Gary Sheldon Kopf MD
Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery)
Departments & Organizations

Yale Medical Group
Adult Congenital Heart Program
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Surgery: Cardiac Surgery | Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education
Research Interests
arrhythmia surgery for congenital heart disease; clinical research on long term survivors of congenital heart surgery; experimental surgical models for congenital heart surgery; web-based educational tools for congenital heart surgery more...
Education
- M.D., Harvard University, 1970
Selected Publications
- Tolis G, Korkolis D, Kopf G, and Elefteriades J. Revascularization Alone (Without Mitral Valve Repair) Suffices in Patients With Advanced Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Mild-to- Moderate Mitral Regurgitation. Ann of Thorac Surg, Vol. 74, p. 1467-1481, November 2002.
- Elefteriades J, Lovoulos C, Edwards R, Tittle S, Riley T, Tang P, Rocco E, Kopf G. Novel Technique for Isolated Accessory Right Heart Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease. J Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg (in press).
- Mello D, Kopf GS. Repair of Infantile Aortic Coarctation and Transverse Arch Hypoplasia with Resection and Extended End to Undersurface of Aortic Arch Anastomosis. CTSNET Experts’ Technique, 2002.
Articles

Spring 2012
Tissue from the lab mends a broken heart
Angela Irizarry was still in her mother’s womb when tests revealed that one of her heart’s two ventricles wasn’t...





