Michael H. Kwon, MD

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Michael H. Kwon, MD

Michael H. Kwon, MD

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Education
Undergraduate School
Georgetown University
2002
Washington
DC
Medical School
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore
MD
Residency
General Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
2015
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
2017
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital
2018
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital
2019
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Instructorship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Columbia University/Children's Hospital of NY
2020
New York
NY
Media
Cardiac Conversations

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Certifications
American Board of Surgery (General)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (General)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Congenital Heart Surgery)
Professional History

I completed my general surgery training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, during which I spent three years performing research in mitral valve disease and surgical therapies for heart failure at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I then completed my adult cardiothoracic surgery training at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by congenital cardiac surgery training at both Boston Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s Hospital. For additional specialty training in both neonatal and adult congenital cardiac surgery, I spent an additional year as a cardiac surgery instructor at Columbia University/Children’s Hospital of New York. I joined the cardiac surgery faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital in July 2020 and am actively involved in all aspects of neonatal, pediatric, and adult congenital cardiac surgery, with a focus on developing improved techniques and systems for the care of patients with adult congenital cardiac disease.

Approach to Care
It was the dedication, skill, and compassion of the early pioneers of heart surgery that allowed my own father to receive a life-saving heart operation before I entered medical school. The inspiration I felt then to devote myself fully to developing the skills and knowledge necessary to pay that benefit forward has only grown stronger with each patient I now have the privilege of caring for today.

Publications

Impact of Anticoagulation Therapy After Bioprosthetic and Homograft Pulmonary Valve Replacement. View Abstract
Surgical Valve Choices for Pulmonary Valve Replacement. View Abstract
Complete atrioventricular septal defect with absent or diminutive primum component: Incidence, anatomic characteristics, and outcomes. View Abstract
Neonatal venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation technique. View Abstract
Ascending Aortoplasty in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Procedures. View Abstract
Pulmonary Valve-Sparing Techniques for Tetralogy of Fallot: A Systematic Approach for Maximizing Success and Minimizing Risk. View Abstract
Early Distal Migration of a Self-Expanding Aortic Valve Prosthesis Causing Myocardial Infarction. View Abstract
Bicuspid Aortic Valvulopathy and Associated Aortopathy: a Review of Contemporary Studies Relevant to Clinical Decision-Making. View Abstract
Right heart failure: an ischemic model and restraint therapy for treatment. View Abstract
True external diameter better predicts hemodynamic performance of bioprosthetic aortic valves than the manufacturers' stated size. View Abstract
Recurrence of mitral regurgitation after partial versus complete mitral valve ring annuloplasty for functional mitral regurgitation. View Abstract
Ventricular restraint therapy for heart failure: A review, summary of state of the art, and future directions. View Abstract
Postoperative recurrence of mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty for functional mitral regurgitation. View Abstract
Optimized ventricular restraint therapy: adjustable restraint is superior to standard restraint in an ovine model of ischemic cardiomyopathy. View Abstract
Functional, ischemic mitral regurgitation: to repair or not to repair? View Abstract
Heart preservation using continuous ex vivo perfusion improves viability and functional recovery. View Abstract
Catheter-based infrared light scanner as a tool to assess conduit quality in coronary artery bypass surgery. View Abstract
Role of procurement-related injury in early saphenous vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass surgery. View Abstract
Optimizing donor heart outcome after prolonged storage with endothelial function analysis and continuous perfusion. View Abstract