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- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- EPO
- HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Student Health
- NY Signature
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- PPO - New Jersey Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- Special Needs
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- PPO
- Great West (National)
- EPO
- POS
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
- Vytra
- Select Care (Exchange)
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- ConnectiCare
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- PPO
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicare Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
- Multiplan
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- HMO
- POS - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- Special Needs
- TRICARE
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford Liberty
- Oxford HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
- Medicaid Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- Medicare Managed Care
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Isaac George, MD
Isaac George, MD, joined Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian in 2001 as a resident in general surgery after graduating from Duke University School of Medicine. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997. He completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery in 2011 and a fellowship in interventional cardiology in 2012. He is a Professor of Surgery and Medicine, the Surgical Director of Structural Heart Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Surgical Director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center, and Co-Director of the Mitral and Tricuspid Center.
Dr. George is board certified in thoracic (cardiac) surgery. His practice includes all types of open and reoperative adult cardiac surgery, including aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve surgery, aortic aneurysm repair, coronary bypass grafting, and robotic surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive mitral valve repair. He performs 150 to 200 open heart surgeries each year and is the highest-volume heart surgeon in New York State. His annual surgical mortality rate is approximately 1.5%.
Dr. George is trained in both cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. His practice includes transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip), transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, and surgical TAVR explantation. He performs around 800 transcatheter procedures each year and has performed nearly 8,000 TAVR procedures.
He is a Primary Investigator for multiple national surgical and transcatheter trials and is involved in research related to aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, bicuspid aortic valves, mitral regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, and heart failure. His research includes both clinical and benchtop studies with translational applications.
Dr. George can be contacted directly at ig2006@cumc.columbia.edu
Click here for a full list and description of ongoing trials from Dr. George.
Click here for a complete list of publications from Dr. George.
Related MediaWatch: Meet Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Isaac George
Watch: Dr. Isaac George Discusses Advancements in Heart Valve Surgery
Watch: Dr. George talks Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Watch: Decision Making in Aortic Valve Disease with Dr. Isaac George
Watch: Dr. George Discusses Stroke Risk and TAVR
Watch: Dr. George Interviewed on the Doctors Podcast
Watch: Dr. George discuses his personal recovery from COVID
Watch: Dr. George Discusses the Foldex Polymer Valve
Read: Dr. George Explains Link Between Microplastics and Heart Disease
Read: Dr. George Talks Hybrid Cardiac Surgery: A Viable Strategy for Select Patients
Read: What To Expect After A Coronary Artery Bypass, According To Dr. George
Read: Dr. George Participates in World's First Use of Medical Device to Protect From Stroke During TAVR
Read: Dr. George on Expanded Transcatheter Options for Cardiac Patients
Read: Dr. George on Innovations in Hybrid Surgery
Read: Strategy and Decision Making for Patients with Aortic Stenosis
Read: Dr. George Discusses SAVR vs TAVR for Aortic Stenosis
Read: Dr. George Discusses a New Synthetic Polymer Mitral Valve
Read: Dr. Geoge Discusses Light-Reactive Technology for Vein Graft Failure
Dr. George hosts Taking it to Heart, the Columbia Heart Valve team's podcast. In each episode, Dr. George and the Columbia Heart Valve team discuss a new topic related to valvuar disease.
DisclosuresGrant Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, EdwardsLifesciences
Consultant (honoraria) – Zimmer Biomet, Atricure, Neosurgery,Neptune Medical, Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, Durvena, BostonScientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, Encompass Medical, Summus Medical,Abbott SJM, BCI, Xeltis, Innocardiac, KIS Medical
Advisory Boards: Edwards Surgical, Medtronic Surgical, MedtronicStructural Mitral & Tricuspid, Trisol Medical, Valcare Medical, Durvena,Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, Foldax Medical, Zimmer Biomet, Neosurgery,Abbvie, Boston Scientific, Summus Medical, BCI, Encompass Medical, HVT Medical,Innocardiac, KIS Medical, Retex Medical
Equity: Valcare Medical, Durvena, CardioMech, Vdyne, MitreMedical,BCI, Trisol Medical, HVT Medical, Foldax, KIS Medical
Institutional funding to Columbia University: Edwards Lifesciences,Medtronic, Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, JenaValve.
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Surgical Director, Structural Heart and Valve Center
- Surgical Director, Structural Heart Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Co-Director, Mitral and Tricuspid Center
- Professor of Surgery (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2025: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Techno-College Innovation Award
- 2019: American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Biology Cup Winner - Best Presentation
- 2017: Columbia University Department of Surgery - Junior Faculty Research Grant
- 2016: American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Graham Surgical Investigator Award
- 2015: Columbia University Department of Surgery - Kenneth Forde Research Award
- 2008: Blakemore Prize Best Resident Research Award, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2007: Blakemore Award - Best Resident Research Award, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2006: Blakemore Award - Best Resident Research Award, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2004: New Era Cardiac Surgery Conference Scholarship
- 1995: Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
