Faisal H. Cheema
Columbia University, New York Hospital Queens, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Papers
6
Total Citations
178
H-Index
5
About
Faisal H. Cheema is a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose work has centered on advancing minimally invasive and robotic techniques to improve patient outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery. His major contributions include demonstrating that robotic atrial septal defect repair significantly enhances postoperative quality of life—a finding from his most cited paper (116 citations). He also developed the warm beating heart, robotic endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze procedure for atrial fibrillation, and innovated the endoscopic, robotically assisted implantation of phrenic pacemakers (21 citations). Cheema explored alternative approaches such as pulmonary valve replacement through a left minithoracotomy and showed that robotic technology facilitates adhesiolysis in reoperative cardiac surgery. Notably, he addressed cost concerns by analyzing hospital expenses, finding that robotic techniques can be economically viable. With a career focused on merging surgical precision with patient-centered outcomes, Cheema’s work has laid groundwork for broader adoption of robotic cardiac surgery, impacting both clinical practice and healthcare economics.
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- 3Endoscopic, robotically assisted implantation of phrenic pacemakers21 citations · 2003
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