Kendra Grubb
Overview
Dr. Kendra Grubb is the surgical director of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center. Prior to joining Emory in 2018, she was the director of minimally invasive cardiac surgery and the surgical director of the heart valve program at the University of Louisville. Dr. Grubb is a champion for combating women's heart disease, and is dedicated to improving the lives of all patients, both male and female, through innovation and by building collaborative teams to promote a patient-centered approach to the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Grubb has led and participated in multiple clinical trials of innovative cardiac surgery technologies, including studies of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), MitraClip percutaneous therapy, and the GORE conformable TAG thoracic endoprosthesis for the primary treatment of aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta.
Dr. Grubb received her MD degree from the Keck School of Medicine and her Master of Health Administration from the Sol Price School of Public Policy. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, her fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and her fellowship in interventional cardiology and transcatheter therapies at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.
Academic Appointment
- Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
- Surgical Director, Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center, Emory Healthcare
Education
Degrees
- MD, Class of 2005 from Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- MHA, Graduate Certificate in Management of Ambulatory Care Systems, 1999-2001 from Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Research
Focus
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Outcomes based clinical research.
Multidisciplinary focus on quality improvement, clinical outcomes, and quality of life metrics to drive best practices and the advancement of minimally invasive and transcatheter techniques in adult cardiac surgery and the overall sub-specialty of structural heart and valve disease.
Publications
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Global Results From the Optimize PRO Study: Standardized TAVR Technique and Care Pathway.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv Volume: 4 Page(s): 103515
05/01/2025 Authors: Grubb KJ; Gada H; Fraser D; Rodes-Cabau J; Nazif TM; Mittal S; Dvir D; Teiger E; Lin L; Rovin JD -
Surgical Mitral Valve Repair vs Replacement After Failed Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: The CUTTING-EDGE Registry.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 18 Page(s): 912 - 923
04/14/2025 Authors: Marin-Cuartas M; Kang J; Noack T; de la Cuesta M; Krane M; Falk V; Conradi L; Hagl C; Taramasso M; Nguyen TC -
Impact of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Performance on 5-YearOutcomes in Patients atIntermediate Risk.
J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 85 Page(s): 1419 - 1430
04/08/2025 Authors: Yakubov SJ; Van Mieghem NM; Oh JK; Ito S; Grubb KJ; O'Hair D; Forrest JK; Gada H; Mumtaz M; Deeb GM -
Peripheral intravascular lithotripsy to facilitate transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement - Defining optimal treatable peripheral arterial disease burden.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med Volume: 73 Page(s): 31 - 37
04/01/2025 Authors: Tom S; Tully A; Kikuchi Y; Crawford K; Binongo J; Wei JW; Gleason P; Xie J; Devireddy CM; Grubb KJ -
How to avoid transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant as the second valve procedure: image assessment for the index transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Ann Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 14 Page(s): 112 - 121
03/31/2025 Authors: Grubb KJ; Ueyama HA; Tom SK; Reul RM; Nissen AP; Tully A; Camaj A; Lisko J; Xie J; Norton EL -
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Alternative Access for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv Volume: 4 Page(s): 102514
03/01/2025 Authors: Sherwood M; Allen KB; Dahle TG; Devireddy CM; Gaca J; Garcia S; Grubb KJ; Kaneko T; Kliger CA; Lederman RJ -
Editorial: Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med Volume: 72 Page(s): 31 - 33
03/01/2025 Authors: Grubb KJ; Kalra K; Tom SK -
Transcatheter heart valve explantation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement failure: A Heart Valve Collaboratory expert consensus document on operative techniques.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 169 Page(s): 878 - 889
03/01/2025 Authors: Kaneko T; Bapat VN; Alakhtar AM; Zaid S; George I; Grubb KJ; Harrington K; Pirelli L; Atkins M; Desai ND -
Outcomes of Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Younger Patients in the Low-Risk Era.
JAMA Cardiol Volume: 10 Page(s): 127 - 135
02/01/2025 Authors: Coylewright M; Grubb KJ; Arnold SV; Batchelor W; Dhoble A; Horne A; Leon MB; Thourani V; Nazif TM; Lindman BR -
Review of the decision making approach to treating young and low-risk patients with aortic stenosis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
01/09/2025 Authors: Gupta T; Malaisrie SC; Batchelor W; Boudoulas KD; Davidson L; Ibebuogu UN; Kpodonu J; Singh R; Sultan I; Theriot M