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Reported practice totals carry their source; study samples stay beside their own results.","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":"8 teams · 6 studies","text":"One card per surgical team. Clinical studies remain separate inside each card, with their own dates and results.","sources":["rank-cleveland1559","rank-tufts482","rank-tongji418","rank-cui148","rank-cui100","depth-ferrazzi-2026"]},{"label":"Follow-up stays visible","text":"Early perioperative outcomes and multi-year observation answer different clinical questions.","sources":[]},{"label":"A shortlist, not a success leaderboard","text":"Different case selection and outcome definitions prevent a valid best-to-worst surgical outcome ranking.","sources":[]}],"benefits":[{"text":"Procedure-specific evidence makes differences in technique, anatomy and observation period visible before comparing teams.","sources":[]}],"limitations":[{"text":"These studies are not a matched comparison of the listed surgeons. Personal treatment suitability and risk require clinical assessment.","sources":[]}],"sections":[{"id":"ranked-comparison","title":"HCM and septal myectomy surgeons and specialist teams","text":"HCM and septal myectomy surgeons and specialist teams Compare reported surgical experience Positions use published operation counts within the same procedure, reporting period and attribution. “+” is a reported minimum. Personal operations, participation and programme totals have separate lists. A dash means open-ended counts do not establish an exact place. The lists compare experience, not safety or suitability. Programme operations · 2024 · septal myectomies 2 specialists or programmes with comparable public figures in this researched shortlist. Source dates and the exact operation scope are shown beside each figure. 1 Yong Cui / Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital Right infra-axillary modified-Morrow myectomies. This technique-specific count is a minimum for the programme’s total myectomy activity; other approaches are not included. 250+ Calendar year 2024 · published 2025-01-31 · counting date 2024-12-31 Source ↗ · read 2026-10-08 2 Nicholas Smedira / Cleveland Clinic Programme total across septal approaches, including operations with associated procedures. 201 Calendar year 2024 · published 2025-08-27 · counting date 2024-12-31 Source ↗ · read 2026-10-08 Programme operations · Cumulative reported experience · septal myectomies 2 specialists or programmes with comparable public figures in this researched shortlist. Source dates and the exact operation scope are shown beside each figure. — Yong Cui / Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital HCM myectomy programme using an underarm route that preserves the breastbone. 1,000+ Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Source ↗ · read 2026-10-08 — Daniel G. Swistel / NYU Langone NYU programme total; distinct from any one surgeon’s career experience. 600+ Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Source ↗ · read 2026-10-08 Procedure Focus your shortlist Cards follow the selected procedure’s default experience comparison above. Providers without a comparable public count retain their clinical profiles without a numbered position. Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Yong Cui Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital #1 · Programme operations · 2024 · septal myectomies · among 2 with comparable public figures 250+ septal myectomies Programme operations Calendar year 2024 · published 2025-01-31 · counting date 2024-12-31 Right infra-axillary modified-Morrow myectomies. This technique-specific count is a minimum for the programme’s total myectomy activity; other approaches are not included. 心有“勇”术｜崔勇：寻道创新，微步致远 ↗ Right infra-axillary transaortic myectomy with documented subvalvular work. Papillary resection in 72/148 (48.6%); chordal resection in 93/148 (62.8%); papillary reorientation in 15/148 (10.1%). Procedures overlap. Sources: An innovative minimally invasive approach for HOCM: transaortic septal myectomy via right infra-axillary incision · Yong Cui practice profile 1,000+ septal myectomies Programme operations · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated HCM myectomy programme using an underarm route that preserves the breastbone. MESM programme / Yong Cui ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 5,000+ Minimally invasive cardiac operations across conditions Programme operations · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Minimally invasive heart operations across conditions since 2018; this is broader than HCM. Yong Cui practice overview ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 2 clinical studies · methods, results and risks Right infra-axillary transaortic myectomy with documented subvalvular work. 148 patients in this study September 2021–July 2023 · published 2024 Papillary resection in 72/148 (48.6%); chordal resection in 93/148 (62.8%); papillary reorientation in 15/148 (10.1%). Procedures overlap. Results: Mean peak LVOT gradient 85.1 → 11.7 mmHg after surgery. 1/148 in-hospital death; 8/148 permanent pacemakers; no conversion to sternotomy reported. Follow-up: Numerical follow-up duration was not specified in the inspected report. Study context: Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital study, with Yong Cui as senior/corresponding author. Selected single-centre approach series without a sternotomy control group. Pacemaker risk is affected by baseline conduction abnormalities. This is the earlier modified-Morrow series, not the newer 100-patient MESM series. Sources: An innovative minimally invasive approach for HOCM: transaortic septal myectomy via right infra-axillary incision · Yong Cui practice profile Electro-septal sculpting through a 4–5 cm right infra-axillary incision. 100 patients in this study November 2023–May 2024 · print publication 2026 A distinct newer technique cohort. The practice site describes a long electrocautery instrument; the study abstract reports aortic cross-clamping. Results: Mean peak LVOT gradient 85.8 → 8.4 mmHg after surgery. 4/100 pacemakers; no in-hospital death, iatrogenic VSD or sternotomy conversion reported. Follow-up: Early postoperative outcomes; long-term duration unavailable in the abstract. Study context: Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital study, with Yong Cui as senior/corresponding author. Abstract-only review. Do not sum this cohort with other publications or the practice website’s lifetime claims. Zero observed deaths does not mean zero risk. Sources: Minimally Invasive Electro Septal Myectomy for HOCM Through a Right Infra-Axillary Incision · MESM: minimally invasive electro septal myectomy Read the specialist profile → Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Nicholas Smedira Cleveland Clinic #2 · Programme operations · 2024 · septal myectomies · among 2 with comparable public figures 201 septal myectomies Programme operations Calendar year 2024 · published 2025-08-27 · counting date 2024-12-31 Programme total across septal approaches, including operations with associated procedures. Cleveland Clinic 2024 HOCM data highlights ↗ A broad surgical series that includes mitral and subvalvular correction. 522 operations combined myectomy with mitral or subvalvular intervention. Those patients had thinner septums on average than patients without mitral intervention. Sources: Surgical management of LVOT obstruction in a specialized HOCM center · Nicholas Smedira, MD — Cleveland Clinic 2,000+ septal myectomies Personal participation · Cumulative participation; myectomy-specific start and cutoff not stated The institutional profile attributes participation in septal myectomies to Smedira; it does not allocate all cases to him as sole operator. Dr. Nicholas Smedira, MD - Cleveland, OH - Cardiac Surgery - Request Appointment ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 3,500+ septal myectomies Programme operations · 2002–2021; exact boundary dates not specified Cleveland programme experience across 2002–2021, described by Milind Desai in an official clinical discussion. It is separate from Smedira’s personal participation count. Surgical Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 1 clinical study · methods, results and risks A broad surgical series that includes mitral and subvalvular correction. 1530 myectomy-containing operations in this study 2005–2015 · study published 2019 522 operations combined myectomy with mitral or subvalvular intervention. Those patients had thinner septums on average than patients without mitral intervention. Results: Operative mortality 0.38% in the full 1,559-operation LVOTO cohort. Complete-block pacemakers: 4.2% of the reported 1,334-patient denominator. Follow-up: Perioperative outcomes in the primary abstract; no comparable long-term duration extracted. Study context: Smedira is a currently listed myectomy specialist and study coauthor. The primary abstract says one surgeon, but does not name that operator. These are programme-study results. 1,530 is derived from 586 isolated + 522 with mitral/subvalvular work + 422 with other procedures. Another 29 operations were mitral-only. This is not current annual volume. Sources: Surgical management of LVOT obstruction in a specialized HOCM center · Nicholas Smedira, MD — Cleveland Clinic Read the specialist profile → Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Daniel G. Swistel NYU Langone 700+ septal myectomies Personal operations Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Personal experience with septal myectomy; associated mitral leaflet and papillary-muscle anatomy may also be treated. NYU Langone: Daniel Swistel surgical experience ↗ HCM myectomy and mitral valve repair Daniel Swistel directs HCM surgery at NYU Langone. His published resect–plicate–release approach combines septal muscle removal with selected leaflet shortening and release of abnormal papillary attachments. Sources: Resect–plicate–release · 77-patient study (2015) · NYU Langone · Daniel Swistel · NYU Langone · HCM programme 600+ septal myectomies Programme operations · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated NYU programme total; distinct from any one surgeon’s career experience. NYU HCM programme ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 Read the specialist profile → Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Hassan Rastegar historical Tufts series 1,000+ septal myectomies Personal operations Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated · published 2023-02-20 Career experience reported by BIDMC in 2023; the linked Tufts study describes an earlier programme. BIDMC: Rastegar lifetime surgical experience ↗ Explicitly attributed individual-operator experience with longer-term follow-up. All 507 myectomies are attributed to Rastegar. The analysis excludes 25 patients with severe aortic stenosis. Sources: Results of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive HCM: the Tufts experience 1 clinical study · methods, results and risks Explicitly attributed individual-operator experience with longer-term follow-up. 482 patients analysed; 507 operated in this study 2003–2016 · study published 2017 All 507 myectomies are attributed to Rastegar. The analysis excludes 25 patients with severe aortic stenosis. Results: 4/482 operative deaths; 43/482 complete-heart-block pacemakers. The paper’s lower adjusted pacemaker percentage is not the all-patient rate. Follow-up: Mean clinical follow-up 3.2 years. Estimated survival: 94% at 5 years and 91% at 10 years; not every patient was followed for 10 years. Study context: Individual operator named in the primary study. Historical benchmark; current appointment and availability were not established in this review. Different selection and follow-up denominators apply. Older outcomes are useful for understanding durability, not a present-day booking recommendation. Sources: Results of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive HCM: the Tufts experience Read the programme source ↗ Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Joseph A. Dearani Mayo Clinic Rochester Nearly 5,000 septal myectomies Programme operations Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Nearly 5,000 programme myectomies since the programme began in 1961. The approximate total is shown without assigning a numbered place. Mayo 2025 Cardiovascular Surgery Annual Report ↗ HCM and congenital heart surgery Joseph Dearani’s Mayo practice spans HCM, Ebstein anomaly, congenital surgery and complex reoperations. Mayo’s selected apical-myectomy research addresses a different problem from routine basal septal obstruction. Sources: Mayo Clinic · HCM treatment options · Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair · Mayo Clinic · Joseph Dearani 203 septal myectomies Programme operations · 2024-06–2025-06 Mayo Rochester adult and paediatric programme; the report uses June 2024–June 2025, not a calendar year. Mayo 2025 Cardiovascular Surgery Annual Report ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 About 500 Apical myectomies Programme operations · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Apical myectomies are part of the broader Mayo programme total, not an additional count. Mayo 2025 Cardiovascular Surgery Annual Report ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 Read the specialist profile → Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Joshua A. Scheinerman NYU Langone Robotic HCM myectomy Joshua Scheinerman is associate surgical director of NYU’s HCM programme. The hospital identifies him as a lead operator in its first reported robotic trans-mitral myectomy, performed through right-chest ports. Sources: Current Joshua A. Scheinerman institutional profile · NYU HCM programme · NYU first robotic myectomy clinical case Read the specialist profile → Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Paolo Ferrazzi and colleagues Policlinico di Monza 400+ septal myectomies Personal operations Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated · source edition 2022-06-29 Personal myectomy experience in a June 2022 hospital brochure; includes expertise in mitral secondary-chordal work. Policlinico di Monza HCM brochure ↗ Myectomy plus cutting selected secondary mitral chordae Addresses thickened or retracted secondary chordae alongside septal muscle. Sources: Ferrazzi et al. · JACC 2026 · 350 patients 1 clinical study · methods, results and risks Myectomy plus cutting selected secondary mitral chordae 350 consecutive patients in the reported centre cohort in this study Published June 2026 · operations over a five-year period Addresses thickened or retracted secondary chordae alongside septal muscle. Results: Follow-up available for 344 patients; latest NYHA classes I / II / III: 271 / 65 / 8. Reported six-year overall survival was 96%, including two in-hospital deaths. Follow-up: Median 5.6 years (interquartile range 4.2–6.3). Study context: Single-centre team cohort; Ferrazzi is first author. It is not his personal lifetime count. Observational series. Population-matched survival is not a comparison with other surgeons or methods. Primary abstract reviewed. Sources: Ferrazzi et al. · JACC 2026 · 350 patients Read the specialist profile → Specialist expertise HCM / myectomy Xiang Wei research team Tongji Hospital Transapical beating-heart myectomy: a different access route and instrument strategy. The post-learning-curve series uses a transapical approach. It is distinct from Cui’s right infra-axillary, transaortic MESM. Sources: TA-BSM for obstructive HCM: Lessons Learned After the Learning Curve Period · Transapical beating-heart septal myectomy for HCM patients with midventricular obstruction Broader practice and technique context 1,000+ TA-BSM for HCM Multiple centres · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated · published 2024-12-23 · counting date 2024-12-23 Adoption across 15 hospitals; this count describes the technique’s network, not Xiang Wei’s personal or Tongji-only volume. HUST academic advances: Xiang Wei TA-BSM programme ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 1 clinical study · methods, results and risks Transapical beating-heart myectomy: a different access route and instrument strategy. 418 patients in this study January 2023–January 2024 · published 2025 The post-learning-curve series uses a transapical approach. It is distinct from Cui’s right infra-axillary, transaortic MESM. Results: 91.1% met the defined 3–6-month composite: resting/provoked LVOT gradient below 30/50 mmHg and MR no worse than 2+. 1/418 died within 30 days; 10/418 needed pacemakers. Follow-up: Median 310 days (IQR 207–408). Study context: Team cohort with Xiang Wei as senior/corresponding author; the abstract does not establish that he operated on every patient. Primary abstract reviewed; detailed exclusions require full text. Also reported: 3 apical tears, 3 mitral injuries and 2 transient ischemic strokes. The 91.1% definition is not a general “success rate”. 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Trade-offs and limits These studies are not a matched comparison of the listed surgeons. Personal treatment suitability and risk require clinical assessment.","links":[]},{"id":"method","title":"How to read the comparison","text":"How to read the comparison Recruitment dates describe when operations took place; follow-up describes how long patients were observed. Both remain visible beside each study. Complication and outcome definitions differ. Counts are not pooled, programme cohorts are not automatically personal surgeon totals, and smaller incisions are not treated as proof of better outcomes. 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Reported practice totals carry their source; study samples stay beside their own results. 8 teams · 6 studies One card per surgical team. Clinical studies remain separate inside each card, with their own dates and results. Sources: Surgical management of LVOT obstruction in a specialized HOCM center · Results of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive HCM: the Tufts experience · TA-BSM for obstructive HCM: Lessons Learned After the Learning Curve Period · An innovative minimally invasive approach for HOCM: transaortic septal myectomy via right infra-axillary incision · Minimally Invasive Electro Septal Myectomy for HOCM Through a Right Infra-Axillary Incision · Ferrazzi et al. · JACC 2026 · 350 patients Follow-up stays visible Early perioperative outcomes and multi-year observation answer different clinical questions. A shortlist, not a success leaderboard Different case selection and outcome definitions prevent a valid best-to-worst surgical outcome ranking.","related_documents":[{"id":"heart-surgery","title":"Heart surgery abroad: treatments, clinics and costs","kind":"home","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/heart-surgery.json"},{"id":"hcm-myectomy","title":"Septal myectomy for obstructive HCM: compare treatment options","kind":"guide","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/hcm-myectomy/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/hcm-myectomy.json"},{"id":"surgeon-rankings","title":"Heart surgeon rankings by reported experience, method and results","kind":"guide","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/surgeon-rankings/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/surgeon-rankings.json"},{"id":"doctor-yong-cui","title":"Yong Cui: septal myectomy and minimally invasive HCM surgery","kind":"doctor-profile","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-yong-cui/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/doctor-yong-cui.json"},{"id":"doctor-nicholas-smedira","title":"Nicholas Smedira: septal myectomy at Cleveland Clinic","kind":"doctor-profile","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-nicholas-smedira/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/doctor-nicholas-smedira.json"},{"id":"doctor-paolo-ferrazzi","title":"Paolo Ferrazzi: HCM myectomy and mitral chordal cutting","kind":"doctor-profile","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-paolo-ferrazzi/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/doctor-paolo-ferrazzi.json"},{"id":"doctor-daniel-swistel","title":"Daniel G. 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