Leora B. Balsam, M.D.

Dr. Leora B. Balsam is an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine. She is currently an attending cardiac surgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center and at Bellevue Hospital Center.

Dr. Balsam specializes in adult cardiac surgery, with specific interests in valvular surgery, aortic surger, and coronary revascularization.

Dr. Balsam received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. As a Howard Hughes Medical Institute and National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, she performed basic science research aimed at understanding the role of adaptor proteins in transcriptional regulation. She completed her internship, general surgery residency, and cardiothoracic surgery residency at Stanford Medical Center. In addition, she completed a research fellowship in Stanford's cardiopulmonary transplantation laboratory. In 2005, she was recognized by the Association of Women Surgeon with the Outstanding Woman Resident Award.

She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters on cardiac repair after injury, stem cell repair of the injured heart, and cardiopulmonary transplantation. Her research interests include cardiac repair, regeneration, and remodeling.