News & Events: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

Tobias Deuse, MD, Professor of Surgery at UCSF, and a cardiac and heart transplant surgeon internationally renowned for his pioneering work in the development of minimally-invasive techniques for mitral valve repair, discusses the advantages of minimally invasive approaches for the treatment of mitral valve insufficiency, describing the operative technique, which candidates and pathologies are the best candidates for this procedure, and the importance of volumes and experience in achieving optimal outcomes.

Tobias Deuse, M.D., associate professor of surgery and director of minimally-invasive cardiac surgery at UCSF, has been named The Julien I. E. Hoffman, M.D. Chair in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Deuse, a cardiac and heart transplant surgeon, is internationally renowned for his pioneering work in the development of minimally-invasive techniques for mitral and aortic valve repair, demonstrating high success rates in mitral valve repair utilizing robotic-assisted (fully) endoscopic surgery or "keyhole surgery". Dr. Deuse is also a principal investigator in the Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology [...]

Dr. Tobias Deuse was recruited to UCSF from the University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, one of the leading mitral valve centers in Germany. He is excited by UCSF's team approach to complex heart disease, and recently led the establishment at UCSF of a combined clinic where patients see both an interventional cardiologist and cardiac surgeon on the same day; the specialists then consult with each other and tailor a treatment plan for each patient's unique situation. If patients meet with a doctor who tells them one thing, and then the next doctor tells them something completely different, they go [...]