Chris Malaisrie

Chris Malaisrie is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and an Attending Cardiac Surgeon at Northwestern Medicine. He co-directs the Marfan Clinic, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Clinic, and Thoracic Aortic Surgery Program within the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.

• Education: BA from Williams College (1994), MD from University of Maryland (1998)
• Training: General Surgery Residency (2004), Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (2006), Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Fellowship (2007)

His academic focus centers on transcatheter and endovascular therapies for heart valves and aorta, with research intersecting valvular heart disease, aortic pathologies, and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Key clinical innovations include valve-sparing aortic root replacement, Ross procedure, and pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. His Google Scholar publications emphasize machine learning integration, hemodynamic imaging, and longitudinal outcomes analysis in cardiovascular interventions.

Recent work highlights aortic dissection hemodynamics, TAVR/TMVR efficacy, and decision-making frameworks for young patients with valvular disease. His clinical trials (APOLLO, EXTEND) investigate novel devices for mitral regurgitation and endovascular aortic repair.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2021 Feinberg Teaching Award
• 2018 Scholarly Concentration Mentor Recognition
• 2014 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Induction