Krieger, Karl Hemingway
 Karl
Krieger is the Philip Geier
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
and Vice Chairman of the Department
of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New
York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell
Medical Center.
After graduating from Amherst
College, Dr. Krieger pursued his
medical school education, as well as
his surgical internship and
residency, at Johns Hopkins
University. He completed his general
and cardiovascular surgical training
at New York University Medical
Center and then joined the faculty
of The New York University School of
Medicine in 1981. Dr. Krieger was
soon appointed to be the Director of
the Cardiovascular Research
Laboratory.
In 1985, Dr. Krieger joined the
faculty at Weill Medical College of
Cornell University, where he now
serves as Vice Chairman of the
Department of Cardiothoracic
Surgery. His responsibilities
include teaching medical students,
residents and cardiothoracic
fellows, as well as directing a
large clinical research program. He
is the author and co-author of over
100 medical articles and abstracts
and recently wrote and co-edited the
textbook, "Blood Conservation in
Cardiac Surgery." Dr. Krieger's
primary interest is in maintaining a
high volume, outstanding clinical
care program.
The guest on the first
post-surgery show that Philbin and
Ripa taped was fellow heart disease
survivor David Letterman, the
comedian and host of CBS's "Late
Show With David Letterman." Also
appearing on the program were Doctor
Wayne Isom and Doctor Karl Krieger,
the open heart surgeons who
performed Letterman's and Philbin's
bypass procedure.
Karl
Krieger passed through our offices
about 7 years ago. He
purchased some land in the area
through our company and at the same
time recommended the best orthopedic
surgeon there is. Dr. Ranawat
performed a flawless surgery on my
hip and spoke very highly about Dr.
Krieger when I first interviewed
him. I have recommended
satisfied patients to the Dr since
and I totally trust his judgment.
If you meet with Dr. Krieger
regarding any of the below areas of
expertise, you can believe his
recommendations come directly "From
the Horse's Mouth.
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