Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery


FACULTY


James Tweddell MD

James S. Tweddell, MD
Professor and Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (MD), General Surgery, New York University Medical Center (Residency), Thoracic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center (Residency), Cardiothoracic Surgery Research, Washington University Medical Center (Fellowship)
Interests: Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation

G. Hossein Almassi MD

G. Hossein Almassi, MD
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Pahlavi University School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran (MD), General Surgery, University of Chicago (Residency), University of Illinois (Residency), Thoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Residency)
Interests: Minimally invasive and off pump coronary surgery, transmyocardial laser revascularization, Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation, thoracic aortic surgery, aortic dissection, heart remodeling for treatment of heart failure, general thoracic surgery

John Baker PhD

John E. Baker, PhD
Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Training: St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London (PhD)
Interests: Cardioprotection in children undergoing surgery for repair of congenital heart defects, genetic basis of resistance to myocardial ischemia

Adrianus Domen PhD

Adrianus Domen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Netherlands Cancer Institute/University of Amsterdam (PhD), Stanford University School of Medicine (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Kimberly Gandy MD

Kimberly Gandy, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Northwestern University (MD), University of Minnesota (Surgical Intern/Resident), Stanford University (Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD), Duke University Medical Center (General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Residencies), Stanford University School of Medicine (Pediatric Cardiothoracic Fellowship)
Interests: Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation, tolerance induction in transplantation, myocardial rescue with hematopoietic cells

Mario Gasparri MD

Mario G. Gasparri, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Medical College of Wisconsin (MD), General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Henry Ford Hospital (Residencies), Thoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin (Residency)
Interests: Esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and thoracic trauma

George Haasler MD

George B. Haasler, MD
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD), General and Thoracic Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, New York (Residency), Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Research, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (Fellowship).
Interests: Esophageal cancer, lung cancer, lung transplantation, pleural diseases, emphysema, chest wall reconstruction, laser and stenting procedures

R. Eric Lilly MD

R. Eric Lilly, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Duke University School of Medicine (MD), Duke University (Internship, Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency,  Fellowship)
Interests: Miminally-invasive heart valve surgery, mitral valve disease, aortic valve diseases, ascending aortic surgery, cardiac arrythmia surgery, left ventricular remodeling, heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices, off-pump coronary artery surgery, multi-arterial coronary artery bypass grafting

Saqib Masroor, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: King Edward Medical College, Pakistan (MD), Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit (General Surgery Residency), University of Miami Hospital and Clinics (Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency), East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville (Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship)
Interests: Minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery, beating heart coronary and valvular surgery, atrial fibrillation and cardiac surgery in the elderly

Aoy Tomita-Mitchell PhD

Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD, and Post-doctoral Fellow), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Post-doctoral Fellow)
Interests: Genetic etiology of congenital heart disease, high-throughput methodologies for genetic association studies

Michael Mitchell MD (CT)

Michael E. Mitchell, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Harvard Medical School (MD), General Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Internship), General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Residency), Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston (Chief Resident), Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Fellowship)
Interests: Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation, minimally invasive surgery, adult congenital surgery

Alfred Nicolosi MD

Alfred C. Nicolosi, MD
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (MD), General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Residency), Cardiovascular Surgery, Research, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (Fellowship)
Interests: Adult cardiac surgery, heart failure surgery, heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, thoracic aortic surgery, mitral valve repair, minimally invasive valve surgery

Daryl P. Pearlstein, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Tennessee (MD), University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals (Residency, General Surgery), University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals (Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery)

William Tisol MD

William B. Tisol, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Training: Michigan State University (MD), General Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine-St. Francis Hospital (Residency), Thoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Residency)
Interests: Surgery of the chest including the lungs, esophagus, mediastinum and chest wall; treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the lung, esophagus and mediastinum; and minimally invasive surgical techniques for diseases of the chest including hyperhidrosis

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