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, including proven expertise in structural heart disease, transcatheter valve interventions, and complex cardiac surgical procedures.
She completed her medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by a General Surgery internship at Naval Medical Center San Diego, where she also completed her residency. Dr. Prescher completed a 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 procedures, transcatheter therapies (including TAVR), management of cardiac arrhythmias, and aortic pathology. She is a retired Commander in the United States Navy and former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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:
- Structural heart disease
- Transcatheter valve therapies
- Aortic aneurysm and dissection management
- Conduction disturbances and pacemaker requirements post-valve interventions
- 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