Cardiothoracic Surgeon Expert Witness | Georgia

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This highly qualified double board certified cardiothoracic surgeon performs > 250 open heart surgeries per year as well as many minimally invasive procedures. He is a member of multiple distinguished national and international societies including the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education. He has received multiple awards and honors throughout his 15 year career such as Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons award and the Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery Research prize. He currently holds academic, administrative and clinical appointments at a major university medical school.

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Location: Atlanta

M.S., Clinical Research, Emory University

M.D., Emory University School of Medicine

Residency, General Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Research, Carlyle Fraser Heart Center

Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow

Emory University School of Medicine

Board Certification, American Board of Surgery

Board Certification, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

Grants, over $2,000,000 in federally funded research

Published, > 80 research papers in multiple research journals including Annals of Thoracic Surgery and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Authored, multiple book chapters on cardiothoracic surgery

Current, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a major university medical school

Current, Associate Director, Integrated Cardiothoracic Residency Program at a major university medical school

Current, Co-Director, Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship at a major university medical school

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