and technical excellence.

Aaron J. Weiss, Paul Stelzer, Joanna Chikwe

A meta-analysis comparing bilateral internal mammary artery with left internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass grafting

Aaron J. Weiss, Shan Zhao, David H. Tian, David P. Taggart, Tristan D. Yan

Quality of life and survival of septuagenarians and octogenarians after repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.

Gabriele Di Luozzo, Aditya S. Shirali, Robin Varghese, Hung-Mo Lin, Aaron J. Weiss, Moritz S. Bischoff, Randall B. Griepp

Adjuvant therapy with methylene blue in the treatment of postoperative vasoplegic syndrome caused by carcinoid crisis after tricuspid valve replacement.

Jayashree Raikhelkar, Aaron J. Weiss, Laurie Maysick, Corey Scurlock

Repair of an aortic sinus right ventricular fistula and aortic leaflet disruption after a stab wound.

Aaron J. Weiss, Amit Pawale, Ingrid Hollinger, Paul Stelzer, Joanna Chikwe

Importance of β-Catenin in glucose and energy homeostasis

Lynda Elghazi, Aaron P. Gould, Aaron J. Weiss, Daniel Barker, John Callaghan, Darren M. Opland, Martin G. Myers, Corentin Cras-Méneur, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

Deep versus mild hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery

Aaron J. Weiss, Amit Pawale, Randall B. Griepp, Gabriele Di Luozzo

Enhanced beta cell proliferation in mice overexpressing a constitutively active form of Akt and one allele of p21 Cip

Manuel Blandino-Rosano, Emilyn U. Alejandro, Aruna Sathyamurthy, Joshua O. Scheys, Brigid Gregg, A. Y. Chen, Latif Rachdi, Aaron J. Weiss, Daniel Barker, Aaron P. Gould, Lynda Elghazi, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

A propensity score–matched comparison of deep versus mild hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery

Aaron J. Weiss, Hung-Mo Lin, Moritz S. Bischoff, Johannes Scheumann, Ricardo Lazala, Randall B. Griepp, Gabriele Di Luozzo

Nutrition, bone, and aging: an integrative physiology approach.

Rifka Schulman, Aaron J. Weiss, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Glycemic control: how tight in the intensive care unit?

Aaron J. Weiss, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Use of inhaled epoprostenol in transition to extubation in a patient after implantation of a ventricular assist device.

Mark Shapiro, Corey Scurlock, Jayashree Raikhelkar, Aaron J. Weiss, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, E. Neil Schachter

A systems approach to bone pathophysiology

Aaron J. Weiss, Azi Lipshtat, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

The Skeletal Subsystem as an Integrative Physiology Paradigm

Aaron J. Weiss, Jameel Iqbal, Neeha Zaidi, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Impaired postoperative hyperglycemic stress response associated with increased mortality in patients in the cardiothoracic surgery intensive care unit.

Michael A. Via, Corey Scurlock, David H. Adams, Aaron J. Weiss, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Aortic arch resection and ligation of the descending thoracic aorta to manage a ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysm.

Aaron J. Weiss, Gabriele Di Luozzo, Christian D. Etz, Randall B. Griepp

mTORC1 Activation Regulates β-Cell Mass and Proliferation by Modulation of Cyclin D2 Synthesis and Stability

Norman Balcazar, Aruna Sathyamurthy, Lynda Elghazi, Aaron P. Gould, Aaron J. Weiss, Ichiro Shiojima, Kenneth Walsh, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

Regulation of Pancreas Plasticity and Malignant Transformation by Akt Signaling

Lynda Elghazi, Aaron J. Weiss, Daniel Barker, John Callaghan, Lora J. Staloch, Eric P. Sandgren, Maureen Gannon, Volkan Adsay, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

A model of transluminal flow of an anti-HIV microbicide vehicle: Combined elastic squeezing and gravitational sliding

Andrew J. Szeri, Su Chan Park, Stéphane Verguet, Aaron J. Weiss, David F. Katz

Disruption of Tsc2 in pancreatic β cells induces β cell mass expansion and improved glucose tolerance in a TORC1-dependent manner

Latif Rachdi, Norman Balcazar, Fernando Osorio-Duque, Lynda Elghazi, Aaron J. Weiss, Aaron P. Gould, Karen J. Chang-Chen, Michael J. Gambello, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

Generation of a reporter mouse line expressing Akt and EGFP upon Cre-mediated recombination.

Lynda Elghazi, Aaron J. Weiss, Aaron P. Gould, Balazs Hegedus, David H. Gutmann, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

Regulation of β-cell mass and function by the Akt/protein kinase B signalling pathway

Lynda Elghazi, Latif Rachdi, Aaron J. Weiss, Corentin Cras-Méneur, Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi

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