Seattle, WA, United States
Dr. Eric Lehr has practiced Cardiac Surgery at the Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, the largest cardiac surgery center in the Pacific Northwest, 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 is cofounder of the Swedish Pulmonary Embolism Response Team leads the Surgical Mitral Valve Program and the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopath. 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 for which he currently vice-chair and he is the chair of the Cardiac Surgery Subcommittee. 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. He has authored 85 peer reviewed papers, 8 book chapters, 17 published abstracts and has over 150 presentations at major national and international meetings. He is sits on the Editorial Boards of Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Innovations and 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.
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Workshop D: The PERT Consortium™ Centers of Excellence
Thursday, September 18, 2025
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM US Pacific Time