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Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation; Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University Toll Heart and Vascular Institute, Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD, is Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Directory of Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory at Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University and the Bruce&Robbi Toll Heart and Vascular Institute of Jefferson Health. His clinical expertise and interests are in the surgical management of end-stage heart and lung disease. Dr. Rajagopal's research interests are in the molecular physiology of cardiac and respiratory failure, and in cardiovascular/pulmonary bioengineering and physiology, and he is an actively funded investigator. He has published >150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and is an Editorial Board member of several leading journals. Dr. Rajagopal is the President-Elect of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), and is an active member of several learned societies.
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Friday, March 6, 2026
2:30 PM - 2:37 PM CST