Lindsey Prescher, DO
About
Lindsey Prescher, DO, is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with over a decade of advanced clinical, academic, and military leadership experience. Before coming to Valley Health, she served as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Surgical Director of Structural Heart at Adventist White Oak Medical Center.
She completed her Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine, followed by an additional year of advanced training as a Fellow in Structural Heart Disease at Yale.
Dr. Prescher specializes in the full spectrum of adult cardiac disease, with particular expertise in complex and minimally invasive valve repair and replacement procedures, aortic pathology, and transcatheter therapies (including TAVR, TEER, and TMVR).
Dr. Prescher is deeply committed to a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care, with a focus on improving functional outcomes and overall quality of life for every patient she treats.
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Medical Interests
Areas of Interest:
- Aortic, mitral, tricuspid valve repair or replacement
- Aortic aneurysm surgical and surveillance management
- Transcatheter aortic and mitral valve therapies
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Cardiac tumors and adult congenital cardiac surgery
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery and innovation
Education
- Fellowship
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
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Structural Heart and Interventional Cardiology
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
- Residency
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General Surgery
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, CA
- Internship
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General Surgery
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, CA
- Medical School
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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA
- Undergraduate School
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Undergraduate Education
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN
