To make an appointment to see one of our surgeons, you may:

• Contact our surgeons directly using the numbers below.
• Request an appointment online, using Weill Cornell Connect, to the left of this page. We will aim to call you back within 24 hours of receiving your inquiry.

Our staff is here to help you through this process and coordinate all aspects of your care. We can provide you with information about our experienced cardiothoracic surgeons, their areas of expertise, and the services we provide so we can put together the healthcare team that is best for you.

If you are experiencing chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or other symptoms now, please call 911 to access emergency care services in your area.

Our Cardiovascular Surgeons

Leonard N. Girardi, MD

Chairman
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5194

Karl H. Krieger, MD

Vice Chairman
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5152

O. Wayne Isom, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5151

Samuel Lang, MD

Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5112

Anthony Tortolani, MD

Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5155

Robert F. Tranbaugh, MD

Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5155

T. Sloane Guy, M.D.

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-9553

Charles Mack, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5168

Arash Salemi, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5873

Dimitrios Avgerinos, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(646) 697-0057

Iosif Gulkarov, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5194

Christopher Lau, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5172

Berhane Worku, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5194

Our Pediatric Heart Surgeons

Emile A. Bacha, MD

Adjunct Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5014

Paul J Chai, MD

Adjunct Asst Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5014

David M. Kalfa MD, PhD

Instructor in Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5014

Our Thoracic Surgeons

Nasser K. Altorki, MD

Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5156

Paul Lee, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5043

Jeffrey L. Port, MD

Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5197

Sebron Harrison, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5194

Brendon Stiles, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-0848

Andrew Nguyen, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(646) 697-0014

Our Interventional Pulmonologist

Eugene Shostak, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-6275

Our Cardiovascular Physicians

Clare Hochreiter, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery
(212) 746-5846