Sameer Singh, MD

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Dr. Sameer Singh is an attending surgeon in the Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is board eligible in cardiac and thoracic surgery through the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Singh specializes in the surgical treatment of advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support, including left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. He also performs coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and has received specialized training in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery, with particular expertise in robotic coronary revascularization and mitral valve surgery.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Singh is actively involved in cardiac surgery research. His academic interests span the breadth of adult cardiac surgery, and he has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading medical journals as well as chapters in textbooks on cardiac surgery and heart disease.

Dr. Singh earned his medical degree through the Honors Program in Medical Education from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed his integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD)
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Mitral Valve Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Academic Appointments

  • Instructor in Surgery at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Gender

  • Male

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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

ElderServe

  • Special Needs

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Individual Network (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)

  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

UnitedHealthcare

  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Honors & Awards

  • C. Walton Lillehei Forum Finalist, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2023.
  • International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Early Investigator Presentation Award, 2025.

Research

Selected Publications

  1. Yang C, Singh SK, Kirilina D, Ogami T, Stevens J, Mohan S, Takeda K, Kurlansky P. Sex Differences in Arterial Grafting in Patients Undergoing Dialysis and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JAMA Surg. 2026 Jun.
  2. Singh SK, Tagliafierro M, Kirilina D, Kurlansky P, Argenziano M, Raza ST. Minimally invasive approach for mitral valve surgery is associated with increased risk of postoperative diaphragm dysfunction. Innovations. 2026 Mar.
  3. Kurlansky P, Traad EA, Singh SK, Galbut DL, Ebra G. Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Confers a Survival Benefit Even in the Most Elderly Population Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JTCVS Open. 2025 Oct.
  4. Moroi MK, Kosuri Y, Singh SK, Xue Y, Zakharchenko A, Karcher C, Martinez A, Patel K, Abramov A, Carreon CK, Sanders SP, Levy RJ, Ferrari G. Clinical and Experimental Studies of Structural Valve Degeneration of Bovine Jugular Vein Valves: Mitigation with Polyoxazoline Modification. Pediatric Cardiology. 2025 Oct.
  5. Yang C, Singh SK, Ogami T, Kirilina D, Wang P, Stevens J, Takeda K, Kurlansky P. Arterial Grafting Survival Benefit in End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025 Sep:S0003-4975
  6. Rajesh H, Hassanein M, Singh SK, Zhao Y, Kaku Y, Kurlansky PK, Latif F, Sayer G, Uriel N, Takeda K. Geographic Variations Exist in Heart Transplantation for Status One and Two Patients After the 2018 Heart Allocation Policy Change. Clinical Transplant. 2025 May;39(5):e70164
  7. Singh SK, Levine D, Norton EL, Patel P, Kurlansky P, Rajesh K, Chung M, Olakunle O, Leshnower B, Chen EP, Takayama H. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-term Outcomes associated with Permanent Pacemaker Implantation after Aortic Root Replacement. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025 May;169(5):1427-1435
  8. Nguyen SN, Bouhout I, Singh SK, Vinogradksy AV, Chung MM, Sevensky R, Kalfa DM, Bacha EA, Goldstone AB. Long-term Autograft Dilation and Durability after the Ross Procedure are Similar in Infants, Children, and Adolescents with Primary Aortic Stenosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Oct;168(4):1182-1191
  9. Feng I, Singh SK, Kobsa SS, Zhao Y, Kurlansky PA, Zhang A, Vaynrub AJ, Fried JA, Takeda K. Feasibility of Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Life Support in Awake Patients with Cardiogenic Shock. Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Aug 1;39(2):ivae148
  10. Castillero E, Camillo C, Erwin WC, Singh SK, Mohamoud N, George I, Eapen E, Dockery K, Ferrari G, Gupta H. Somatostatin Receptors in Fibrotic Myocardium. PLoS One. 2024 Jul 22;19(7):e030481
  11. Norton EL, Patel PM, Wang Y, Binongo J, Levine D, Singh SK, Chodisetty S, Olakunle OE, Leshnower BG, Takayama H, Chen EP. Reoperation after Aortic Root Replacement and its Impact on Long-term Survival. JTCVS Open. 2024 May 22;21:45-57
  12. Singh SK, Vinogradsky A, Kirschner M, Sun J, Wang C, Kurlansky P, Kaku Y, Smith CR, Takeda K. Mechanical Circulatory Support During Surgical Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 May;117(5):932-939
  13. Hayashi H, Singh SK, Hahn RT, Akita K, Kurlansky P, Sun J, Vedula V, Leb JS, Shimada YJ, Weiner SD, Takayama H. Mitral Regurgitation Mechanisms related to Systolic Anterior Motion in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2024 Jan 30;16(1):26-39
  14. Singh SK, Bouhout I, Nguyen S, Vinogradsky A, Lampe A, Moroi M, Salna M, Takayama H, Bacha E, Goldstone AB. Aortic Insufficiency following Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty does not Impact Long-term Autograft Durability after the Ross Procedure. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Nov;168(5):1301-1309
  15. Singh SK, Faridmoayer E, Vitale N, Woodard E, Xue Y, Abramov A, Levy RJ, Ferrari G. Valved Conduits for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: A Review of Current Technologies and Future Directions. Pediatric Cardiology. 2025 Jan;46(1):14-26
  16. Singh SK, Elefteriades J, Takayama H. Discussion to: Reintervention after Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement: A Comprehensive Analysis of 781 David V Procedures. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Apr;167(4):1239-1240
  17. Levine D, Patel P, Zhao Y, Chung M, Singh SK, Childress P, Chodisetty S, Leshnower B, Kurlansky P, Smith CR, Chen E, Takayama H. Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement Versus Composite Valve Graft with Bioprosthesis in Patients Under Age 50. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Oct;168(4):992-1002
  18. Bouhout I, Singh SK, Nguyen S, Vinogradsky A, Barrett C, Kalfa D, Bacha E, Goldstone A. Influence of Preoperative Aortic Regurgitation on Long-term Autograft Durability and Dilation in Children and Adolescents undergoing the Ross Procedure. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Mar;167(3):1123-1131
  19. Singh SK, Hassanein M, Ning Y, Wang C, Kurlansky P, Clerkin K, Sayer G, Uriel N, Takeda K. Increasing Waiting Timfor Status 2 Patients in New UNOS Allocation System: Impact on Waitlist and Posttransplant Outcomes. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Feb;167(2):535-543
  20. Singh SK, Levine D, Patel P, Norton E, Wang C, Kurlansky P, Childress P, Chung M, Olakunle O, George I, Leshnower B, Chen EP, Takayama H. Reintervention after Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: A Comprehensive Analysis of 781 David V Procedures. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 Apr;167(4):1229-1238
  21. Harris E, Sewanan L, Topkara VK, Fried JA, Raikhelkar J, Colombo PC, Yuzefpolskaya M, DeFilippis EM, Latif F, Takeda K, Singh SK, Uriel N, Sayer G, Clerkin KJ. New System, Old Problem: Increased Wait Time for High-priority Transplant Candidates. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023 Nov;42(11):1497-1500
  22. Singh SK, Chung MM, Takeda K, Takayama H. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Shock: Time to Look for Action Instead of Selection? Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Jul;116(1):154-155
  23. Singh SK, Kachel M, Castillero E, Xue Y, Kalfa D, Ferrari G, George I. Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valves: A Review of Current Technologies and Future Directions. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2023 Mar 9;10:1137827
  24. Singh SK, Takeda K, Kurlansky P. Tricuspid Valve Surgery at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion – Digging Deeper. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022 Dec 2;63(1):ezad009
  25. Kalfa D, Karamichalis JM, Singh SK, Jiang P, Anderson BR, Vargas D, Choudhury T, Habib A, Bacha E. Operative Mortality after Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association For Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Mortality Category 1 to 3 Procedures: Deficiencies and Opportunities for Quality Improvement. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Aug;166(2);325-333
  26. Singh SK, Takeda K. Right Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation – From Prediction to Action. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2022 Dec;41(12):1727-1728
  27. Singh SK, Takeda K, Kurlansky P. Left Ventricular Assist Device Positioning: A Science that is Far from Exact. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022 Sep 2;62(4):ezac445
  28. Singh SK, Takeda K, Kurlansky P. The Impact of Obesity on Outcomes after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Time to Settle the Debate. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022 Aug 3;62(3):ezac399
  29. Singh SK, Takeda K. Third Paedi-EUROMACS Report: More Answers Lead to More Questions. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022 Jul 11;62(2):ezac399
  30. Bogun M, Beier MA, Singh SK, McLaughlin D, Ning Y, Kurlansky P, Raza ST. Diabetes Workshops for Providers Improve Glucose Control in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Apr;37(4):930-936
  31. Singh SK, Ning Y, Kurlansky P, Kaku Y, Naka Y, Takayama H, Sayer G, Uriel N, Masoumi A, Fried JA, Takeda K. Impact of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Flow on Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock. ASAIO Journal. 2022 Feb 1;68(2):239-246.
  32. Singh SK, Witer L, Kaku Y, Masoumi A, Fried JA, Yuzefpolskaya M, Colombo PC, Sayer G, Uriel N, Naka Y, Takayama H, Takeda K. Temporary Surgical Ventricular Assist Device for Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Refractory Cardiogenic Shock in the Percutaneous Device Era. Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 Jun;24(2):199-206
  33. Singh SK, Bi A, Kurlansky PA, Argenziano M, Smith CR. A Cross-sectional Review of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Chairs and Program Directors. Journal of Surgical Education. 2021 Mar-Apr;78(2):665-671
  34. Singh SK, D’Ovidio F, Garan AR, Brodie D, Sonett JR, Farr MA, Arcasoy SM, Takeda K. Minimally Invasive Central Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Long-term Ambulatory Support as a Bridge to Heart-lung transplant. Journal of Artificial Organs. 2020 Dec;23(4):394-396
  35. Shea NJ, Singh SK, Song J, George I. Disaster Averted: Surgical Treatment of Paradoxical Embolus in Transit. JACC Case Reports. 2020 Feb 26;2(3):495-496
  36. Singh SK, Lemaitre P. Lung Transplant, Recipient Selection, with Intraoperative Emergencies. Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery 2025 (In Press)
  37. Singh SK, Bi AS, Tomasko J, Schimmel D, Malasisrie SC. Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy. Current Vascular Surgery: 43rd Northwestern Vascular Symposium. Raleigh: PMPH-USA Ltd., 2018.
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