Michael Reardon, MD

  • Houston Methodist cardiothoracic surgeon
  • Professor of cardiothoracic surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Allison Family Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Research at Houston Methodist Hospital 

Michael Reardon, MD

Areas of Expertise

  • Aortic surgery
  • Autotransplant
  • Blood conservation
  • Cardiac tumor surgery
  • Cardiac valve disease
  • Catheter based cardiac/aortic disease
  • Complex cardiac surgery
  • Transcatheter valve replacement (TAVR)

Credentials

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Vascular Surgery | American Board of Surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas | 1978
RESIDENCY
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas | 1983
FELLOWSHIP
Cardiothoracic Surgery | Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas | 1985

Publications

Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Lower-Risk Patients: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Reddy, RK, Howard, JP, Mack, MJ, Reardon, MJ, Jørgensen, TH, Hørsted Thyregod, HG, Toff, WD, Van Mieghem, NM, Vora, AN, Makkar, RR, Kapadia, S, Forrest, JK, Leon, MB & Ahmad, Y 2025, , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 85, no. 9, pp. 926-940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.031

Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma
Qamar, F, Kharsa, C, Letham, P, Aoun, J, Goel, SS, Kleiman, NS, Reardon, MJ & Atkins, MD 2025, , JACC: Case Reports, vol. 30, no. 4, 102956.

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for an acute type A aortic dissection following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Dang, VC, Haddad, P, McFall, RG, Klopfenstein, J, Reardon, MJ & Rahimi, M 2025, , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, vol. 11, no. 1, 101653, pp. 101653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101653

Pathology of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses and Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening
Sato, Y, Torii, S, Kawai, K, Yahagi, K, Kutyna, M, Kawakami, R, Konishi, T, Vozenilek, AE, Jinnouchi, H, Sakamoto, A, Mori, H, Cornelissen, A, Mori, M, Tanaka, T, Sekimoto, T, Kutys, R, Ghosh, SKB, Forrest, JK, Reardon, MJ, Romero, ME, Kolodgie, FD, Virmani, R & Finn, AV 2025, , Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 18, no. 2, e014523, pp. e014523. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014523

Cardiac MRI Evaluation of Determinants and Prognostic Implications of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Aortic Regurgitation
Malahfji, M, Bhugra, P, Nguyen, DT, Crudo, V, Saeed, M, Reardon, M, Nagueh, SF, Zoghbi, WA, Graviss, EA & Shah, DJ 2025, , Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, vol. 7, no. 1, e230389. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.230389

Sex Differences in Patients Undergoing FFR-Guided PCI or CABG in the FAME 3 Trial
Takahashi, K, Otsuki, H, Zimmermann, FM, Ding, VY, Oldroyd, KG, Wendler, O, Reardon, MJ, Woo, YJ, Yeung, AC, Pijls, NHJ, De Bruyne, B & Fearon, WF 2025, , JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.09.030

Inflow-to-Outflow Stent Frame Expansion, Ellipticity, and Decoupling in Evolut TAVR: Implications for Mid-term Hemodynamic Performance
Puri, R, Spencer, J, Tchétché, D, Van Mieghem, NM, Forrest, JK, Reardon, MJ, Sanchez, JZ, Caballero, A, Blanke, P, Leipsic, JA, Sorajja, P, Deeb, GM, Fukuhara, S, Lucas, LM, Oyekunle, T & Tang, GHL 2025, , Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, vol. 4, no. 1, 102448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102448

Review of the decision making approach to treating young and low-risk patients with aortic stenosis
Gupta, T, Malaisrie, SC, Batchelor, W, Boudoulas, KD, Davidson, L, Ibebuogu, UN, Kpodonu, J, Singh, R, Sultan, I, Theriot, M, Reardon, MJ, Leon, MB, Grubb, KJ & A Perspective From the American College of Cardiology Cardiac Surgery Team and Interventional Cardiology Councils 2025, , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.12.027

The importance of tissue science and valve design in relation to durability and hemodynamics of the DurAVR aortic heart valve
Neethling, WML, Forster, G, Meduri, C, Meuris, B, Asgar, AW, Sellers, S, Cavalcante, JL, Bapat, V & Reardon, M 2025, , Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, vol. 12, 1512961. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1512961

Core Laboratory Versus Center-Reported Echocardiographic Assessment of the Native and Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve
Velders, BJJ, Vriesendorp, MD, Weissman, NJ, Sabik, JF, Reardon, MJ, Dagenais, F, Moront, MG, Rao, V, Fukuhara, S, Günzinger, R, van Leeuwen, WJ, Brown, WM, Groenwold, RHH, Klautz, RJM & Asch, FM 2024, , Echocardiography, vol. 41, no. 12, e70047, pp. e70047. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.70047

Redo-TAVI with the SAPIEN 3 valve in degenerated calcified CoreValve/Evolut explants
Meier, D, Nigade, A, Lai, A, Dorman, K, Gill, H, Javani, S, Akodad, M, Wood, DA, Rogers, T, Puri, R, Allen, KB, Chhatriwalla, AK, Reardon, MJ, Tang, GHL, Bapat, VN, Webb, JG, Fukuhara, S & Sellers, SL 2024, , EuroIntervention, vol. 20, no. 22, pp. 1390-1404. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-24-00619

Decision-Making Approach to the Treatment of Young and Low-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis
A Perspective From the American College of Cardiology Cardiac Surgery Team and Interventional Cardiology Councils 2024, , JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 17, no. 21, pp. 2455-2471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.08.032

A Dedicated Transcatheter Heart Valve for Native Aortic Regurgitation in Patients With Significant Aortic Angulation
Mendez Hirata, G, Answini, GA, Simone, AE, Kereiakes, DJ, Alirhayim, Z, Seshiah, P, Goel, SS, Reardon, M, Faza, N, Kleiman, NS & Garcia, S 2024, , JACC: Case Reports, vol. 29, no. 21, 102662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102662

Impact of systolic dominant pulmonary venous flow morphology on outcomes after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair
Samimi, S, Hatab, T, Bou Chaaya, R, Kharsa, C, Qamar, F, Faza, N, Little, SH, Atkins, MD, Reardon, MJ, Kleiman, NS, Nagueh, SF, Zoghbi, WA, Zaid, S & Goel, SS 2024, , Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 1027-1036. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.31232

Three-Year (<75 Years)Outcomes Low-Surgical-Risk FollowingSevere TAVR inAortic Younger Stenosis Patients
Modine, T, Tchétché, D, Van Mieghem, NM, Michael Deeb, G, Chetcuti, SJ, Yakubov, SJ, Sorajja, P, Gada, H, Mumtaz, M, Ramlawi, B, Bajwa, T, Crouch, J, Teirstein, PS, Kleiman, NS, Iskander, A, Bagur, R, Chu, MWA, Berthoumieu, P, Sudre, A, Adrichem, R, Ito, S, Huang, J, Popma, JJ, Forrest, JK & Reardon, MJ 2024, , Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. e014018. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014018

Impact of Residual Transmitral Mean Pressure Gradient on Outcomes After Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
Sammour, YM, Bou Chaaya, RG, Hatab, T, Zaid, S, Aoun, J, Wessly, P, Kharsa, C, Zoghbi, WA, Nagueh, S, Atkins, MD, Reardon, MJ, Faza, N, Little, SH, Kleiman, NS & Goel, SS 2024, , JACC: Advances, vol. 3, no. 10, 101227, pp. 101227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101227

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using the Evolut FX+ Platform With Optimal Diamond-Coronary Alignment
Aoun, J, Kharsa, C, Reardon, M, Kleiman, N, Chang, SM, Atkins, M, Faza, NN, Little, SH & Goel, SS 2024, , JACC: Case Reports, vol. 29, no. 17, 102506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102506

DurAVR Biomimetic Transcatheter Heart Valve: Update from the First-in-Human and US Early Feasibility Studies
Poon, K, Meduri, C, Latib, A, Kodali, S, Ailawadi, G, Zajarias, A, Krishnaswamy, A, Puri, R, Chetcuti, S, Waggoner, T, Feldt, K, Garg, P, Cavalcante, J, Bapat, V, Hahn, R & Reardon, M 2024, , Heart Lung and Circulation, vol. 33, pp. S580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.991

DurAVR Biomimetic Transcatheter Heart Valve: Update from the First-in-Human and US Early Feasibility Studies
Poon, K, Meduri, C, Latib, A, Kodali, S, Ailawadi, G, Zajarias, A, Krishnaswamy, A, Puri, R, Chetcuti, S, Waggoner, T, Feldt, K, Garg, P, Cavalcante, J, Bapat, V, Hahn, R & Reardon, M 2024, , Heart Lung and Circulation, vol. 33, pp. S580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.991

DurAVR Biomimetic Transcatheter Heart Valve: Update from the First-in-Human and US Early Feasibility Studies
Poon, K, Meduri, C, Latib, A, Kodali, S, Ailawadi, G, Zajarias, A, Krishnaswamy, A, Puri, R, Chetcuti, S, Waggoner, T, Feldt, K, Garg, P, Cavalcante, J, Bapat, V, Hahn, R & Reardon, M 2024, , Heart Lung and Circulation, vol. 33, pp. S580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.991

Languages

  • English