Dr. Geoffrey A. Answini is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon and one of the few cardiac surgeons in the Greater Cincinnati area who performs complex open and endovascular aortic surgery. His clinical specialty is minimally invasive surgery, including valves, LVADS, and endovascular surgery (including EVAR, TEVAR, and TAVR).
After graduating magna cum laude from Auburn University, AL, where he was an All-American swimmer, Dr. Answini earned his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine (now known as the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University), Philadelphia, PA. He completed a surgical residency at Carolinas Medical Center (now known as Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center), Charlotte, NC, followed by a cardiothoracic surgery residency with extensive exposure to endovascular therapies at St. Louis University Hospital (now known as SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital), MO. He joined the Ohio Heart and Vascular Center at The Christ Hospital in 2003.
An active industry consultant and researcher, Dr. Answini has participated in more than 40 clinical trials and has authored several articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has presented his work at conferences and symposia including the annual meetings of the American College of Surgery and the World Surgical Congress of Endoscopic Surgery.A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Answini is also a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati, the Ohio State Medical Association, the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, the American Medical Association, and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations.