Alexander Marmureanu

Alexander R. Mărmureanu (born 1962) is a Romanian-born American academic.

Early life and education
Marmureanu was born in Băile Govora, Romania. He attended the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova and graduated with a degree in medicine. As a surgeon, he is a specialist in thoracic surgery.

Career
Marmureanu emigrated to the United States in 1990. After moving to the U.S., he completed his residency from New York University. Later, he received surgical training at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

As a surgeon, Marmureanu has worked for Warren Beatty, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, Jack Nicholson, Jason Statham, Steven Spielberg, Silvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis. In 2002, Marmureanu founded California Heart & Lung Surgery Medical Center. Between 2002, and 2003, Marmureanu was a clinical instructor at UCLA Medical Center's cardiothoracic surgery division.

In January 2003, he became the medical director at the Century City Medical Center, where served until January 2004. Later, he has also worked for Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and California Hospital Medical Center.

As a surgeon he is the founder of California Heart & Lung Surgery Medical Center.

Dr. Marmureanu was selected for Los Angeles Magazine's Top Doctors 2024.

Selected publications

 * Vaseghi M, Gima J, Kanaan C, Ajijola OA, Marmureanu A, Mahajan A, Shivkumar K. Cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmias or electrical storm: intermediate and long-term follow-up. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Mar;11(3):360-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.11.028. Epub 2013 Nov 28. PMID 24291775; PMCID: PMC4253031.
 * Marelli D, Laks H, Patel B, Kermani R, Marmureanu A, Patel J, Kobashigawa J; University of California at Los Angeles Heart Transplant Group. Heart transplantation in patients with diabetes mellitus in the current era. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003 Oct;22(10):1091-7. doi: 10.1016/s1053-2498(02)01219-6. PMID 14550818.
 * Wieder JA, Laks H, Freitas D, Marmureanu A, Belldegrun A. Renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus extension into the proximal pulmonary artery. J Urol. 2003 Jun;169(6):2296-7. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000065432.22782.0d. PMID 12771776.
 * Crisera CA, Connelly PR, Marmureanu AR, Li M, Rose MI, Longaker MT, Gittes GK. TTF-1 and HNF-3beta in the developing tracheoesophageal fistula: further evidence for the respiratory origin of the distal esophagus'. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Sep;34(9):1322-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90003-9. PMID 10507421.
 * Crisera CA, Connelly PR, Marmureanu AR, Colen KL, Rose MI, Li M, Longaker MT, Gittes GK. Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula: suggested mechanism in faulty organogenesis. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Jan;34(1):204-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90258-0. PMID 10022173.