Afshin Ehsan

Dr. Afshin Ehsan is an Adult Cardiac Surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital, an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Brown Alpert Medical School, and the Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. He is focused on valvular surgery especially mitral valve repair and percutaneous aortic valve therapies. He is well versed in the current state of atrial fibrillation surgery as it applies to stand-alone and concomitant procedures. Dr. Ehsan participates in clinical outcomes research related to the effect of blood transfusions on patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures and in examining discrepancies in access to care for patients receiving cardiac surgical therapies. He holds his M.D. from the University of California, in Los Angeles.