Papers
6
Total Citations
440
H-Index
5
About
Dr. Marc Katz is a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose work has fundamentally advanced minimally invasive and robotic-assisted heart surgery. His research centers on developing and validating less invasive alternatives to traditional open-heart procedures, with a particular focus on robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) and integrated revascularization strategies. Dr. Katz’s landmark 2006 prospective multicenter trial on robotic TECAB (224 citations) provided critical evidence for the feasibility and safety of this technique, establishing a new paradigm in coronary surgery. He further demonstrated the power of combining robotic bypass with percutaneous coronary intervention in his work on integrated coronary revascularization (102 citations), offering a hybrid solution for patients with multivessel disease. His rigorous comparative analysis of robotic, minimally invasive, and conventional mitral valve surgery (94 citations) has helped define best practices in valve repair. Through these contributions, Dr. Katz has not only expanded the surgical toolkit but also improved patient outcomes by reducing recovery times and surgical trauma, cementing his role as a leader in the evolution of cardiac surgery.
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Top Papers
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- 2Integrated Coronary Revascularization102 citations · 2006
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- 4Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart8 citations · 2007
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- 6Hybrid double-valve replacement4 citations · 2020