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Office
7453 Duke Medical Ctr
Durham, NC 27710Phone+1 919-681-2343Fax+1 919-681-4907- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Joseph Turek is a thoracic surgeon in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He specializes in cardiopulmonary transplantation, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in congenital heart defect repair, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery, minimally invasive coronary surgery, and minimally invasive arrhythmia surgery.
Education & Training
- University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2010 - 2011
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2010
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
- University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2002 - 2024
- IA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
- SD State Medical License Active through 2018
- WI State Medical License 2013 - 2017
- PA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
- NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2011
- TX State Medical License 2009 - 2011
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSemilunar valve growth and function 10 years after infant heart transplantation: Predicting long-term outcomes of partial heart transplants.Taufiek K Rajab, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Elridge J Schwartzenburg, Berk Aykut, Joseph W Turek, Deani H McVadon> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2024 May 1
- The future of partial heart transplantation.Rajab, T., Vogel, A., Alexander, V., Brockbank, K., Turek, J.> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024 Feb 17
- Successful Heart-Liver Transplant Using Dual-organ Normothermic Perfusion in a Patient With Fontan Failure.Isaac S Alderete, Qimeng Gao, Abigail Benkert, Katherine Sun, Riley Kahan, Kannan Samy, Vincenzo Villani, Joseph W Turek, Deepak Vikraman, Carmelo A Milano, Michael W ...> ;Transplantation Direct. 2024 Feb 1
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Lectures
- Annular Stabilization and Aortic Valve Repair for Congenital Aortic Valve Disease2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
- On the Cutting Edge of Congenital Aortic Valve DiseaseSurgical Options in : Joint Symposium of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the American College o...2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
- Repeat Case Presentation2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Press Mentions
- Duke Doctors Performed World’s First Partial Heart Transplant on NC NewbornSeptember 12th, 2022
- Arteries, Valves Fused to Existing Heart in First Partial TransplantSeptember 9th, 2022
- Duke Health Performs World’s First Partial Heart TransplantSeptember 8th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- Southern Thoracic Surgical AssociationMember
- European Association for Cardiothoracic SurgeryMember
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Duke University HospitalDurham, North Carolina
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