Overview of Dr. McGinn Joseph T. McGinn, Jr., M.D., is a thoracic surgeon and the chief of cardiac surgery at Baptist Health Medical Group. Dr. McGinn is a pioneer in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and is known for developing a minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting procedure known as “The McGinn Technique” as an alternative to open-heart surgery. He has since performed more than 1,500 of these procedures and trained hundreds of doctors worldwide. Dr. McGinn has been recognized with numerous professional awards, most recently the Irish America Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 (2018) and New York Magazine Best Doctors in New York (1998 to 2015). He has also been recognized by the American Heart Association for excellence in medicine and is the recipient of the Samuel L. Koontz Award for Clinical Excellence.
Education & Training Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1986 - 1988
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Residency, Surgery, 1981 - 1986
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Class of 1981
Certifications & Licensure FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1988 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2016 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1982 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Awards, Honors, & Recognition Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com Publications & Presentations PubMed
Minimally Invasive coronary surgery compared to STernotomy coronary artery bypass grafting: The MIST trial.
Ming Hao Guo, George A. Wells, David Glineur, Jacqueline H. Fortier, Piroze M. Davierwala, Keita Kikuchi, Massimo Lemma, Yugal K. Mishra, Joseph McGinn, Mahesh Ramchan...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2019 Jan 8 Multiple arterial, minimally invasive coronary surgery (MA-MICS)
David R. Hobson, Kevin W. Lobdell, Joseph T. McGinn> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2018 Jul 1 Twenty-Four Hour Staged Carotid Endarterectomy Followed by Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Grafting for Patients With Concomitant Carotid and Coronary Disease.
Nabagiez, J. P.,Bowman, K. C.,Shariff, M. A.,Abreu, J. A.,Singh, A.,von Waagner, W.,Khan, M. A.,Singh, K.,McGinn, J. T.> ;Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2014 Sep 10 Long-term mortality in minimally invasive compared with sternotomy coronary artery bypass surgery in the geriatric population (75 years and older patients)†
Barsoum, E. A.,Azab, B.,Shah, N.,Patel, N.,Shariff, M. A.,Lafferty, J.,Nabagiez, J. P.,McGinn, J. T.> ;Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Jul 06 Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of major adverse cardiac events among diabetic population: a 4-year follow-up study.
Azab, B.,Chainani, V.,Shah, N.,McGinn, J. T.> ;Angiology. 2013 Aug Experience with a minimally invasive approach to combined valve surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting through bilateral thoracotomies.
Smit, P. J.,Shariff, M. A.,Nabagiez, J. P.,Khan, M. A.,Sadel, S. M.,McGinn, J. T.> ;Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Jun Value of Albumin-Globulin Ratio as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality After Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Azab, B.,Bibawy, J.,Harris, K.,Khoueiry, G.,Akerman, M.,Selim, J.,Khalil, S.,Bloom, S.,McGinn, J. T.> ;Angiology. 2013 Feb Physician assistant home visit program to reduce hospital readmissions.
Nabagiez, J. P.,Shariff, M. A.,Khan, M. A.,Molloy, W. J.,McGinn, J. T.> ;J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan Prevalence of dysglycemia among coronary artery bypass surgery patients with no previous diabetic history.
McGinn, J. T., Shariff, M. A., Bhat, T. M., Azab, B., Molloy, W. J., Quattrocchi, E., Farid, M., Eichorn, A. M., Dlugacz, Y. D., Silverman, R. A.> ;J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Usefulness of red cell distribution width in predicting all-cause long-term mortality after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Azab, B., Torbey, E., Hatoum, H., Singh, J., Khoueiry, G., Bachir, R., McGinn, J. T., McCord, D., Lafferty, J.> ;Cardiology. 2011 Mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio as a predictor of long-term mortality after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Azab, B., Torbey, E., Singh, J., Akerman, M., Khoueiry, G., McGinn, J. T., Widmann, W. D., Lafferty, J.> ;Platelets. 2011 Depression, disability, and quality of life after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective 9-month follow-up study.
Khoueiry, G., Flory, M., Abi Rafeh, N., Zgheib, M. H., Goldman, M., Abdallah, T., Wettimuny, S., Telesford, B., Costantino, T., McGinn, J. T.> ;Heart Lung. 2011 May 01 Amniotic fluid cells are more efficiently reprogrammed to pluripotency than adult cells.
Galende, E., Karakikes, I., Edelmann, L., Desnick, R. J., Kerenyi, T., Khoueiry, G., Lafferty, J., McGinn, J. T., Brodman, M., Fuster, V., Hajjar, R. J., Polgar, K.> ;Cell Reprogram. 2010 Apr A planned hybrid culotte stenting procedure in the setting of an acute STEMI.
De, C., Zaher, M., Lakhani, M., McGinn, J. T., Baglini, R., Baldari, D.> ;Cases J. 2009 Warm, beating heart aortic valve replacement in a sickle cell patient.
Usman, S., Saiful, F. B., DiNatale, J., McGinn, J. T.> ;Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan 01 Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: dual-center experience in 450 consecutive patients.
McGinn, J. T., Usman, S., Lapierre, H., Pothula, V. R., Mesana, T. G., Ruel, M.> ;Circulation. 2009 Sep 15 Prosthetic aortic valve abscess producing intermittent right coronary artery compression.
Pothula, V. R., Waked, A., Sadel, S. M., McGinn, J. T., Cai, J., Baldari, D.> ;Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Mar 01 Unusual cardiac complications of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.
Kunavarapu, C., Olkovsky, Y., Lafferty, J. C., Homayuni, A. R., Mohan, S. S., McGinn, J.> ;J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Feb Vitamin B12 deficiency in an adult phenylketonuric patient.
Aung, T. T., Klied, A., McGinn, J., McGinn, T.> ;J Inherit Metab Dis. 1997 Aug Surgical approach for renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the left atrium.
Patane, J., Flum, D. R., McGinn, J. T., Tyras, D. H.> ;Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Sep Coronary pseudoaneurysm after angioplasty.
Flum, D. R., McGinn, J. T., Tyras, D. H., Wallack, M. K.> ;Am Surg. 1995 Dec The role of the 'pericardial window' in AIDS.
David R. Flum, Joseph T. McGinn, Denis H. Tyras> ;Chest. 1995 Jun 1 The use of thoracoscopy in the treatment of iatrogenic esophageal perforations.
Kiel, T., Ferzli, G., McGinn, J.> ;Chest. 1993 Jun Creation of a pericardial window using thoracoscopic techniques.
Gokhan Ozuner, P G Davidson, Isenberg Js, Jr Jt McGinn> ;Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics. 1992 Jul 1 Bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces caused by metastatic ovarian granulosa cell tumor.
Davidson, P. G., McGinn, J. T., Goldberg, S. L.> ;Chest. 1990 Aug Join now to see all Press Mentions Baptist Health’s Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Marks 35 Years of Innovation October 23rd, 2022
First to Undergo Bypass Surgery at Heart Institute 20 Years Ago, He’s Back to Celebrate March 8th, 2021
SANGER HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE an Inside Look at Outcomes and Innovation December 31st, 2016
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1986 - 1988
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1986
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1981
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1988 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2016 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1982 - 2024
Baptist Health’s Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Marks 35 Years of InnovationOctober 23rd, 2022
SANGER HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE an Inside Look at Outcomes and InnovationDecember 31st, 2016
Baptist Hospital of MiamiMiami, Florida
