Dr. Robert Gottner is a renowned thoracic and cardiac surgeon in Los Angeles, California. He received the medical diploma from the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1988. Dr. Gottner completed his medical education with a residency in general surgery at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and a fellowship in thoracic surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the American Board in thoracic and cardiac surgery and his sub specialties are general cardiac and adult cardiac surgery. Nowadays, he works in some hospitals in the area, including Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Vincent Medical Center, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Methodist Hospital of Southern California and Citrus Valley Medical Center. He has published three articles in collaboration with other doctors. He is a member of the following groups' Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons.