
Michael Acker
Julian Johnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Credentials: · · ·
History
- Present
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania · Baylor College of Medicine
1977–1981
Research
Mitral-valve repair versus replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation
New England Journal of Medicine · 2014 · First of 29 authors · 735 citations
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2015 · 710 citations
Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
New England Journal of Medicine · 2016 · 650 citations
- PA
82 papers · 11 as a resident
- WS
35 papers

27 papers · 1 as a fellow
- PO
27 papers

25 papers

25 papers

25 papers

25 papers
Grants
- 2007–2026
Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) Linked Clinical Research Centers
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · UM1
Contact PI · $4.2M · University of Pennsylvania
- 2007–2013
Stroke & Cognition in Surgical Aortic Stenosis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.5M · University of Pennsylvania
- 2007–2013
Cardiac Surgery Techniques to Treat Ventricular and Aortic Remodeling
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · U01
Contact PI · $1.9M · University of Pennsylvania
- 1997–1999
General Clinical Research Center
National Center for Research Resources · M01
Project lead · $73.8K · University of Pennsylvania
Clinical trials
- 2008
Principal investigator · Unknown · Phase 2
Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc.
- 2023–2027
- 2019–2026
Anticoagulation for New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After CABG
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 3
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai


