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Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MS

Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Stamford Health

Call 203-276-4400 for appointments.

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.

Expertise:

Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
Aneurysm Repair
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Valve Surgery
Arrhythmia Surgery
Arterial Insufficiency
Arterial Stents
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Bloodless Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Valve Replacement
Cardiac Valve Surgery
Congenital Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Failure
Heart Surgery
Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Repair
Heart Valve Surgery
Marfan Syndrome
Mechanical Assist Device
Minimally Invasive Aneurysm Repair
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral Valve Reconstruction
Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Surgery
Off Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
Open Heart Surgery
Pericardial Disease
Robotic Surgery
Second Opinion
Thoracic Aneurysm
Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
Thoracic Aneurysm Surgery
Valve Reconstruction/Repair
Valve Replacement

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

Interests:

Mitral valve repair
Minimally invasive surgery

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC

Education:

Columbia University College of Physician & Surgeons
MS, Columbia University
BA, Columbia University
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New Patients:

YES

Locations

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 .