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Best Surgery for acquired valvular heart disease doctors in Milan: TOP 1 doctor

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Ottavio Alfieri

  • 4.6 Excellent • 64 reviews
  • 46 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Italy, Milan, San Raffaele

  • Developed the 'Alfieri Mitral Repair' technique – now the most widely used method for mitral valve repair. Performed over 15,000 cardiac procedures.

    • Former President of the European Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
    • Author of 600+ peer-reviewed articles on cardiac surgery
    • Recipient of the European Cardiology Society's gold medal
    • Senior Consultant at San Raffaele Hospital's Cardiac Surgery Unit
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Ottavio Alfieri
46 years of experienceMitral valve repairInventor of the widely-used Alfieri Mitral Repair technique. Former President of EACTS with 600+ publications. Holds patents for heart valve treatment devices.
San Raffaele
Italy
from $350