Structural Heart Program

The Structural Heart Program at St. Michael’s specializes in providing care to patients presented with conditions that affect the structures of the heart, such as valves, walls, muscles, or blood vessels. 

Doing what is best for the patient is at the heart of St. Michael’s philosophy. At the Structural Heart Program, our experts work together to minimize risk, maximize safety while improving both quality and quantity of life by offering minimally-invasive heart procedures. This allows for faster recovery and shorter hospital stays.

We offer both innovative and routine non-invasive procedures which include, but are not limited to:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR/TAVI)
• Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
• Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR)
• Mitral and Tricuspid Clip
• Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure
• Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure 
• Balloon Valvuloplasty
• Paravalvular Leak Repair
• Transcatheter Congenital Heart interventions (transcatheter closure of PFO, ASD, VSD, PDA, and transcatheter Coarctation of aorta repair).
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure

Here at the Structural Heart Program, we are passionate about what we do. We work collaboratively as a Heart Team to provide the best care for our patients. Our team consists of structural heart experts including Cardiac Surgeons, Interventional Cardiologists, Echocardiographers, Cardiac Anaesthesiologists, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Technicians, Clerical and Administrative Support, and other allied health professionals who collaborate together for the benefit of our patients.

Physicians and staff

Here at the Structural Heart Program, we are passionate about what we do. We work collaboratively as a Heart Team to provide the best care for our patients. Our team consists of structural heart experts including Cardiac Surgeons, Interventional Cardiologists, Echocardiographers, Cardiac Anaesthesiologists, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Technicians, Clerical and Administrative Support, and other allied health professionals who collaborate together for the benefit of our patients.

Physicians

Sami Alnasser Department: Medicine, Division: Cardiology, Location: St. Michael's Hospital, Call 416-864-5905 (clinic); 416-864-5685 (admin) Fax 416-864-5566

Neil Fam Title: Director, Structural Heart Program, St. Michael’s Hospital Department: Medicine, Division: Cardiology, Location: St. Michael's Hospital, Call 416-864-5939 (admin); 416-864-5466 (patients); 416-864-5442 (Structural Heart Clinic) Fax 416-864-5914

Jeremy Edwards Title: Director, FitzGerald Academy, University of Toronto Department: Medicine, Division: Cardiology, Location: St. Michael's Hospital, Call 416-864-5201 (admin); 416-864-5606 (clinical) Fax 416-864-6072

Gianluigi Bisleri Title: Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital Department: Surgery, Division: Cardiovascular Surgery, Specialty: Cardiac Surgery, Location: St. Michael's Hospital, Call (416) 864-3065

David Latter Title: Division Head of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael’s Hospital Department: Surgery, Division: Cardiovascular Surgery, Location: St. Michael's Hospital, Call 416-864-5366 Fax 416-864-6067

Akshay Bagai Department: Medicine, Division: Cardiology, Location: St. Michael's Hospital, Call 416-864-5783 (admin); 416-864-5973 (clinical) Fax 416-864-6021