Papers
25
Total Citations
757
H-Index
13
About
Michael Chu is a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose work has fundamentally advanced minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery. Based at a leading single center, Chu has built an internationally recognized program spanning robotic mitral valve repair, hybrid coronary revascularization, and surgical education innovation. His landmark 2008 study documenting robotic mitral valve repairs in 300 patients — now cited 187 times — established a foundational evidence base for robotic cardiac surgery and demonstrated its clinical viability at scale. Chu has also been instrumental in defining and refining hybrid coronary revascularization, combining bypass surgery with percutaneous coronary intervention, publishing multiple long-term outcome studies that have collectively shaped how surgeons approach multivessel coronary disease. Equally significant is his commitment to surgical training: his randomized controlled trials validating virtual reality and simulation-based curricula for robotic surgery have helped modernize how the next generation of cardiac surgeons learns these complex techniques. With over 640 cumulative citations across his most-cited works, Chu's contributions span clinical outcomes, technical innovation, and medical education — making him an essential figure for any trainee or researcher entering the field of robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic mitral valve repairs in 300 patients: A single-center experience187 citations · 2008
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- 3Single-stage hybrid coronary revascularization with long-term follow-up†77 citations · 2013
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- 5Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Anterior Leaflet and Bileaflet Prolapse52 citations · 2008
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- 7Robotic “Haircut” Mitral Valve Repair: Posterior Leaflet-Plasty41 citations · 2008
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- 10Minimally Invasive Bi-Atrial CryoMaze Operation for Atrial Fibrillation28 citations · 2009