Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witness
Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery | E-013734
Expert Qualifications
This expert is the head of the Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery and the Co-Director of the Congenital Heart Center, at his university. His major clinical interests are in complex congenital heart defect repair. His research interests are in clinical and translational research and are supported by his role as the Co-Founder of the Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery (M-CHORD) program. He is the study chair of a 15-center randomized trial comparing techniques for the Norwood operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the first multi-institutional prospective trial ever performed in congenital heart surgery. He is also the Program Director for his university's Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency.
Bio Snapshot
Location, MI
BA, University of Pennsylvania
MD, Ohio State University
Internship, Ohio State University
Residency, Surgery, Ohio State University
Research Fellow, Division of Transplantation, Ohio State University
Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ohio State University
Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Michigan
Completed, American Heart Association Six-Day Symposium on Congenital Heart Disease
Certified, National Board of Medical Examiners
Certified, The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Certified, The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Congenital Heart Surgery Subspecialty Certificate)
Former, Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Albany Medical Center
Former, Director, International Heart Program, University of Michigan
Former, Program Director, Thoracic Residency Program, University of Michigan
Former, Surgical Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program, University of Michigan
Current, Associate in Cardio and Thoracic Surgery, University affiliated Medical Center
Current, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical College in Ohio
Current, Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Major Medical University
Current, Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, Major University Medical Center
Current, Head, Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Major University Medical Center
Current, Co-Director, Congenital Heart Center, Major University Medical Center
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