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1105 Sixth St
Traverse City, MI 49684Phone+1 231-935-5000Fax+1 231-935-6548- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- After practicing cardiothoracic surgery at St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor for 25 years I joined the Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Grand Traverse at Munson Hospital which ranked within the top 50 in the U.S. News & World Report 2016 for cardiac surgery and cardiology. My interests are in arterial conduits coronary bypass, complex mitral valve repair, robotic mitral valve repair, aortic surgery, David procedures and TAVR.
Education & Training
- St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1991
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1989
- St Louis University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
- Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
- MI State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1986 - 1992
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 75 citationsAnticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement.John D. Puskas, Marc W. Gerdisch, Dennis Nichols, Lilibeth Fermin, Birger Rhenman, Divya Kapoor, Jack G. Copeland, Reed D. Quinn, G. Chad Hughes, Hormoz Azar, Michael ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Jun 19
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Munson Medical CenterTraverse City, Michigan
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