George Christakis
MD, M.Sc.
Affiliate scientist
george.christakis@sunnybrook.ca
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Phone: 416-480-6073
Fax: 416-480-4439
Research Assistant:
Dr. Christakis has moved into the research area of hemodynamic evaluation of patients following aortic valve surgery. He continues to publish papers on cardiac prosthesis mismatch, valve sizing and left ventricular mass regression. He will be doing a follow up study of all patients that now have the withdrawn valve called the Silzone valve. He will be evaluating all our previous aortic valve replacement patients to assess the influence of pressure gradients across the aortic valve for long-term survival symptomatology.
Education
- BA, 1977, arts and science, University of Toronto, Canada
- MD, 1981, U of T, Canada
- M.Sc., 1987, U of T, Canada
Appointments and Affiliations
- Cardiac surgeon, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Professor, department of surgery, U of T
Research Foci
- Aneurysms and disease of the ascending aorta
- Hemodynamic assessment of aortic valve patients
- Left ventricular mass regression
- Patient prosthesis mismatch
- Valve sizing