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
- Early and Long-Term Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes of Sutureless vs. Sutured Bioprosthesis for Aortic Valve Replacement. Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, … Sa MP, Sicouri S, … Ramlawi B, et al. Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 May 22;10(5):224.
- Long-Term Outcomes of Sternal-Sparing Versus Sternotomy Approaches for Mitral Valve Repair: Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data. Innovations. Sá MP, Jacquemyn X, Erten O, … Rodriguez R, Ramlawi B, Goldman S. 2023;18(2):167-174.
- Computed tomography-derived membranous septum length as predictor of conduction abnormalities and permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVI: A meta-analysis of observational studies. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J ,… Erten O, Rodriguez R, Goldman S, Coady PM, Gnall E, Gray WA, Jarrett H, Abramson SV, … Ramlawi B. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Apr 18. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30666
- Three-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients with Aortic Stenosis. Forrest JK, Deeb GM, … Ramlawi B, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Feb 24:S0735-1097(23)00411-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.017
- Cusp-overlap versus coplanar view in transcatheter aortic valve implantation with self-expandable valves: A meta-analysis of comparative studies. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Erten O, Dokollari A, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Feb;101(3):639-650.
- Urgent Combination of Robotic and MIDCAB Coronary Revascularization in a Morbidly Obese Patient. Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Hosseinian L, Sutter F, … Ramlawi B, Dokollari A. Innovations (Phila). 2023 Mar-Apr;18(2):193-195.
- Urgent Robotic Coronary Revascularization In a Pregnant Woman. Hawthorne K, Eleni DM, Shapiro TA, Sicouri S, Gnall EM, Ramlawi B, Erten O, Sutter F, Dokollari A, Torregrossa G. AJOG Glob Rep. 2023 Feb 17;3(2):100183.
- Ventricular Fibrillation After Robotic Off-Pump Left Atrial Appendage Clipping: A Coronary Spasm Event. Dokollari A, Sicouri S, Erten O, … Sutter F, … Ramlawi B, Torregrossa G. February 2023 EP Lab Digest. 2023:23(2):19.
- Establishing a robotic coronary artery bypass surgery program: a narrative review. Torregrossa G, Dokollari A, Pompeu Sá M, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B, Sutter F. J Vis Surg. 2023 Jan;9. doi: 10.21037/jovs-22-11
- Late outcomes of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus re-replacement: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Erten O, … Dokollari A, Sicouri S, … Ramlawi B. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1;370:112-121.
- Sternal-sparing aortic valve replacement with sutureless valve in bicuspid valve. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, Erten O, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):5653-5662.
- Urgent robotic hybrid coronary revascularization in patient with high STS score. A case report. Dokollari A, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B, … Erten O, Sutter F, Torregrossa G. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):5599-5602.
- Prophylactic Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Elevated CHA2DS2-VASc Score: Results of the Randomized ATLAS Trial. Gerdisch MW, Garrett HE Jr, … Ramlawi B. Innovations (Phila). 2022 Nov-Dec;17(6):463-470.
- Long-term outcomes of patients receiving right internal thoracic artery or radial artery as a second arterial conduit. A propensity score matching study. Aboul-Hassan SS, Stankowski T, Sá MP, … Torregrossa G, Ramlawi B, et al. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1;370:136-142.
- Impact of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis of Kaplan-Meier-Derived Individual Patient Data. Sá MP, Jacquemyn X, … Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, … Ramlawi B. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. Sep 16, 2022. Epublished doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.07.013
- Long-term outcomes of total arch replacement versus proximal aortic replacement in acute type A aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of Kaplan-Meier-derived individual patient data. Sá MP, Jacquemyn X, … Erten O, Sicouri S, Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, … Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 Sep 10. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16852. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):4256-4266.
- Impact of Corticosteroid Therapy and Vascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis With Meta-Regression. Macedo FY, Pasala T, … Ramlawi B, Sá MP. J Card Surg. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv., 2022 Sep 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100446
- Robotic-assisted versus conventional off-pump coronary surgery in women: A propensity-matched study. Torregrossa G, Sá MP, ... Dokollari A, Erten O, Sun T, Sicouri S, Wertan MC, Ramlawi B, Sutter FP. J Card Surg. 2022 Aug 23. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16878
- Specific causes of death among patients with cardiac sarcoma in the United States-An analysis of The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Awad AK, Elgenidy A, … Sá MP, Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 Nov;37(11):3961-3963.
- Immediate and late outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in bicuspid valves: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data. Sá MP, Jacquemyn X, … Erten O, Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, … Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 Oct;37(10):3300-3310.
- Mechanisms of Death in Low-Risk Patients After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Ramlawi B, Deeb GM, et al. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2022 Sep;42:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.03.027.
- Alternative Application Technique for the MANTA Vascular Closure Device for Percutaneous Large-Bore Arterial Access Closure: The Fluoroscopic DOT Technique. Memon S, Goldman S, Rodriguez R, Ramlawi B, Coady PM, Gnall EM. J Endovasc Ther. 2022 Jun 29:15266028221105187. doi: 10.1177/15266028221105187
- Long-Term Outcomes of Ross Procedure versus Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-To-Event Data. Sá, M, Van den Eynde J, … Ramlawi, B. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jun 21:S1050-1738(22)00089-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.06.005
- Late outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in bicuspid versus tricuspid valve; meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data.Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. Trends Cardiovasc. Med. In press. 2 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2022.04.008
- Late Outcomes Following Aortic Root Enlargement during Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis with Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Sicouri S, … Torregrossa G, Ramlawi B. J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. A. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt B):3065-3073.
- Complete transcatheter versus complete surgical treatment in patients with aortic valve stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease: Study-level meta-analysis with reconstructed time-to-event data. Sá MP, Sun T, … Sicouri S, Torregrossa G, … Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 Jul;37(7):2072-2083.
- Transcatheter mitral valve implantation in the ongoing structural heart revolution. Sá MP, Ramlawi B, Gray WA, Malin JH, Van den Eynde J,… Sicouri S, Torregrossa G, et al. J Card Surg. 2022 Jun;37(6):1691-1704. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16431
- Mechanisms of death in low risk patients after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement. Ramlawi B, Deeb GM, et al. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2022 Mar 29:S1553-8389(22)00163-4. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.03.027.
- Early and late outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement with sutureless and rapid‐deployment valves versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Meta‐analysis with reconstructed time‐to‐event data of matched studies. Pompeu Sá M, Jabagi H, … Malin JH, Sicouri S, Torregrossa G, … Ramlawi B. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022; 1-11.
- 2-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients. Forrest JK, Deeb GM, … Ramlawi B, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Mar, 79 (9) 882–896.
- Propensity-Matched 1-Year Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients. Deeb GM, Reardon MJ, Ramlawi B, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2022;15:511–522.
- Impact of left ventricle outflow tract calcification on the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A study-level meta-analysis. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, Malin JH, Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 May;37(5):1379-1390
- Outcomes of cardiac surgical procedures performed by trainees versus consultants: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Escorel Neto AC, Sá MP, … Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec 24:S0022-5223(21)01817-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.12.029
- Hybrid robotic off-pump versus conventional on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery in women. Torregrossa G, Sá MP, … Sicouri S, Wertan MC, Ramlawi B, Sutter FP. J Card Surg. 2022 Apr;37(4):895-905.
- Respect versus resect approaches for mitral valve repair: a study-level meta-analysis. Sá MP, Cavalcanti LRP, … Sicouri S, … Torregrossa G, … Ramlawi B. Trends Cardiovasc. Med. 2022 18 Jan. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.01.005
- Benefits and pitfalls of the Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis. Dokollari A, Ramlawi B, Torregrossa G, Sá MP, Sicouri S, et al. Front. Cardiovasc. Med., 2022 Jan 5;8. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.789392
- Hybrid coronary revascularization versus percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Van den Eynde J, Sá MP, … Sicouri S, Ramlawi B, Torregrossa G, et al. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2021 Dec 1;37:100916. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100916.
- Native valve endocarditis complicated by abscess formation caused by Rothia mucilaginosa. Haddad S, Saade Y, Ramlawi B, et al. 2021 Nov 18;26:e01348. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01348
- Robotic hybrid coronary revascularization versus conventional off-pump coronary bypass surgery in women with two-vessel disease. Torregrossa G, Sá MP, … Sicouri S, Wertan MA, Ramlawi B, Sutter FP. J Card Surg. 2022 Mar;37(3):501-511.
- Lifetime management of aortic valve disease: Aligning surgical and transcatheter armamentarium to set the tone for the present and the future. Sá MP, Ramlawi B, Sicouri S, Torregrossa G, et al. J Card Surg. 2021 Oct 25. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16110.
- Selection of Transcatheter Heart Valves: The Plethora of Device-Specific, Anatomic-Specific and Patient-Specific Aspects for Optimal Results in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Pompeu Sá M, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Oct 19:S1050-1738(21)00118-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.10.003
- Bioprosthetic valve fracture for valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with structural valve degeneration: Systematic review with meta-analysis. Sá MP, Rayol SC, … Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec;36(12):4722-4731.
- Mitral Valve Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Mid-Term Outcomes From the CUTTING-EDGE International Registry. Kaneko T, Hirji S, … Ramlawi B, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Sep 27;14(18):2010-2021
- Cardiac surgeons' concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Luc JGY, Ad N, … Ramlawi B, … Sutter FP. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep;36(9):3040-3051.
- Outcomes of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Following Supra-Annular Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. Tang GHL, Sengupta A, … Ramlawi B, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 May 10;14(9):964-976.
- 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.