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Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Francis D. Pagani, MD PhD is the Otto Gago, MD Endowed Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Pagani the Surgical Director for the Michigan Medicine, Frankel Cardiovascular Center’s, Center for Circulatory Support. Dr. Pagani received his MD and PhD from Georgetown University in 1986. Dr. Pagani’s clinical focus includes surgical therapies for advanced heart failure including heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support as well as complex re-operative valvular surgical, surgery for adult congenital heart disease, and surgery (i.e., surgical myectomy) for inherited cardiomyopathies including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Pagani’s research interests include translational investigations of stem cells for treatment of advanced heart failure, clinical and translational investigations of mechanical circulatory support devices, health outcomes research, and human factors research in patient safety in the operating room environment. Dr. Pagani has been a continuing co-investigator contributing to the Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) and now serves as the Chair of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Task Force. Dr. Pagani also serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

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