ANELECHI CHINEDU ANYANWU, MD
Radiology at 5 Ave, New York, NY

Thoracic Surgery

Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography), Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery, Heart Defect Repair, Heart Surgery, Heart Transplant, Heart-Lung Transplant, Impella Device, Lung Transplant, Maze Procedure, Mitral Valve Repair, Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting, Peripheral Artery Catheterization, Port Placements or Replacements, TAVI/TAVR, Thoracentesis, Tracheal Surgery, Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary), Ventricular Assist Device, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy

Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart, Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome, Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Disease, Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation), Cardiomegaly, Cardiomyopathy, Carotid Artery Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Endocarditis, Heart Valve Diseases, Lung Cancer, Mitral Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Pericardial Disease, Pleura Cancer, Pleural Neoplasm, Malignant, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Valve Disease, Septal Defect

English, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese

Dr. Anyanwu trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom and affiliated hospitals in the University of London Network. He was trained by internationally renowned surgeons including Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Professor Gilles Dreyfus and Professor Tom Treasure. Under the tutelage of Professor Yacoub and Dr. Ashgar Khaghani, he was trained in Heart and Lung Transplantation. At Harefield hospital he was also trained in various aspects of heart valve surgery including homograft implantation, another field pioneered by Professor Yacoub's team. His other areas of specialized training include multiple arterial revascularization using bilateral skeletonized internal mammary artery grafts--this operation is more durable than the standard coronary artery bypass surgery using a single mammary artery and leg veins for bypass. Following his training in England, Dr. Anyanwu joined the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York in 2004 as a Senior Clinical Fellow. His primary interests were Mitral Valve Repair, Complex Valvular surgery, Surgery for Heart Failure and Re-operative Cardiac Surgery. Under the close instruction of Dr. David Adams, Dr. Anyanwu was trained intensively in the entire spectrum of techniques for mitral valve repair, and is one of only a handful of surgeons in the United States to have received formal training in mitral valve repair to a proficient and advanced level. His main interests are in minimally invasive mitral valve repair and mitral valve repair for dilated cardiomyopathies. Apart from mitral repair, during the Fellowship at Mount Sinai, Dr. Anyanwu acquired expertise in complex re-operative valvular surgery, and heart failure surgery. Working with Dr. Adams, Dr. Anyanwu has led the advanced heart failure program, introducing new mechanical devices for circulatory support and has also re-established the combined heart-lung transplant program with two combined heart-lung transplants performed in 2006 so far.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Surgeon

1190 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029

English

Filsoufi F, Anyanwu AC, Adams DH, Rahmanian PB. Physiologic basis for the surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation. 2006; 4(4): 261-268. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17086006), Adams DH, Anyanwu AC, Filsoufi F, Rahmanian PB. Current concepts in mitral valve repair for degenerative diseases. 2006; 11(3): 241-257., Rahmanian PB, Anyanwu AC, Adams DH, Filsoufi F. The pathophysiology of ischemic mitral regurgitation: implications for surgical and percutaneous intervention. 2006; 19(5 Suppl): S78-86., Karlof E, Salzberg SP, Fisoufi F, Steinbock B, Anyanwu AC. How fast does an atrial myxoma grow?. 2006; 82(4): 1510-1512., Salzberg SP, Filsoufi F, Anyanwu A, Adams DH, Karlof E, Carpentier A, Dansky HM, von Harbou K. Increased neointimal formation after surgical vein grafting in a murine model of type 2 diabetes. 2006; 114(1 Suppl): 1302-1307. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16820590), Anyanwu A, Adams DH. Pitfalls and limitations in measuring and interpreting the outcomes of mitral valve repair. 2006; 131(3): 523-529., Salzberg SP, Filsoufi F, Anyanwu A, Adams DH, Gass A, Pinney SP, Carpentier A, von Harbou K. High-risk mitral valve surgery: perioperative hemodynamic optimization with nesiritide (BNP). 2006; 80(2): 502-506., Khaghani A, Banner NR, Anyanwu AC, Birks EJ. Heart transplantation from live donors. 2004; 23(9 Suppl): S257-S259., Anyanwu AC, Adams DH. Reply to the Editor [editorial]. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008; 135(1): 228-229., Anyanwu AC, Filsoufi F, Salzberg S, Bronster DJ, Adams DH. Epidemiology of stroke after cardiac surgery in the current era. Journal of Thoracic and Cariodvascular Surgery 2007; 134(5): 1121-1127. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17976438), Adams DH, Anyanwu AC, Chikwe J, Filsoufi F. The Year in Cardiovascular Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 June; 53(25): 2389-2403. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19539151)

Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, performed emergency surgery to implant a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in Che...

Associate Professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center

Medical Practice

Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Guggenheim Pavilion
1190 5Th Ave, New York, NY 10029

University Of Nigeria (1991)