Becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon entails 14-16 years of college, medical school and postgraduate training. Postgraduate training is the time the physician trains at a hospital internship and residency program. Since residency consists of training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery programs, a physician may train at two or more different hospitals during his residency period. Continuing education on new techniques in surgery is ongoing during the career of a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Thoracic surgeons treat diseases of the chest including coronary artery disease; cancers of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall; abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves; birth defects of the chest and heart; tumors in the organs contained in the chest cavity; and transplantation of the heart and lungs.
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Dr. Douglas A. Murphy has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1983. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1975 to 1976 and 1977 to 1978 and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1976 to 1981 and Emory University from 1981 to 1983.
Areas of interest: Robotically assisted heart surgery with an emphasis on repairing the mitral valve rather than replacing it.
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Dr. James R. Kauten has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1986. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at Southern Illinois School of Medicine from 1978 to 1979 and residency at Southern Illinois School of Medicine from 1979 to 1983 and Emory University from 1983 to 1986.
Areas of interest: Adult cardiac surgery, Ross Procedure
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Dr. David A. Langford has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1991. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at University of Mississippi from 1983 to 1984 and residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center Hospitals from 1984 to 1988 and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center from 1988 to 1991.
Areas of interest: Robotically assisted heart surgery
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Dr. J. Alan Wolfe has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1992. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at Brigham and Womens Hospital from 1984 to 1985 and residency at Brigham and Womens Hospital from 1985 to 1990, Bellevue Hospital and New York University Hospital from 1990 to 1992.
Areas of interest: minimally invasive mitral valve surgery using port access and aortic valve surgery utilizing small incisions.
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Dr. Alexander G. Justicz has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1995. Postgraduate training consisted of internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals from 1986 to 1995.
Areas of interest: Roboticallyassisted heart surgery and transplantation
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Dr. Steven K. Macheers has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1993. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at The New York HospitalCornell Medical Center from 1985 to 1986 and residency at The New York HospitalCornell Medical Center from 1986 to 1990 and Emory University Hospital from 1990 to 1993.
Areas of Interest: Thoracic surgery and off bypass coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB)
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Dr. Averel B. Snyder has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1992. Postgraduate training consisted of internship and residency at St. Francis Medical Center from 1985 to 1990 and Medical College of Georgia from 1990 to 1992.
Areas of Interest: Thoracic Surgery, Adult Cardiac surgery with an emphasis on educating the patient on physical fitness and nutrition to accelerate the healing process.
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Dr. John P. Gott has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1989. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at University of Louisville School of Medicine from 1981 to 1982 and residency at University of Louisville School of Medicine from 1982 to 1986 and Emory University from 1986 to 1989.
Areas of Interest: Adult cardiac surgery
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Dr. Jeffrey S. Miller has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1999. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at Baylor College of Medicine from 1991 to 1992 and residency at Baylor College of Medicine from 1992 to 1996 and New York University Medical Center from 1996 to 1999.
Areas of interest: Heart Transplantation, Robotically assisted thoracic surgery
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Dr. Wm. Morris Brown has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1994. Postgraduate training consisted of internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals from 1985 to 1994.
Areas of Interest: Adult cardiac surgery
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Dr. Louis G. Prevosti has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 1991. Postgraduate training consisted of internship at The New York HospitalCornell Medical Center from 1983 to 1984 and residency at The New York Hospital--Cornell Medical Center from 1984 to 1989 and The Cleveland Clinic from 1989 to 1991.
Areas of Interest: Adult cardiac surgery and Thoracic surgery including sympathectomy for hyperhydrosis
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Dr. A. Daniel Winston has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since the completion of his postgraduate training in 2002. Postgraduate training consisted of internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine from 1993 to 2002.
Areas of Interest: Adult cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery specializing in lung cancer
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