Dr. Alexander Kraev, MD

Dr. kraev performed a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement on me on 6/7/22. Dr. kraev has excellent bedside manner, he is patient, kind and I highly recommend him!

He performed a lung biopsy. Now I have a large hernia.

My husband came in with life threatening emergency. Not only was Dr Kraev able to beat all the odds, but he was there every step of the way. Excellent bedside manner. Cheered us up when we needed it, but was honest all the way.

Dr. Kraev did a exploratory thoracotemy on me where we suspected we would find a chest wall hernia. No hernia was found, but he said the muscle in that area was weak so he moved the muscle around to fortify the chest wall. The issue and increased pain continued after, I've tried calling his office to talk about it, but am told to go to my regular doctor. My current doctor called him to say we suspected a slipping rib, he told her thought it was that, but wasn't sure and that's why he rearranged the muscles in my chest wall. There is nothing in my records to indicate he thought it was that or called in an ortho surgeon during my surgery to verify. Left me with daily pain and breathing problems. His advice is to workout, which is impossible when you're in daily pain and have a rib that slips out several times a night.