Dr. Arnar Geirsson, MD – New York, NY

Overview of Dr. Geirsson

Adult cardiac surgeon specializing in reconstructive valve surgery specifically robotic mitral valve repair and complex reoperative surgery.

Education & Training

• University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2007

• Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005

• University of IcelandClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

• NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025

• NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025

• CT State Medical License 2007 - 2024

• PA State Medical License 2005 - 2018

• American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
• Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• Extremely Long-Term Follow-Up of Dr William Glenn's Original Patient Cohort With Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (1958-1990).

  Amabile, A., Lee, M., Geirsson, A., Gruber, P., Kopf, G.> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2024 Jan 23

• Outcomes following initial multicenter experience with robotic aortic valve replacement: Defining a path forward.

  Badhwar, V., Pereda, D., Khaliel, F., Poffo, R., Darehzereshki, A., Mehaffey, J., Yan, T., Melnitchouk, S., Geirsson, A., Arghami, A., Navia, J., Raikar, G., Weber, A....> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Jan 19

• Assessment of online information on robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery.

  Amabile, A., Candelario, K., Khan, S., Li, E., Fereydooni, S., Almeida, M., Latif, N., Ahmed, A., Krane, M., Hameed, I., Dhanasopon, A., Blasberg, J., Geirsson, A.> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2024 Jan 17
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Journal Articles

• Association Between Cardiac Surgeons’ Number of Years in Practice and Surgical Outcomes in New York Cardiac Centers  

  Makoto Mori, Roland Assi, Arnar Geirsson, JAMA Network Open

• Combined Valve Operations in the Aortic and Mitral Positions with or Without Added Tricuspid Valve Repair  

  Makoto Mori, Clancy W Mullan, Arnar Geirsson, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

• Isolated Tricuspid Valvectomy: A Series of Cases with Intravenous Drug Abuse Associated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis  

  Makoto Mori, Arnar Geirsson, John A Elefteriades, James J Yun, The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
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Authored Content

Press Mentions

• What Kind of Heart Specialist Do You Need?January 28th, 2022

• Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator for Mitral Annular DecalcificationMarch 2nd, 2021

• Commentary: Time to Put the -Floxes Back in Their Boxes?November 20th, 2020

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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  Connecticare FlexPOS
  GHI PPO
  

  Multiplan PHCS PPO
  Multiplan PPO
  Oxford Health Freedom
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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