Basel Ramlawi, MD
Basic profileSystem Chief of Cardiac Surgery for Main Line Health; Co-director of Lankenau Heart Institute · Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Basel Ramlawi is System Chief of Cardiac Surgery for Main Line Health; Co-director of Lankenau Heart Institute at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. OpenAlex indexes 332 publications with 10,805 citations (h-index 44); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Basel Ramlawi, MD, is System Chief of Cardiac Surgery for Main Line Health at Lankenau Heart Institute, Main Line Health. The public record shows 359 publications with 11,361 citations (h-index 44), centered on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 30 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Life (Basel, Switzerland)
- Top research focus: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 30 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 112.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.
Office address
100 East Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Clinical trials
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- REdo tranScatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Transcatheter aOrtic Valve failuRE
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiovascular
- ARTIST: Aortic Regurgitation Trial Investigating Surgery Versus Trilogy™
Sponsor: JenaValve Technology, Inc.
- Medtronic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Low Risk Bicuspid Study
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiovascular
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
88 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year2025226 payments$196,934openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Corcym IncProgram year202532 payments$39,266openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Artivion, Inc.Program year202521 payments$22,582openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Publications
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Feasibility and Safety of Operating Room Extubation After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of cardiovascular development and disease
Review2026 - Artificial Intelligence for Perioperative Risk Prediction and Prevention in Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review and Proposed Conceptual Framework.
Journal of clinical medicine
Review2026 - Impact of TAVR Failure Mechanism on Outcomes After Reintervention: From the EXPLANTORREDO-TAVR Registry.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Valve in Low-Risk PatientsArticle3,675 citations2019
- 02
- 03Derivation and Validation of a Preoperative Prediction Rule for Delirium After Cardiac SurgeryArticle499 citations2008
- 04Self-Expanding or Balloon-Expandable TAVR in Patients with a Small Aortic AnnulusArticle303 citations2024
- 05Factors Associated With Primary Graft Failure After Heart TransplantationArticle262 citations2010
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/basel-ramlawi-md-139b9824
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azure-tm.mainlinehealth.org/find-a-doctor/basel-ramlawi
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Background & recognition
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
McMaster University Medical School
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Harvard Medical School
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 →mainlinehealth.org ↗ - 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 →azure-tm.mainlinehealth.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Member
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Member
Heart Valve Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Member
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Member
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Member
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Vivien Thomas Award
American Heart Association
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 →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Alley-Sheriden Award
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →schulich.uwo.ca ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Chief Resident in Cardiac Surgery
Western University (now Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)
2006verifiedCorroborated 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 →schulich.uwo.ca ↗ - Advanced Valve and Aortic Center
Valley Health System (Founding Director)
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