Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS, is a recognized leader in the field of mitral valve repair and coronary revascularization, with expertise in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Dr. Chikwe serves as Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. She has published over 125 contributions in peer-reviewed medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association; serves on editorial boards of leading specialty journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; and is a deputy editor of Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Her research interests focus on comparative outcomes research in cardiology and cardiac surgery. Dr. Chikwe has edited and authored three textbooks, including Cardiothoracic Surgery. A native of England, she completed her medical degree at the University of Oxford, followed by cardiothoracic surgery residency at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals in London.
Selected publications from PubMed
Use of the Ross Procedure in North America: Relation Between Surgical Volume and Operative Mortality.
Mazine A, Weiss J, Chikwe J, Desai ND, Chung JC, Malas J, Chen QK, Chen A, Runeckles K, Steve Fan CP, Bowdish ME, Bavaria JE, Ouzounian M
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jun 23;87(24):3384-3396 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.01.031.
The 2025 Accra Declaration on Upskilling and Cost- Effective Cardiac Surgery in Africa.
Yankah AC, Nwiloh J, Mestres CA, Bouzid A, Mwambu TP, Duncan AJ, Debieche M, Omokhodion SI, Onakpoya UU, Angres M, Nademo SM, Oburu G, Yao NA, Entsua-Mensah K, Reddy D, Antunes M, Gomes WJ, Akamah JA, Yigitbasi M, Buys DG, Bokenkamp R, Koen W, Smit FE, Chikwe J
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2026 Jun;34(5):419-429 doi: 10.1177/02184923251369134.
Endoscopic Versus Open Radial Artery Harvesting: A Population-Level Analysis.
Razavi AA, Lim B, Sallam A, Perez C, Sharew B, Krishnan A, Emerson D, Megna D, Gunn T, Gaudino M, Bowdish ME, Egorova NN, Chikwe J, Tam DY
Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Jun;121(6):1385-1393 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.039.
The 2025 Accra Declaration on Upskilling and Cost-Effective Cardiac Surgery in Africa.
Yankah AC, Nwiloh J, Mestres CA, Bouzid A, Mwambu TP, Duncan AJ, Debieche M, Omokhodion SI, Onakpoya UU, Angres M, Nademo SM, Oburu G, Yao NA, Entsua-Mensah K, Reddy D, Antunes M, Gomes WJ, Akamah JA, Yigitbasi M, Buys DG, Bokenkamp R, Koen W, Smit FE, Chikwe J
Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 May;121(5):1049-1058 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.002.
Conduit Choice and Volume-Outcome Relationships in Multiarterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting of Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States.
Tam DY, Sallam A, Elsherbini A, Chen Q, Fremes SE, Razavi A, Sharew B, Gaudino M, Bowdish ME, Egorova N, Chikwe J
Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 May;121(5):1101-1110 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.039.
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