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[CSY1-1]Surgical Treatment of Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Ralph James Damiano (Washington University School of Medicine, USA)
Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD, is the Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.. Dr. Damiano was Chief of the Division from 2014 – 2025, and Cardiac Section Chief from 2000 – 2014.
Dr. Damiano has authored more than 500 scientific publications and given over 700 lectures and presentations around the nation and the world. His major contributions have been in the area of myocardial preservation, surgical electrophysiology, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Dr. Damiano is past president of the Society of Clinical Surgery, the Cardiac Surgical Biology Club, and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.
He has been a leader in the field of the surgical treatment of arrhythmias. His team at Washington University is world-renowned for its research on the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. His group has been continuously funded by the NIH for over 30 years.
Dr. Damiano has authored more than 500 scientific publications and given over 700 lectures and presentations around the nation and the world. His major contributions have been in the area of myocardial preservation, surgical electrophysiology, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Dr. Damiano is past president of the Society of Clinical Surgery, the Cardiac Surgical Biology Club, and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.
He has been a leader in the field of the surgical treatment of arrhythmias. His team at Washington University is world-renowned for its research on the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. His group has been continuously funded by the NIH for over 30 years.