Research interests
Participated in early feasibility trials of transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement[9]
Chief, Cardiac Surgery at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Current relationship
Brian T. Bethea is a cardiac-surgery leader whose work centers on minimally invasive and transcatheter treatment for valvular and structural heart disease. He is Chief of Cardiac Surgery at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and regional chief of outreach for the Baltimore region. His clinical interests include TAVR, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement, and multi-arterial coronary revascularization. After earning his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1999, he completed general surgery residency in 2005 and cardiac surgery fellowship in 2008 at Johns Hopkins. He has participated in major U.S. TAVR trials and early feasibility trials for transcatheter mitral procedures, serves as selection chair for the Tendyne trial, and teaches valve techniques internationally.
Was among the early authors published on transcatheter mitral valve replacement
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Training includes Cardiac surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, General surgery residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medical degree from the University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
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Participated in early feasibility trials of transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement[9]
Participated in nearly all major U.S. clinical trials for transcatheter aortic valve replacement[9]
As of 2016