The best known surgeon who performs minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in the Boston area is Dr. Lawrence Cohn at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His published results are excellent and similar to our results here at the Cleveland Clinic. I don't know of any surgeons in the New York area, but I'm sure there are at least a few surgeons who are proficient with this surgical technique. Your mother's cardiologist in New York should know who those surgeons are. I hope this information helps.
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