R. Scott Mitchell
Academic Appointments
- Emeritus (Active) Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Cardiothoracic Surgery 300 Pasteur Drive, MC 5407 Falk CVRB ULN Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-5823 Fax (650) 725-3846
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5823 Tel (650) 725-3822Alternate Contact Liz Pope Administrative Associate Email Tel Work (650) 725-4497Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Thoracic Surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Cardiac Valve Disease
- Cardiovascular Surgery
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1983) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1980) |
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1975) |
| Board Certification: | Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (1985) |
| Internship: | Children's Hospital of San Francisco CA (1971) |
| Medical Education: | Northwestern University Medical School IL (1970) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Research Interests: Disease of the aorta, congenital and acquired. Treatment of aortic pathology, including development of stent graft systems. Patterns of disease in patients treated with mediastinal radiation. Valvular heart disease, especially aortopathy associated with congenital bicuspid aortic valve.
Publications
- David valve-sparing aortic root replacement: equivalent mid-term outcome for different valve types with or without connective tissue disorder. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013; (1): 117-26, 127.e1-5; discussion 126-7
- Tirone David valve-sparing aortic root replacement and cusp repair for bicuspid aortic valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013; (3 Suppl): S35-40.e1-2
- Bicuspid aortic valve configuration and aortopathy pattern might represent different pathophysiologic substrates. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012; (2): 516-7
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012; (5): 1501
- Early outcomes of deliberate nonoperative management for blunt thoracic aortic injury in trauma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010; (3): 598-605
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010; (1): 100
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