Louis Stein MHS, MD, PhD

Dr. Louis Henry Stein Jr, MD is an Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. He received his undergraduate degree, Master of Health Science, and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, and subsequently completed a residency in General Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine / Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Stein went on to complete a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the NYU Langone Medical Center. As a clinical instructor at Stanford University, he was trained in ECMO, ventricular assist devices (VAD), and heart and lung transplantation. Prior to joining RWJBarnabas Health, Dr. Stein was faculty at Albany Medical College, where he received the Grateful Patients and Families Champion Award.

Dr. Stein focuses on addressing the challenges of end-stage heart and lung disease with ECMO, VADs, and transplantation. He is the Surgical Director of the NBI ECMO and temporary mechanical support program.

Dr. Stein also has a particular interest in the treatment of valvular heart disease with percutaneous techniques such as TAVR and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Dr. Stein is the Director of Cardiovascular Research for the Department and is active in both clinical and laboratory investigations. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers, commentaries, and book chapters serves as a reviewer for several journals, and is a member of the editorial boards of the American Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.