Mario FL Gaudino, MD, PhD, MSCE, FEBCTS, FACC, FAHA BioDr. Gaudino completed his undergraduate studies and earned his medical degree in Rome, Italyat the University of Rome, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1994. He subsequently completed
his residency in 1999 at the same University and joined the faculty there in 2000 where heremained until 2014, when he joined the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell
Medicine. He completed an Advanced Cardiovascular/Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Fellowship in2016 and was recruited to stay on staff as Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon at NewYork
Presbyterian|Weill Cornell Medicine and in 2017 he was elevated to the position of Stephen andSuzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery (II).
In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Gaudino is currently the Assistant Dean for Clinical
Trials, Director for the Joint Clinical Trials Office (JCTO), and the Director of Translational andClinical Research for the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. In
his role, Dr. Gaudino oversees ongoing clinical trials and provides strategic growth plans toincrease investigator-initiated trials, pragmatic trials, and ongoing improvements andenhancements to the existing clinical trial infrastructure.
Throughout his academic career, Dr. Gaudino has published more than 500 peer-reviewed
manuscripts in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, and public health fields in high impact
journals including first author in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet and theJournal of the American Medical Association as well as numerous book chapters. He is currently
the lead investigator of an international, randomized, controlled trial which aims to determine theoptimal strategy for coronary artery bypass surgery (the ROMA trial) and STICH3C, aninternational, randomized controlled trial that will be the first in comparing the outcomes of PCI
and CABG in patients with low ejection fraction. He recently completed a significant study that
demonstrated the benefits of posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of postoperative
atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery patients. He is a frequently invited speaker at national andinternational meetings to share his exquisite knowledge of coronary artery bypass surgery andthe use of multiple arterial grafts.
Dr. Gaudino currently serves as the Chair of the Coronary Artery Surgery Task Force of theEuropean Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery as well as the Chair of the Participant User
File (PUF) Review Task Force of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Adult Cardiac
Subcommittee). He also serves the Vice-Chair of the AHA Council on Cardiovascular Surgery
and Anesthesia CVSA Education and Publications Committee.
As a known advocate for scientific integrity and surgical quality, Dr. Gaudino is often called
upon to serve on guideline writing committees to help set standards for cardiac surgery bothnationally and internationally. Recently, Dr. Gaudino served as Chair of the writing committee
for Methodological Standards for the Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Randomized
Trials in Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Dr. Gaudino’s interests include all aspects of adult cardiac surgery. Along with his expert
training and knowledge in coronary artery bypass surgery, including the use of multiple arterial
grafting (radial artery conduits, the use of bilateral internal mammary arteries), Dr. Gaudino also
specializes in structural heart disease, valvular dysfunction and complex aortic procedures.