A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Appointed
1997

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Thoracic Surgery
Baltimore, MD
1997

Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Thoracic Surgery
Baltimore, MD
1996

Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital
General Surgery
Baltimore, MD
1994

Internship - Johns Hopkins Hospital
General Surgery
Baltimore, MD
1989

Medical Education - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
1988

Undergraduate - Yale University
New Haven, CT
1984

Professional Highlights

• Co-author of "Heart 411: The Only Heart Guide You Will Every Need."
• Judith Dion Pyle Chair in Heart Valve Research
• Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award for New Techniques in Mitral Valve Repair
• Dr. Gillinov has one of the world's largest practices in robotic and minimally invasive mitral valve repair surgery

Certifications

• Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Specialty Interests

Mitral valve repair, robotic mitral valve surgery, robotic heart surgery, aortic valve replacement, minimally invasive heart surgery, heart valve surgery, heart valve repair, atrial fibrillation

Awards & Honors

• Chair, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
• Board Member, Mitral Foundation
• Board Member, AATS Foundation
• 2024 - Program Chair, AATS
• 2019-present - Chair, NIH-Funded Cardiothoracic Surgery Trials Network, the world's largest research initiative in cardiac surgery
• 2022, 2023 - Mitral Valve Reference Center Award of Excellence as Reference Mitral Surgeon
• 2007-2023 - Best Doctors, Cleveland Magazine
• 2008 - present The Judith Dion Pyle Chair in Heart Valve Research
• 2007 - present Co-Principal Investigator, NIH Network for Cardiothoracic Surgical Investigations
• 2005 - present Principal Investigator, Atrial Fibrillation Innovation Center
• 2005, 2007 Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award for New Techniques in Mitral Valve Repair

Innovations & Patents

• Dr. Gillinov has been integral to the development of several new technologies in the management of heart disease. These include:
  Percutaneous mitral valve repair
• Automated creation of artificial chords for minimally invasive surgical mitral valve repair
• Left atrial appendage exclusion in atrial fibrillation
• Minimally invasive approaches to ablation of atrial fibrillation
• Novel technologies for minimally invasive surgical drainage systems

Memberships

• American Association for Thoracic Surgery
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Heart Valve Society
• International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

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Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Gillinov receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• Baxter Healthcare Corporation
• Medtronic plc
• Abbott Laboratories
• Clear Catheter Systems, Inc.
• Edwards Lifesciences LLC

Royalty Payments. Dr. Gillinov receives or has the right to receive royalty payments for inventions or discoveries commercialized through the companies shown below:

• Clear Catheter Systems, Inc.

Right to Future Distribution of Cleveland Clinic Financial Interest. Dr. Gillinov may receive future financial benefits from the Cleveland Clinic for inventions or discoveries commercialized through the companies shown below:

• Clear Catheter Systems, Inc.

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