Present | Physician, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute | |
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2014 - 2022 | Physician, Orlando Regional Medical Center ‐ Orlando Heart Health Institute | |
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2014 - 2022 | Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Central Florida ‐ School of Medicine | |
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2013 - 2014 | Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University ‐ Department of Cardiac Surgery | |
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2007 - 2013 | Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University ‐ Department of Cardiac Surgery | |
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1996 - 2007 | Physician, St. Thomas Hospital ‐ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery | |
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Co-director, Immersion Course in Cardiovascular Disease Surgical Clerkship, Vanderbilt University ‐ School of Medicine | ||
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Disciplines
Grants
2020 - Present | Tracking Results of Ablation to Combat AF Registry |
TRAC-AF | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2017 - Present | Atriclip Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Concomitant to Structural Heart Procedures |
(ATLAS) Clinical Trial | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2015 - Present | Dual Epicardial & Endocardial Procedure |
(DEEP) Pivotal trial | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2017 - 2019 | Randomized Trial of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Percutaneous Intervention |
NHLBI | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2013 - 2014 | CoreValve Continued Access Study |
Medtronic, Inc. | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
2012 - 2014 | Clinical Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for High Risk Surgical Patients (The COAPT Trial) |
Abbott Vascular | |
Role: Sub-Investigator | |
2010 - 2014 | Acute Resuscitation Cardiopulmonary Support for Hemodynamics Study |
NHLBI | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
2010 - 2014 | Feasibility Trial of a Hybrid Approach for Treatment of Patients With Persistent or Long Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With Radiofrequency Ablation. |
DEEP Study-(Dual Epicardial Endocardial Persistent AF) | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
2010 - 2014 | Hybrid Revascularization Observational Study Developed for Randomized Trial of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
NHLBI | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
1989 - 1993 | Cardiac Surgery |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | |
Role: Research Fellow | |
1985 - 1985 | Cardiac Surgery |
The John Hopkins Hospital | |
Role: Student Research Fellow | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Timothy Gardner |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Cardiology | Fellow, American College of Surgeons | Member, American Heart Association; Cardiovascular Surgery Council | Member, American Medical Association | Member, Andrew G. Morrow Society | Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society | Member, Heart Rhythm Society | Member, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation | Member, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery | Member, Nashville Surgical Society | Member, Southeastern Surgical Congress | Member, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association | Member, Tennessee Medical Association | Member, The H. William Scott, Jr. Surgical Society | Member, The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association | Member, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
Honors and Awards
- 1994 - Merle Wood Scholar of the Andrew G. Morrow Society Award
- 1993 - Alfred Blalock Resident Research Award
- 1992 - Harwell Wilson Award for Clinical Excellence, Research, and Teaching in Surgery
- Certificate - American Board of Surgery
- Certificate - American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Licensure - Tennessee & Florida
1986 | M.D. Degree, John Hopkins ‐ School of Medicine | |
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1978 - 1982 | B.A. in Biology, University of Minnesota | |
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