Papers
33
Total Citations
579
H-Index
14
About
Eugene A. Grossi is a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose career has been defined by a relentless commitment to advancing minimally invasive and robotic-assisted mitral valve surgery. Working at the forefront of surgical innovation, Grossi has focused on demonstrating that complex mitral valve repairs — including cases involving extensive annular calcification and diverse pathologies — can be performed safely and effectively through totally endoscopic robotic approaches. His early landmark case reports from 2000, which together have accumulated nearly 100 citations, helped establish the foundational proof-of-concept for robotic instrumentation in cardiac surgery. Over subsequent decades, he expanded this work to address the full spectrum of mitral valve disease, reporting outcomes across 500 patients and developing structured team-based training protocols designed to accelerate the learning curve for emerging programs. His research has also tackled perioperative optimization, including a prospective randomized study of paravertebral blockade, and has examined the economic advantages of minimally invasive approaches. With a body of work spanning over two decades and hundreds of citations, Grossi has shaped national best practices and remains an authoritative voice in robotic cardiac surgical education and technique refinement.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic-assisted instruments enhance minimally invasive mitral valve surgery56 citations · 2000
- 2Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation51 citations · 2023
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- 4Case report of robotic instrument–enhanced mitral valve surgery42 citations · 2000
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- 9Contemporary robotic cardiac surgical training31 citations · 2021
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