Eric N. Feins, MD
Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, Surgical Electrophysiology Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Eric N. Feins, MD
Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, Surgical Electrophysiology Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Yale University
2003
New Haven
CT
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
2008
Boston
MA
Internship
Massachusetts General Hospital
2009
Boston
MA
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
2015
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
2017
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2019
Boston
MA
Media
Innovation
20 Years of Innovating the Biventricular Repair
Answers Blog
Inspired by Chinese finger traps, an annuloplasty ring that grows with the child
Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (General)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Congenital Heart Surgery)
Professional History
Following his training in adult cardiothoracic surgery and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Feins joined the staff at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is actively involved in all aspects of congenital heart surgery, with clinical focuses in neonatal heart surgery, heart valve repair surgery, and complex biventricular repair operations. His research efforts are focused on pediatric cardiac surgical device development. Currently there are limited ways to accommodate a child’s normal growth when performing congenital heart surgery, particularly heart valve repair operations. Dr. Feins has invented growth-accommodating device technology for use in pediatric heart valve repair – aiming to enhance heart valve repair strategies while also allowing a child’s heart valves to grow.
Approach to Care
As a congenital heart surgeon I take a very individualized and personalized approach to each patient I care for, as I truly believe in the importance of the surgeon-patient relationship. I strive to ensure that patients and their families understand and are comfortable with the care we provide, and are engaged in the treatment plan. For me, trust, communication, and the team approach are central.
Publications
Biventricular Repair of Univentricular Heart Lowers Risk of Liver Disease Compared With the Fontan Operation. View Abstract
Challenges in the Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Valve Technologies. View Abstract
Wide variation in shape of hypoplastic left ventricles undergoing recruitment and biventricular repair: A statistical shape modeling study. View Abstract
Intraoperative Conduction Mapping to Reduce Postoperative Atrioventricular Block in Complex Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Ventricular septation for double inlet ventricle: Avoiding conduction injury. View Abstract
Efficacy and safety of early postoperative ablation in patients with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Reverse double switch operation for the borderline left ventricle. View Abstract
Impact of permanent pacemaker for iatrogenic atrioventricular block on outcomes after congenital heart surgery. View Abstract
Intraoperative conduction system mapping during reoperative mitral valve replacement. View Abstract
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Neonates and Infants With Coarctation. View Abstract
Repeat Repair After Translocation of an Anomalous Left Coronary Artery. View Abstract
Cleft closure and other predictors of contemporary outcomes after atrioventricular canal repair in patients with parachute left atrioventricular valve. View Abstract
Mitral valve orifice area predicts outcome after biventricular repair in patients with hypoplastic left ventricles. View Abstract
Insight into the Role of the Child Opportunity Index on Surgical Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
Left atrioventricular valve repair after primary atrioventricular canal surgery: Predictors of durability. View Abstract
Conduction in congenital heart surgery. View Abstract
Clinical risk prediction score for postoperative accelerated junctional rhythm and junctional ectopic tachycardia in children with congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Development of a Novel Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Congenital Mortality Risk Model. View Abstract
Report of the 2022 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Practice Survey. View Abstract
Conduction mapping during complex congenital heart surgery: Creating a predictive model of conduction anatomy. View Abstract
Early Experience With Reverse Double Switch Operation for the Borderline Left Heart. View Abstract
Staged Ventricular Septation in Double-Inlet Ventricle - A Strategy to Avoid Fontan? View Abstract
Associations With Extubation Failure and Predictive Value of Risk Analytics Algorithms With Extubation Readiness Tests Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery. View Abstract
Intraoperative conduction mapping in complex congenital heart surgery. View Abstract
Capturing Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Framework for Development of an Adult Congenital Heart Disease Mortality Risk Model. View Abstract
Single-Leaflet Aortic Valve Reconstruction Utilizing the Ozaki Technique in Patients With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease. View Abstract
Pulmonary vein stenosis: Anatomic considerations, surgical management, and outcomes. View Abstract
Pulmonary Vein Stenosis-Evolving Surgical Management of a Challenging Disease. View Abstract
Neonates With Right Aortic Arch Requiring Arch Reconstruction: A Single-Institution Experience. View Abstract
Scimitar syndrome: A new multipatch technique and incidence of postoperative pulmonary vein obstruction. View Abstract
Experience and Outcomes of Surgically Implanted Melody Valve in the Pulmonary Position. View Abstract
Intraoperative Coronary Artery Imaging for Planning. View Abstract
Expandable Valves, Annuloplasty Rings, Shunts, and Bands for Growing Children. View Abstract
Extraanatomic Bypass of a Complex Adult Coarctation. View Abstract
A Growth-Accommodating Implant for Paediatric Applications. View Abstract
A Novel and Successful Repair of a Left Atriogastric Fistula After Esophagectomy. View Abstract
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: Surgical Repair With Anatomic- and Function-Based Follow-Up. View Abstract
A light-reflecting balloon catheter for atraumatic tissue defect repair. View Abstract
A blood-resistant surgical glue for minimally invasive repair of vessels and heart defects. View Abstract
Repair of posterior mitral valve prolapse with a novel leaflet plication clip in an animal model. View Abstract
Creation of nonischemic functional mitral regurgitation by annular dilatation and nonplanar modification in a chronic in vivo swine model. View Abstract
Postmortem imaging of antemortem myocardial ischaemia. View Abstract
Percutaneous steerable robotic tool delivery platform and metal microelectromechanical systems device for tissue manipulation and approximation: closure of patent foramen ovale in an animal model. View Abstract
Fast Simulation of Mitral Annuloplasty for Surgical Planning. View Abstract
Numbers and people. View Abstract
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