S. Chris Malaisrie, MD is a cardiac surgeon with Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Malaisrie’s special interests include Marfan syndrome and related connective tissue disorders, bicuspid aortic valve, aortic aneurysms/dissections, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and mitral valve disease. In addition to complex aortic surgery encompassing valve repair, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, aortic arch reconstruction, thoracoabdominal aortic repair and endovascular stent grafting, Dr. Malaisrie performs minimally invasive valve repair, transcatheter valve replacement, and pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. He is a professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.