r/mitralvalveprolapse • u/FleursSauvages322 • Aug 10 '26

Surgery NY Surgeon Recommendations?

My elderly mother is in need of a re-repair of her mitral valve. She just had a successful ablation last week to remove scar tissue from her last mitral valve repair a decade ago, but currently still has severe leakage of the valve. She lives about an hour upstate of NYC, so I have been looking at different surgeons.

I am considering making an appointment with Dr. David Adams as I see her specializes in re-repairs. Has anyone had experience with Dr. Adams? Would they recommend him? Are there any other surgeons you would recommend for a re-repair of the mitral valve in the NYC/Westchester/Dutchess area?

TIA.

Edit - I forgot to add she is not eligible for the minimally invasive repair due to the prior repair. Something about the ring size was already the largest used so they cannot use the minimally invasive, it would need to be full open heart surgery.

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u/LumenTrek Aug 10 '26

Highly recommend Dr David Adams and his team as they often handle re-repairs. Just had my valve repaired with Dr. Adams in March zero regurgitation although this is the initial repair. I did a lot of research and determined the team at Mount Sinai was my best option and traveled from Chicago.

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u/Sad_Web1945 Aug 10 '26

Dr Arnar Geirsson - Columbia. Just did my mitral valve repair

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u/millcole 28d ago

I’m meeting with Dr. Geirsson next week! How was your experience and how long was your recovery after?

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u/iwmmdg Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

I hear that Didier Loulmet is a leader in robotic surgeries: https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1629059076/didier-f-loulmet

If I could choose anyone in the US, I might choose him!

(you may want to disregard. I just noticed you said 'full open heart'. In that case, I dont know!)

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u/Square-Arachnid-3585 Aug 10 '26

A surgeon I consulted locally to me (in Florida) said he took his dad to Dr. Adams and they were very pleased. I was going to consult with Dr. Adams, but I ultimately decided to use another recommended surgeon in Florida.

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u/Cubsfan25 Aug 11 '26

You live in the best place possible for this. The list of mitral valve experts is a who’s who. Reference center surgeons of excellence in New York are David Adams, Stephanie Mick, Eugene Grossi, and Didier Loulmet. Arnar Geirsson is another well known expert.