
Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS
About Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS:
Dr. Nicholas Shea is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Stamford Health in Stamford, CT. He performs all types of adult cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve surgery, aortic aneurysm surgery, arrhythmia surgery, and surgery for cardiac tumors. He has special training and focus in complex coronary bypass grafting, mitral valve repair, and aortic surgery. He sees patients primarily at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT.
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Honors:
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 2025
Fellow of American College of Cardiology, 2024
Top Doctor for Cardiac Surgery, Best in New Jersey Magazine, 2024
AMA Foundation Seed Grant, 2014
NIH T35 Training Grant, 2012
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Primary Locations:
ColumbiaDoctors - 29 Hospital Plaza
29 Hospital Plaza
Stamford, CT 06902
- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- 203-276-4400
Publications:
Nguyen S, Anzai I, Shea N , Miltiades A, Leb J, Takayama H. Invasion of a Shared Space: The NightmareRoommate. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. March 2023. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2022.11.001.
Simpson, M, Matuesz K, Mirza F, Shea N , Takeda T, Takayama H, George I. Anatomic Considerations after Commando Double Valve Reconstruction: Insights for Future Valve-in -Valve Therapies. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery . 2023. 64. 10.1093/ejcts/ezad155.
Simpson, M, Mirza F, Shea N , Takayama H, Takeda K, George I. Anatomic considerations after Commando Double Valve Reconstruction: Insights for Future Valve-in-Valve Therapies. Abstract submission. European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Annual meeting, Milan, IT, 2022.
Shea N , Simpson M, George I. Surgical Treatment of Complex Double Valve Endocarditis Involving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis: Utility of Commando Procedure. Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Techniques. January 2023. doi: httpa://dol.org/10.1018/1.x/10.2022.12.008.
Shea N , Blitzer D, Blitzer S. Observations from the Epicenter: What COVID-19 taught us about designing hospitals of the future. Medical Construction & Design . January/February 2021 17(1) 38-39.
Rahim H, Shea N , George I. The Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team . Jun 2021. doi: 10.1080/24748706.2021.1942600.
Polanco A, D’Angelo A, Shea N et al. Impact of Septal Myectomy Volume on Mitral-Valve Replacement Rate in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients. Cardiology . 2020;145(3):161-167. doi:10.1159/000504215
Shea N, Singh S, Song J, George I. Disaster Averted. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case Reports . 2020;2(3):495-496. doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.018
Polanco A, D'Angelo A, Shea N , Allen P, Takayama H, Patel V. Increased Hospital Volume Is Associated with Reduced Mortality After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 27]. J Vasc Surg . 2020;S0741-5214(20)31282-9. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2020.05.027
Shea N , Sonett J. Laparoscopic Repair of A Midesophageal Diverticulum. General Thoracic Surgery Club 2020. (accepted video podium presentation, not presented due to Covid pandemic).
Blitzer D, Shea N , Argenziano M. The Crucible of War: Innovation in a Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 20]. Annals of Surgery. 2020;10.1097/SLA.0000000000004099. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004099
George I, Salna M, Kobsa S, Deroo S, Kriegel J, Blitzer D, Shea N , D'Angelo A, Raza T, Kurlansky P, Takeda K, Takayama H, Bapat V, Naka Y, Smith CR, Bacha E, Argenziano M. The Rapid Transformation of Cardiac Surgery Practice in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Insights and Clinical Strategies From a Center at the Epicenter [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 16]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020;S0003-4975(20)30607-X. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.012
George I, Salna M, Kobsa S, Deroo S, Kriegel J, Blitzer D, Shea NJ , D'Angelo A, Raza T, Kurlansky P, Takeda K, Takayama H, Bapat V, Naka Y, Smith CR, Bacha E, Argenziano M. The rapid transformation of cardiac surgery practice in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Insights and clinical strategies from a center at the epicenter [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 2]. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2020;S0022-5223(20)31012-6. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.060
George I, Salna M, Kobsa S, Deroo S, Kriegel J, Blitzer D, Shea NJ , D'Angelo A, Raza T, Kurlansky P, Takeda K, Takayama H, Bapat V, Naka Y, Smith CR, Bacha E, Argenziano M. The rapid transformation of cardiac surgery practice in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: insights and clinical strategies from a centre at the epicentre [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 23]. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2020;ezaa228. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezaa228
Shea N , Rosner G, Takayama H, Takeda K. A Boulder in the Chest: Case of Massive Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case Reports. August 01, 2020, 2 (10) 1532-1535; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.087.
Shea N , D'Angelo A, Polanco A, Allen P, Sanchez J, Kurlansky P, Patel V, Takayama H. Higher Institutional Volume Reduces Mortality in Reoperative Proximal Thoracic Aortic Surgery. Aorta . Jun 2020;8(3):59-65. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713860.
Shea N , Polanco A, D'Angelo A, et al. Improving Outcomes of Iatrogenic Type A Aortic Dissection during Cardiac Surgery. Aorta (Stamford) . 2019;7(4):115-120. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1695729
Shea N , Biscotti M, Singh G, Taubman A, Bacchetta M. A Novel Oxygenator-Right Ventricular Assist Device Circuit Using the SYNERGY Micropump as Right Heart Support in a Swine Model of Pulmonary Hypertension. International Journal of Engineering Research & Science (IJOER) . 2016;2(1):136-143.
Shea N , Bacchetta M. Hematologic and biochemical effects of a novel ECMO system in a swine model of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Presented at American Society of Artificial Internal Organs . Chicago, 2015 Jun. (Podium presentation).
McDowell M, Shea N , Gupta G, Connolly ES. The Complement Cascade in Acute Brain Injury. Immunological Mechanisms and Therapies in Brain Injuries and Stroke . New York, USA: Springer Science+Business Media. 2014;6:67-85. (Book chapter).
Adler M, Shea N. Seasoned Equity Offerings on the Nasdaq: New Evidence on the Asymmetric Information Discount. SSRN. 2010 Feb. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1564164 .