Surgeon Q&A: Patient Criteria to Choose Your Mitral Surgeon

When patients find out that their mitral valve needs to be repaired or replaced, they often experience a deluge of thoughts and emotions. In a short period of time, patients will need to understand their disease, their treatment options and more. To help mitral valve patients learn more about choosing a surgical program that fits their needs and to start making these important decisions, we recently met with Dr. Dominic Emerson, the Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. (Video posted on April 2, 2025)