One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors

Arnar Geirsson, MD

Cardiac Surgery
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Specialties
Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, more

Locations and Appointments


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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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ColumbiaDoctors - 300 Frank Burr Blvd

300 Frank W Burr Blvd
Suite 130
Teaneck, NJ 07666
US
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ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway

15 North Broadway
Suite C
White Plains, NY 10601
US
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Insurances Accepted


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    NY Signature
    NYP Employee Plan
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Great West (National)
    EPO
    POS
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    HMO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    POS
    EPO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Vytra
    ConnectiCare
    HMO
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    PPO
    HMO
    EPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    EPO - New Jersey Services
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    HMO
    Essential Plan
    POS - New Jersey Services
    HMO - New Jersey Services
    PPO - New Jersey Services
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    TRICARE
    PPO
    POS
    HMO
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Compass (Exchange)
    Empire Plan
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford HMO
    Special Needs
    SelectHealth
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    NY Signature
    NYP Employee Plan
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Great West (National)
    EPO
    POS
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    HMO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    POS
    EPO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Vytra
    ConnectiCare
    HMO
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    PPO
    HMO
    EPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    EPO - New Jersey Services
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    HMO
    Essential Plan
    POS - New Jersey Services
    HMO - New Jersey Services
    PPO - New Jersey Services
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    TRICARE
    PPO
    POS
    HMO
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Compass (Exchange)
    Empire Plan
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford HMO
    Special Needs
    SelectHealth
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Arnar Geirsson, MD


Dr. Geirsson is a renowned cardiac surgeon and the Director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Director of the Surgical Heart Valve Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. With an upbringing and medical education in Iceland, he honed his skills in General Surgery at Yale University and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania between 1998 and 2007. During his tenure at Yale as the Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery from 2007 to 2013, he made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Geirsson then returned to Iceland from 2013 to 2016, serving as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik. Driven by his passion for innovative approaches, he returned to Yale in 2016 and was appointed as the Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery in 2017.


Dr. Geirsson's clinical practice focuses on minimally invasive cardiac surgery and valve surgery, specializing in robotic mitral valve repair and aortic valve repair. He achieved notable milestones by performing the first minimally right thoracotomy mitral valve surgery at YNHH in 2009 and the first robotic mitral valve surgery at YNHH in 2018. Moreover, his research endeavors encompass both basic and clinical science, concentrating on mitral valve prolapse and aortic aneurysm disease.


With his expertise, dedication, and commitment to advancing cardiac surgery, Dr. Geirsson continues to make significant contributions to the field and improve patient outcomes.


Languages Spoken

  • Icelandic

Specialties & Expertise

  • Adult Cardiac Surgery
  • Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Cardiac Valve Replacement
  • Cardiac Valve Surgery
  • Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions
  • Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
  • Heart Surgery
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Heart Valve Repair
  • Heart Valve Replacement
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Techniques
  • Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Mitral Valve Reconstruction
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement/Repair
  • Mitral Valve Surgery
  • Mitral/Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Structural Heart Disease

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Director of the Cardiovascular Institute
  • Director of the Surgical Heart Valve Program
  • Professor of Surgery at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Awards & Honors

  • 2001: Research Fellowship Award. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. "Characterization of trophoblast factor suppressing MHC class II expression".
  • 2009: Career Development Award. Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education. "Role of micro RNA in Cardiac Ischemia and Heart Failure".
  • 2016: Best article published in the EJCTS in 2016 at the Journal Family Session at the EACTS Annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Oct 1-5, 2016. The Incidence and Mortality of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissection: Results from a Whole Nation Study. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
  • 2019: Ingegerd and Viking Olov Bjork Scholarship. Invitation for partipating in the 2019 SATS/Swedish Thoracic meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, September 4-6, 2019.
  • 2020: Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery presented at the 2020 Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Jan 26-28, 2020. The Evolving Burden of Infective Endocarditis Due to Illicit Drug Use in the United States: An Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
  • 2021: Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award. American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation recognized Yale-New Haven Hospital as referral center for mitral valve repair. Arnar Geirsson lead mitral valve surgeon.

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