Meet the Cardiothoracic Surgery Team
Team Leaders
![Robert E. Michler, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Health System, Chairman, Surgery, Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/4c095d20-b884-11ee-946e-1f574f05546e.jpg)
Robert E. Michler, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Health System, Chairman, Surgery, Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
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![Daniel Goldstein, MD, Vice Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Director, Mechanical Assistance Program, Co-Director, Center for Advanced Cardiac Therapy, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Goldstein_Daniel_MD_420x504.jpg)
Daniel Goldstein, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Vice Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Director, Mechanical Assistance Program, Co-Director, Center for Advanced Cardiac Therapy, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation
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Physicians
![Joseph J. DeRose, MD, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/DeRose_Joseph_J_MD_11115869.jpg)
Joseph J. DeRose, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
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![Stephen J. Forest, MD, Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/5b0d5140-c3d2-11eb-9ea2-7374238588d1.jpg)
Stephen J. Forest, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation
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![Tadahisa Sugiura, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Sugiura_Tadahisa_MD_420x504.jpg)
Tadahisa Sugiura, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
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