Marco Ricci

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, University of New Mexico

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Marco Ricci is a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose work has fundamentally advanced the fields of minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery. His research focuses on optimizing surgical techniques for coronary artery bypass and mitral valve repair, with a particular emphasis on improving patient outcomes while reducing procedural invasiveness. Ricci’s landmark paper, “Technical tips and pitfalls in OPCAB surgery: the buffalo experience” (2000, 17 citations), distills over 1,500 off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) procedures, offering critical insights that have made these operations safer and more reproducible. He has also made significant contributions to health economics in surgery, as demonstrated in his 2015 study comparing robotic versus nonrobotic minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (8 citations). This work provides a rare cost-benefit analysis that helps hospitals and surgeons make evidence-based decisions about adopting robotic platforms. With a career built on translating high-volume clinical experience into practical, data-driven guidance, Marco Ricci stands as a key figure in the evolution of modern cardiac surgery, bridging technical innovation with real-world surgical practice.