Eric J Lehr

Biography:

Dr. Eric Lehr has practiced Cardiac Surgery at the Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, the largest cardiac surgery center in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, for more than 13 years where he is Chief of Staff – Cherry Hill Campus. He serves as Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Director of Cardiac Surgery Research and Education. In addition, Dr. Lehr leads the Surgical Mitral Valve Program and the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center and is cofounder of the Swedish Pulmonary Embolism Response Team. Dr. Lehr is active in the leadership of several local, national and international societies, including The Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program for the State of Washington where he has been a member of the management committee since 2011 and is the chair of the management committee. Dr. Lehr is a member of the Board of Directors for the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and was the 58th President of the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society.  Dr. Lehr is the treasurer for The PERT Consortium. He has authored over 85 peer reviewed papers, 8 book chapters, 17 published abstracts and has over 150 presentations at major national and international meetings. He sits on the Editorial Boards of Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Innovations and previously, The European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. When not at work, Dr. Lehr enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and is an avid downhill skier, water skier and cyclist.