Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology
Your Best Choice for Comprehensive and Compassionate,
Perioperative Anesthesia Care
What We Believe
Medicine is evolutionary science. Dr. Grigore believes that strong beliefs drive progress. She is a pioneer in that she creates possibilities by pushing boundaries. What was once thought to be impossible in medicine, is now mainstream curable and treatable when it comes to heart failure, organ transplantation, ventricular assist devices, and ECMO.
Our patients are complex as they require specialized care with pulmonary and heart expertise. Dr. Grigore has the drive, experience, and curiosity required to create optimal outcomes when a case is difficult and seemingly unsolvable.
Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.
-Albert Einstein
OUR APPROACH
During surgery, the cardiovascular anesthesiologist cares for the patient undergoing open heart surgery by administering anesthetic and other types of medications, closely monitoring the patient’s vital signs, and making decisions about how to protect and regulate the patient’s organ systems. After surgery, the cardiovascular anesthesiologist monitors the patient’s recovery from anesthesia and follows the postoperative progress from the recovery room to the intensive care unit.
HEALTH SERVICES
Diagnostic and Perioperative TEE
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Valve Surgery
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Port-Access (Heartport)
Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Heart Transplantation
Lung Transplantation
Liver Transplantation
Mechanical Assist Devices
Total Artificial Heart
Dr. Grigore specializes in Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Valve Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Perioperative Diagnostic Transesophageal Echocardiography, Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Heart Transplantation, Lung Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, Mechanical Assist Devices, Total Artificial Heart, Complex Neuro and Spine Surgery.
Dr. Grigore’s expertise began as she served as Director of Cardiovascular Anesthesia Echocardiography and Director of Operating Rooms at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, TX. She went on to become Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Dr. Grigore received her M.D. from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania in 1989. Dr. Grigore completed her residency at St. Luke’s Hospital Center, A University Hospital Columbia, University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She then went on to Duke University School of Medicine Clinical Research and received a Master of Health Science in 2000.
