M. Arisan Ergin, MD, PhD is the chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and
co-founder of the program at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. His achievements over a career spanning three decades include the attainment of a full Professorship at The Mount Sinai Medical Center where Drs. Ergin, Klein and McCullough first met.

Dr. Ergin’s authorship of more than 90 original scientific publications has earned him an international reputation for his expertise on surgery of the aorta. His goal of building the finest cardiac surgery unit in the region has been realized at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.