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The lesion and cause of leakage determine the repair; robotic assistance changes the access and instruments rather than guaranteeing durability.","research_credit":{"name":"Yevhenii Kozlov","role":"Co-Founder of Bookimed","url":"https://us-uk.bookimed.com/ceo/kozlov/","contribution":"Research personally prepared and reviewed","assistance":"AI tools assisted source research."},"editorial_scope":"Source-based patient information; an individual treatment plan requires clinical review.","research_method":"How this guide is researched and compared Research project led by Yevhenii Kozlov . We link clinical guidance, primary studies and named hospital or offer sources beside the relevant statements. Comparisons distinguish individual operators from programme results and preserve the study population, follow-up and limitations. Prices are dated examples with their stated scope. Research and editorial preparation are separate from clinical review; no named clinician has medically reviewed this edition. Bookimed provides care coordination. Partner and reference programmes are identified from their sources; paid ordering is not used in our published-cohort comparison. Read the editorial policy .","key_takeaways":[{"label":"4 named specialists","text":"A. Marc Gillinov, Husam H. Balkhy, Go Watanabe, Joanna Chikwe.","sources":["cleveland-profile","pd-adult-balkhy-official","pd-adult-watanabe124","pd-adult-chikwe1400"]},{"label":"330 adults in a randomized access trial","text":"Minithoracotomy repair had a median five-day hospital stay versus six with sternotomy, without superior physical function at 12 weeks.","sources":["C05"]},{"label":"Turkey listing from $14,900","text":"This is a starting figure for mitral repair, not an itemised named-surgeon package.","sources":["bookimed-mitral-cost-20261008"]}],"benefits":[{"text":"A durable repair retains the patient’s valve and avoids implanting a replacement prosthesis.","sources":["C03"]}],"limitations":[{"text":"Complex leaflet disease, calcification or an inadequate repair may require replacement; a high repair rate from selected cases is not an individual prediction.","sources":["C03","C04"]}],"sections":[{"id":"specialists","title":"Mitral valve repair surgeons","text":"Mitral valve repair surgeons Diagnosis or procedure Doctor, clinic or country 4 specialists shown How we find specialists and where coverage is still growing → Portrait source ↗ Cleveland, Ohio · United States cardiac surgeon A. Marc Gillinov → Gillinov’s Cleveland Clinic practice includes mitral repair and robotic mitral surgery. Cleveland Clinic → Sources: A. Marc Gillinov, MD | Cleveland Clinic · Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases View expertise and research → Portrait source ↗ Chicago · United States cardiac surgeon Husam H. Balkhy → Balkhy performs robotic mitral valve surgery at UChicago Medicine, including complex repair. In the hospital’s reported bileaflet case, his team used artificial chordae and an annuloplasty ring. UChicago Medicine → Sources: Husam H. Balkhy, MD View expertise and research → Portrait source ↗ Tokyo · Japan cardiac surgeon Go Watanabe → Watanabe’s NewHeart team has published robotic repair of complex Barlow valves using artificial chordae and selective leaflet resection. NewHeart Watanabe Institute → Sources: Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgery. · Robot-assisted surgery and team profiles View expertise and research → Portrait source ↗ Los Angeles · United States cardiac surgeon Joanna Chikwe → Chikwe’s Cedars-Sinai work includes robotic repair of degenerative mitral valves and complex Barlow disease. Her programme’s studies follow recurrent leakage as well as whether the valve was repaired. Cedars-Sinai → Sources: Joanna Chikwe clinical profile · Eliminating the learning curve in robotic mitral valve repair: Results from 1400 patients. · Robotic repair for Barlow mitral regurgitation: Repairability, safety, and durability. View expertise and research → No specialist in this selection matches both filters. Broaden the search to see the available specialists.","links":[{"label":"How we find specialists and where coverage is still growing →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/specialist-research-method/"},{"label":"Portrait source ↗","url":"https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/a-marc-gillinov/4268438"},{"label":"A. Marc Gillinov →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-marc-gillinov/"},{"label":"Cleveland Clinic →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/clinic-cleveland/"},{"label":"A. 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Marc Gillinov / Cleveland Clinic A historical 1,000-operation robotic mitral series examines changes within one programme; its results are not a current individual success rate. Complex Barlow anatomy Go Watanabe / NewHeart Watanabe Institute Repair uses artificial chordae and selected leaflet resection to address complex leaflet anatomy. Repair durability and recurrent leakage Joanna Chikwe / Cedars-Sinai Coauthored research distinguishes degenerative prolapse from Barlow disease and examines recurrent regurgitation. Robotic mitral clinical practice Husam Balkhy / UChicago Medicine The 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 Mitral repair ↗ Mitral valve repair evidence comparison ↗","links":[{"label":"Early results of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery: Analysis of the first 1000 cases","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28893396/"},{"label":"Outcomes of Barlow mitral valve repaired by robot-assisted keyhole surgery.","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38152230/"},{"label":"Robotic repair for Barlow mitral regurgitation: Repairability, safety, and durability.","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35803829/"},{"label":"Husam H. Balkhy, MD","url":"https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/husam-h-balkhy"},{"label":"Mitral repair ↗","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/mitral-valve-repair/"},{"label":"Mitral valve repair evidence comparison ↗","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/mitral-valve-repair-surgeon-comparison/"}],"tables":[[["Clinical focus","Specialist / programme","What the evidence describes"],["Robotic repair and programme learning","A. Marc Gillinov / Cleveland Clinic","A historical 1,000-operation robotic mitral series examines changes within one programme; its results are not a current individual success rate."],["Complex Barlow anatomy","Go Watanabe / NewHeart Watanabe Institute","Repair uses artificial chordae and selected leaflet resection to address complex leaflet anatomy."],["Repair durability and recurrent leakage","Joanna Chikwe / Cedars-Sinai","Coauthored research distinguishes degenerative prolapse from Barlow disease and examines recurrent regurgitation."],["Robotic mitral clinical practice","Husam Balkhy / UChicago Medicine","The institutional profile documents robotic mitral surgery. His separate TECAB coronary-bypass cohort is not mitral-repair evidence."]]]},{"id":"benefit-balance","title":"Clinical benefits and trade-offs","text":"Clinical benefits and trade-offs Potential advantages A durable repair retains the patient’s valve and avoids implanting a replacement prosthesis. Sources: ESC/EACTS valve guidance (2025) Trade-offs and limits Complex leaflet disease, calcification or an inadequate repair may require replacement; a high repair rate from selected cases is not an individual prediction. Sources: ESC/EACTS valve guidance (2025) · NHS: valve types","links":[{"label":"ESC/EACTS valve guidance (2025)","url":"https://www.escardio.org/news/news-room/congress-news/2025-guidelines-valvular-heart-disease/"},{"label":"ESC/EACTS valve guidance (2025)","url":"https://www.escardio.org/news/news-room/congress-news/2025-guidelines-valvular-heart-disease/"},{"label":"NHS: valve types","url":"https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/heart-valve-replacement/how-its-done/"}]},{"id":"selection","title":"How these specialists were selected","text":"How these specialists were selected This list contains 4 specialists 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. How we find specialists ↗ Mitral repair ↗","links":[{"label":"How we find specialists ↗","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/specialist-research-method/"},{"label":"Mitral repair ↗","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/mitral-valve-repair/"}]}],"introduction":"Heart surgery guide / Specialists / Mitral valve repair surgeons Mitral valve repair surgeons · Decision guide Mitral valve repair surgeons 4 specialists with linked profiles, clinical focus and attributable evidence. Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of Bookimed Updated 8 October 2026 Sources linked throughout At a glance Mitral valve repair surgeons 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 specialists A. Marc Gillinov, Husam H. Balkhy, Go Watanabe, Joanna Chikwe. Sources: A. Marc Gillinov, MD | Cleveland Clinic · 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) Turkey listing from $14,900 This is a starting figure for mitral repair, not an itemised named-surgeon package. 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