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Mitral valve repair clinics and specialist centres

4 clinics and specialist centres with linked profiles, clinical focus and attributable evidence.

Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of BookimedUpdated 8 October 2026Sources linked throughout

At a glance

Mitral valve repair clinics and specialist centres differ in the anatomy they treat, techniques they offer and evidence they publish. Mitral repair preserves a leaking native valve when a durable reconstruction is feasible. The lesion and cause of leakage determine the repair; robotic assistance changes the access and instruments rather than guaranteeing durability.

4 named clinics and specialist centres

Cleveland Clinic, UChicago Medicine, NewHeart Watanabe Institute, Cedars-Sinai.

Sources: Surgical management of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a specialized hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy center · Husam H. Balkhy, MD · Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgery. · Eliminating the learning curve in robotic mitral valve repair: Results from 1400 patients.

330 adults in a randomized access trial

Minithoracotomy repair had a median five-day hospital stay versus six with sternotomy, without superior physical function at 12 weeks.

Sources: UK Mini Mitral trial · JAMA (2023)

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Sources: Mitral valve repair in Turkey: displayed starting price, 8 October 2026

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Joanna Chikwe discussing heart imaging with a colleague
Joanna Chikwe in a clinical discussion, in a photograph published by the Smidt Heart Institute. Photo: Cedars-Sinai. · Photo source

United States · Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai

Mitral valve repair clinical focus

Cedars-Sinai’s robotic mitral programme treats degenerative prolapse and complex Barlow anatomy. Its studies follow recurrent leakage as well as whether the valve was repaired.

    Procedures and specialists
    degenerative mitral repairrobotic mitral repaircomplex Barlow repaircoronary revascularization
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    Sources: Eliminating the learning curve in robotic mitral valve repair: Results from 1400 patients. · Robotic repair for Barlow mitral regurgitation: Repairability, safety, and durability.

    Miller Family Pavilion and autumn trees at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus.
    Miller Family Pavilion at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, home to the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. · Photo source

    United States · Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland Clinic

    Mitral valve repair clinical focus

    Cleveland’s programme includes robotic mitral repair with named specialist Gillinov.

      Procedures and specialists
      mitral valve repairrobotic mitral surgeryaortic valve replacementminimally invasive cardiac surgeryHCM / septal myectomytranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI/TAVR)
      A. Marc Gillinov →Read the clinic profile ↗

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      Sources: A. Marc Gillinov, MD | Cleveland Clinic · Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases · Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases

      Entrance of NewHeart Watanabe Institute
      NewHeart Watanabe Institute entrance, from the institute’s official facility overview. · Photo source

      Japan · Tokyo

      NewHeart Watanabe Institute

      Mitral valve repair clinical focus

      NewHeart Watanabe’s published robotic mitral work includes complex Barlow repair using artificial chordae and selected leaflet resection.

        Procedures and specialists
        robotic mitral repairrobotic valve surgeryBarlow mitral repair
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        Sources: Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgery. · Robot-assisted surgery and team profiles

        Husam Balkhy operating with a surgical robot at UChicago Medicine
        Husam Balkhy performing robotic heart surgery, as identified on UChicago Medicine’s official programme page. · Photo source

        United States · Chicago

        UChicago Medicine

        Mitral valve repair clinical focus

        UChicago’s robotic mitral service includes complex valve repair with Balkhy’s team. Its reported bileaflet case used artificial chordae and an annuloplasty ring.

          Procedures and specialists
          robotic totally endoscopic CABG (TECAB)robotic mitral valve surgeryrobotic atrial fibrillation surgery
          Husam H. Balkhy →Read the clinic profile ↗

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          Sources: Husam H. Balkhy, MD

          Repair techniques and evidence to compare

          Clinical focusSpecialist / programmeWhat the evidence describes
          Robotic repair and programme learningA. Marc Gillinov / Cleveland ClinicA historical 1,000-operation robotic mitral series examines changes within one programme; its results are not a current individual success rate.
          Complex Barlow anatomyGo Watanabe / NewHeart Watanabe InstituteRepair uses artificial chordae and selected leaflet resection to address complex leaflet anatomy.
          Repair durability and recurrent leakageJoanna Chikwe / Cedars-SinaiCoauthored research distinguishes degenerative prolapse from Barlow disease and examines recurrent regurgitation.
          Robotic mitral clinical practiceHusam Balkhy / UChicago MedicineThe institutional profile documents robotic mitral surgery. His separate TECAB coronary-bypass cohort is not mitral-repair evidence.

          Sources: Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases · Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgery. · Robotic repair for Barlow mitral regurgitation: Repairability, safety, and durability. · Husam H. Balkhy, MD

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          How these clinics and specialist centres were selected

          This list contains 4 clinics and specialist centres with a documented mitral valve repair focus in our source-linked directory. It is an editorial shortlist, not a census or an outcome ranking.

          Institutional expertise and published study results are identified separately. An individual doctor may participate in several treatment pathways; a study of one procedure does not establish outcomes for another.

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