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David M. Kalfa, M.D.,Ph.D.

Director, Pediatric Heart Valve Center
Surgical Director, Initiative for Pediatric Cardiac Innovation
Director, Kalfa research lab
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Expertise:

Cardiac Surgery
Heart Transplant, Pediatric
Pediatric Heart Transplant
Pediatric/Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

About:

Dr. David Kalfa is a Board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with a subspecialization in pediatric cardiac surgery. A Native of France, Dr. Kalfa graduated from Marseilles University Graduate School of Medicine with the highest level of distinction in 2004. During his certification, he developed a research program in Tissue Engineering applied to the field of Congenital Heart Diseases that led to the attainment of numerous grants including a European Research FP7 Grant. He completed a research fellowship in Fondation Alain carpentier/INSERM in Paris and received his PhD degree in 2011 with the highest level of distinction. He then performed a 2-year clinical fellowship in Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery in one of the highest-volume centers (Marie Lannelongue Hospital in Paris) with exposure to highly complicated cases from all age groups (from neonates to adults). He completed a clinical fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery at Laval University Hospital in Quebec, Canada (2012-2013). He was then Assistant Attending in Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital/NYP (2013-2015) and is currently Associate Professor of Surgery (tenure track) in the Section of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Columbia University, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College.

Publications:

N Goldshtrom, D Vargas, A Vasquez, F Kim, K Desai, ME Turner, O Barry, A Torres, S Levasseur, S Strletsova, PR Gupta, JR Defazio, V Duron, M Middlesworth, L Saiman, R Miller, D Goffman, EA Bacha, D Kalfa, DJ LaPar, G Krishnamurthy. Neonates With Complex Cardiac Malformation and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Born to SARS-CoV-2 Positive Women-A Single Center Experience. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Aug 27:2150135120950256.

BR Anderson, VL Blancha Eckels, S Crook, JM Duchon, D Kalfa, EA Bacha, G Krishnamurthy. The Risks of Being Tiny: The Added Risk of Low Weight for Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02420-0

Farooqi KM, Nees SN, Smerling J, Senapathi SH, Lorenzoni R, Pavlicova M, Einstein AJ, Bacha EA, D Kalfa, Chai PJ. Assessment of anomalous coronary arteries by imagers and surgeons: Comparison of imaging modalities. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 May 23:S0003-4975(20)30742-6.

B Mantell, L Addonizio, N Jain, D LaPar, P Chai, E Bacha, D Kalfa, J McAllister, W Zuckerman, T Lee, M Richmond, S Law. Evolution of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices and their Neurologic and Renal Complications - a 24-year single center experience. Artif Organs. 2020 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/aor.13696.

EH Stephens, A Shakoor, SE Jacobs, S Okochi, AL Zenilman, W Middlesworth, D Kalfa, PJ Chai, DV Chaves, E Bacha, E Cheung. Characterization of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Single Ventricle Patients. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Mar;11(2):183-191.