Marc Gerdisch

Dr. Gerdisch has served as a member of PAVmed’s Medical Advisory Board since November 2014. Dr. Gerdisch is Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Franciscan St. Francis Health Heart Center in Indianapolis, Indiana and Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. He has played an active role in various professional societies including the 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgery Society, serving as its president in 2013.

He has served as a lead investigator on several multi-center clinical trials in the areas of atrial fibrillation and tissue regeneration. Dr. Gerdisch has played an active role in medical device innovation, particularly in the area of heart valves. He has served on the advisory boards of various medical device companies including CorMatrix, Atricure, Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences and On-X Life Technologies. He received the Excellence in Health Science Research Award at the 2010 Tony and Mary Hulman Awards and was honored as a “Health Care Hero” by the Indianapolis Business Journal in 2010.

Dr. Gerdisch completed his general and cardiothoracic surgical training at Loyola University Medical Center. He was awarded the Keeley Fellowship pursuant to which he received additional training in mitral valve repair and biomechanical assist devices at L’Hopital Broussais in Paris. Dr. Gerdisch has been repeatedly recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors in the Castle Connolly Guide. Dr. Gerdisch received his B.S., with honors, from Loyola University and his M.D. from Loyola University Strich School of Medicine.