Alfredo Trento, MD
Enriched profileSenior Heart Surgeon; Estelle, Abe and Marjorie Sanders Chair in Cardiac Surgery · Smidt Heart Institute
Alfredo Trento is Senior Heart Surgeon; Estelle, Abe and Marjorie Sanders Chair in Cardiac Surgery at Smidt Heart Institute. OpenAlex indexes 434 publications with 23,070 citations (h-index 62); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 12 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Alfredo Trento, MD, is Senior Heart Surgeon at Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. The public record shows 434 publications with 23,070 citations (h-index 62), centered on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2023 · ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
- Top research focus: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 9 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 188.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement: Evaluation of Transcatheter Versus Surgery-Pilot Trial
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- The Canadian CABG or PCI in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Trial (STICH3C)
Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Early Feasibility Study of the CardiAQ™ TMVI System (Transfemoral and Transapical DS)
Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year20251 payment
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20258 payments
- Mindray DS USA, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Temporary Left Ventricular Support Device as a Bridge to Heart-Liver or Heart-Kidney Transplant: Pushing the Boundaries of Temporary Support.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk PatientsArticle5,071 citations2016
- 02Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral RegurgitationArticle2,187 citations2011
- 03Possible Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Bioprosthetic Aortic ValvesArticle1,051 citations2015
- 04
- 05Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Surgery for Mitral RegurgitationArticle864 citations2015
Network
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/alfredo-trento-md
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
cedars-sinai.org/stories-and-insights/innovation-and-research/matters-of-the-heart-alfredo-trento-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cedars-sinai.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →heart-valve-surgery.com ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Estelle
Abe and Marjorie Sanders Chair in Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cedars-sinai.org ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Matters of the Heart: Alfredo Trento
MD (Cedars-Sinai Discoveries feature)
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cedars-sinai.org ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →heart-valve-surgery.com ↗
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