Education
MD
- McMaster University Medical Center
Memberships & Activities
- American Association for Physician Leadership
- American College of Healthcare Executives
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Heart Valve Society
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- American Federation for Medical Research
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Network
- National Principal Investigator for clinical trials Bicuspid TAVR (Medtronic) and ATLAS (AtriCure, Inc.)
Awards & Honors
HONORS, AWARDS, CITATIONS
- 2012-2015 Super Doctor – Rising Star designation, Texas Monthly magazine
- 2011 Alley-Sheriden Award, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Publications
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. Forrest JK, Kaple RK, Ramlawi B, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020:S1936-8798(20)30763-9.
- Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Leaflet Thickening in the Evolut Low Risk Sub-Study. Blanke P, Leipsic JA, Popma JJ, … Ramlawi B, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020:75(19):2430-42.
- Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Between Transcatheter Heart Valves in TAVR Using a Computed Tomography-Derived Comparative Model. Sengupta A, Zaid S, Ahmad H, …, Ramlawi B, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020;13(6):790-2.
- Native Valve Infective Endocarditis, in: “Cardiac Surgery: A Complete Guide” (ed. Raja, S.). Bedeir K and Ramlawi B. Springer Nature Publishers. 2020;397-404.
- Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation, in: “Cardiac Surgery: A Complete Guide” (ed. Raja, S.). Bedeir K, Ramlawi B, Alexander D. Springer Nature Publishers. 2020;727-33.
- Left Atrial Appendage Epicardial Clip (AtriClip): Essentials and Post-Procedure Management. Bedeir K, Warriner S, Kofsky E, Gullett C, Ramlawi B. J Atr Fibrillation. 2019;11(6):2087.
- Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Valve in Low-Risk Patients. Popma JJ, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, …, Ramlawi B, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(18):1706-15.
- Transcatheter mitral repair: MitraClip technique. Ramlawi B, Skiles J, Myers D, et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2018;7(6):824-6.
- Totally Thoracoscopic Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage. Ramlawi B, Bedeir K, Edgerton JR. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;107(1):e71-3.
- Continuous invasive hemodynamic monitoring using steerable guide catheter to optimize mitraclip transcatheter mitral valve repair: A multicenter, proof-of-concept study. Tang GHL, Ong LY, Kaple R, Ramlawi B, et al. J Interv Cardiol. 2018;31(6):907-15.
- Left atrial appendage exclusion: An alternative to anticoagulation in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Bedeir K, Holmes DR, Cox JL, Ramlawi B. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;153(5):1097-1105.
- Improved Outcomes with the Evolution of a Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Approach to Right Heart Sarcoma. Abu Saleh WK, Ramlawi B, Shapira OM, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017;104(1):90-6.
- Sutureless Aortic Valves: Combining the Best or the Worst? Bedeir K, Reardon M, Cohn LH, Ramlawi B. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016;28(2):341-52.
- Vascular Graft Infections, Mycotic Aneurysms, and Endovascular Infections: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Wilson WR, Bower TC, Creager MA, … Ramlawi B, et al. Circulation. 2016;134(20):e412-60.
- Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Caused by Isolated Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm. Abu Saleh WK, Lin CH, Reardon MJ, Ramlawi B. Tex Heart Inst J. 2016;43(4):357-9.
- Chronic anticoagulation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Where things stand. Bedeir K, Giugliano RP, Ramlawi B. Int J Cardiol. 2016;222:615-19.
- Aortic Valve Surgery: Minimally Invasive Options. Ramlawi B, Bedeir K, Lamelas J. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016;12(1):27-32.
- Mitral Valve Surgery: Current Minimally Invasive and Transcatheter Options. Ramlawi B, Gammie JS. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016;12(1):20-6.
- Cannulation Strategies and Pitfalls in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Ramchandani M, Al Jabbari O, Abu Saleh WK, Ramlawi B. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016;12(1):10-3.
- The Era of Catheter-Based and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Ramlawi B. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016;12(1):3.