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Amalia Jonsson MD

  • Department of Surgery
    Assistant Professor
  • amalia.jonsson@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Amalia Jonsson is an adult cardiac surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive and robotically assisted cardiac surgery. Her clinical focus is on coronary and valvular heart disease with an emphasis on robotically assisted mitral valve and coronary artery bypass procedures. She received her medical degree from the University of Utah and completed the integrated general surgery/cardiothoracic surgery residency program at Emory University. She was the administrative chief during the final year of her residency. Dr. Jonsson's primary practice location is Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Surgery - Cardiothoracic, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Utah School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 119 Page(s): 523 - 534
    03/01/2025 Authors: Halkos ME; Jonsson A; Badhwar V; Balkhy HH; Grossi EA; Dearani JA; Geirsson A; Gillinov M; Melnitchouk S; Loulmet D
  • Advancing the Treatment Paradigm for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Hybrid Coronary Revascularization.
    Innovations (Phila) Volume: 20 Page(s): 57 - 64
    01/01/2025 Authors: Patel PM; Arrington RL; Jonsson A; Wei JW; Binongo J; Devireddy C; Nicholson W; Jaber W; Rinfret S; Halkos ME
  • How to start a robotic coronary bypass grafting program: suggestions from an experienced robotic-assisted coronary surgeon.
    Ann Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 13 Page(s): 436 - 438
    09/29/2024 Authors: Jonsson AA; Halkos ME
  • Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons.
    Ann Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 13 Page(s): 339 - 345
    07/31/2024 Authors: Jonsson AA; Halkos ME
  • Robotic mitral repair after Rastelli operation and replacement of the aortic valve and right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit.
    JTCVS Tech Volume: 22 Page(s): 96 - 98
    12/01/2023 Authors: Hibino M; Murphy DA; Jonsson AA; Halkos ME
  • Robotic mitral replacement for a degenerated valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral prosthesis.
    Volume: 21 Page(s): 83 - 85
    10/01/2023 Authors: Hibino M; Jonsson AA; Halkos ME; Murphy DA
  • Mastering the Learning Curve for Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 1118 - 1125
    05/01/2023 Authors: Jonsson A; Binongo J; Patel P; Wang Y; Garner V; Mitchell-Cooks D; Halkos ME
  • Transthoracic Aortic Clamp Technique for Port-Only Endoscopic Robotic Mitral Surgery.
    Innovations (Phila) Volume: 18 Page(s): 240 - 246
    01/01/2023 Authors: Murphy DA; Arrington RL; Jonsson AA; Halkos ME
  • Surgical Correction of Tricuspid Regurgitation.
    Interv Cardiol Clin Volume: 11 Page(s): 41 - 50
    01/01/2022 Authors: Jonsson AA; Halkos ME
  • Endoscopic Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients With Previous Sternotomy Cardiac Surgery.
    Innovations (Phila) Volume: 17 Page(s): 297 - 303
    01/01/2022 Authors: Murphy DA; Jonsson AA; Halkos ME
  • To intervene or not to intervene: Lessons learned from completion angiography after robotic-assisted coronary bypass surgery.
    JTCVS Tech Volume: 3 Page(s): 190 - 193
    09/01/2020 Authors: Winters AA; Halkos ME
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