Gus J. Vlahakes, MD, is an engineering and biochemistry graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. and M.S.in 1971. He received his Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School in 1975 and trained in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children's Hospital, Boston. He completed a three-year cardiac physiology fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. He is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery, and surgical critical care.
Dr. Vlahakes is a widely published expert on complex heart conditions. He is a founder of the MGH Heart Center and participated in its inception and organization. He has a clinical practice that includes complex cardiac surgery, often involving patients with unique problems referred from across the US and from overseas.
Dr. Vlahakes' practice is focused primarily on providing second opinions for patients with complex cardiac disease.
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Mass General Surgery: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Second opinions only: 617-726-1861
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Dr. Vlahakes participates in clinical trials concerning heart valve disease treatments.
