17 Results for Cardiac Surgery near Birmingham, AL

Dr. Peeler's Biography — Dr. Peeler previously served as the chair of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as director of the Sanger Congenital Heart program, and chief of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery at Sanger/Levine Children's Hospital, part of the Carolinas HealthCare System. Prior to leading the Charlotte program, he was associate professor of surgery and the surgical director of the pediatric cardiac surgery program at The University of Virginia .He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee; completed a residency in genera lsurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and completed three fellowships – in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, as well as vascular surgery at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston and the Emory University School of Medicine.He received the Co-Leadership Award and multiple quality awards from the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/Carolinas Healthcare System. Additionally, he won the Dean's Award for Clinical Excellence from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgeon's Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Parrino's Biography — Dr. Parrino graduated from the University of Virginia and attended the Medical College of Georgia, where he earned his medical degree. He returned to the University of Virginia and completed both a General Surgery residency and a Cardiothoracic residency. After completion of his Cardiothoracic residency he was a clinical associate for heart failure and transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Parrino is board certified in surgery and Cardiothoracic surgery. His areas of expertise include minimally invasive valve surgery, non-transplant heart failure surgery, assist devices, thoracic transplantation and coronary revascularization.

Dr. Bates's Biography — Dr. Bates graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School and joined the Department of Surgery at Ochsner as an intern in 2000. He completed residencies in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery at Ochsner and a fellowship at Stanford before returning as a staff cardiac surgeon in 2008. He is the Director of the Thoracic Transplant Program and the Program Director for Ochsner's Thoracic Residency. He pursues a variety of clinical interests. This includes all aspects of adult cardiac surgery such as aortic surgery and valve sparing aortic root replacement, mitral valve repair, and coronary bypass surgery with a focus on the use of bilateral mammary arteries. He performs heart and lung transplants as well as mechanical circulatory support. Other areas of his practice are trans-catheter valves, thoracic outlet syndrome, atrial fibrillation, and surgery for CTEPH. However, his favorite work is in education, and he maintains a special interest in teaching cardiac surgery to residentsAfter Hurricane Katrina the thoracic training program was voluntarily closed and much of his recent work has been devoted to reopening the program. He takes great pride in making this training available again at Ochsner and for our state. As a clinical surgeon his primary goal is to continue improvement on excellent outcomes and the safety and experience of our patients at Ochsner.