World-eminent surgeons caring for you, their neighbors

Robert E. Michler, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief,

Chairman

&

Professor, Surgery

and Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Einstein

Robert Michler, MD, is an internationally acclaimed heart surgeon who specializes in complex heart surgery, aortic and mitral valve repair, and management of the failing heart. He has lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, for over 30 years.

Dr. Michler has focused his career on the development of new knowledge and surgical techniques for the treatment of complex heart disease. Dr. Michler lectures extensively, both nationally and abroad; is a regular expert opinion author; and has provided regular commentary to

NBC’s Nightly News, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal

Dr. Michler is a frequent contributor to the finest medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, and he has long been an NIH-funded investigator.

Dr. Michler has been named a “Mitral Valve Repair Reference Surgeon” by the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for the quality of his mitral valve surgery. This commendation is held by only a handful of U.S. heart surgeons.