About Dr. Dominic Emerson,
Heart Valve Surgeon

"My surgery was on March 1, 2023 at Cedar-Sinai in Los Angeles. My surgeon was Dr. Joanna Chikwe and assisted by Dr. Dominic Emerson. They performed a mitral valve repair with robotic mini thoracotomy. Today, I am post op 15 days (2 weeks) and doing great. My stay in the hospital was 5 days and I experienced no complications from the surgery during my stay. My surgery went very smooth.

Before my surgery, my regurgitation was severe with symptoms of shortness of breath, chest pain and extreme fatigue. Now, my regurgitation is "trivial" with no signs or symptoms of shortness of breath, chest pain and my energy level is incredible.

My friends and family tell me I look great and sound great. They can tell a big difference in my voice when speaking, no gasping for oxygen as I spoke. I never realized I had this, as this came on gradually and I chalked up to getting older. Now as I climb the stairs in my house and do chores, I have so much energy."

-- Jonette Kruk, Mitral Valve, Valve Repair, Robotic Surgery, 03/01/2023

"Dr. Emerson was friendly and concerned from the get-go. My wife found good remarks about him when she looked him up. He has a great bedside manner and treated me really good.

Dr. Emerson is a heartfelt guy who answered all my questions, took care of my needs and the surgery went really well. The follow up appointments also went well. Dr. Emerson is a great doctor. Going into this, I was scared and thought I would be a mess after. I was tired going into it and could barely stay awake. My family has a history of cancer and I thought it was cancer. But when I saw my doctor, the scan showed the aneurysm. I was scared. My wife researched who to talk to and another friend who is a doctor recommended Dr. Emerson and Dr. Trento.

Dr. Emerson was available and saw me right away. I thought it was amazing that he was calm and patient and answered all of my questions just when he had finished an eight hour surgery! He is young, but also has plenty of experience. He did a great job and I feel really good. He also saw to it that my disability paperwork was taken care of fast. It was a huge surgery and nothing went wrong.

Dr. Emerson is a great surgeon who saved my life. All the nurses and staff at Cedars were friendly and helpful. I feel great now and all my symptoms are gone. I’ve already recommended him to others, and I recommend Dr. Emerson to anyone who needs a heart surgeon. I never thought I would feel so good after heart surgery!"

-- Luke Lane, Aortic Valve, Valve Repair, Root Replacement, 12/02/2019