CurtisGTribbleMD

Thoracic Surgery • Charlottesville, VA

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Professor, Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
1215 Lee St
Charlottesville, VA 22908
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Summary

Dr. Curtis Tribble is a thoracic surgeon in Charlottesville, VA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including the University of Virginia Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery and is experienced in critical care medicine, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, medical education, adult cardiac surgery, and valvular surgery.

Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1985 - 1987
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1985
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Presbyterian CollegeBA, English, 1976
Presbyterian CollegeBS, Biology, 1975

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1981 - 2024
MS State Medical License 2009 - 2015
FL State Medical License 2006 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Who's Who in Medicine Higher Education 2015
Evers Society All-Star Faculty Award The University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 2014
Inspiration Award The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Inspiration, 2014
The Tiki Award Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 2008
Elected as a Director American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2007
The Curt Tribble Resident Teaching Award 2006
Best Doctors in America 2004
Founding Member The Academy of UVA Distinguished Educators, 2003
Best Doctors in Virginia 2003
Robley Dunglison Award The University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2001, 2004
Doctor of Humanities, honorary degree Presbyterian College, 1998
Clerkship of the Year Award (Director of Clerkship) University of Virginia, 1996, 1998-2001
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching University of Virginia, 1995
Elected to Faculty Senate University of Virginia, 1995
Career Day Keynote Speaker University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1993, 2002
Teacher of the Year Chief residents in general surgery at the University of Virginia, 1992, 1998
All-University Teaching Award Provost of the University of Virginia, 1991
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Presbyterian College, 1988
James Kindred Teaching Award (Best Resident Teacher) UVA School of Medicine Classes of 1983 and 1985, 1983, 1985
Alpha Omega Alpha Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1980
National Merit Scholar 1971
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The White Coat Ceremony: Welcome to the Medical Profession.
Stephen Ely, Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Dec 30
Helping Applicants Write Their Way into a Surgical Residency.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Nov 30
Give Me a Shot of Holy Water: Critical Elements in Myocardial Protection during Cardiac Surgery.
Curt Tribble, Nicholas Teman> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Jul 31
Time for a Cool Change: Getting off on the Right Foot in a New Job.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Jun 30
1 citations
Sewing Proximals on the Ascending Aorta during CABG Operations.
Curt Tribble, Nick Teman> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Apr 29
Pull Up a Chair, Sit Down, and Listen.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Apr 15
All Bleeding Stops, Eventually (But: The Sooner The Better!).
Curt Tribble, Lam Pham, Nicholas Teman> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2022 Feb 1
We Were Residents Once … And Young.
Nicholas Teman, Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2021 Nov 30
The Venerable Subclavian Line.
Nicholas R. Teman, Charles E. Hobson, Reid W. Tribble, Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2021 Oct 31
1 citations
All the Light We May Fail to See: Learning from Talking to Strangers.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2021 Aug 25
The Calm Before The Storm: The 4th Year of Medical School prior to a Surgery Residency.
Curt Tribble, Nick Teman, Walter H. Merrill> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2021 May 24
1 citations
The Median Sternotomy: The Unkindest Cut of All? Pearls, Pitfalls, Aphorisms, & Myths.
Curt Tribble, Walter H. Merrill, Stephen Derryberry, Gene Parrino> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2021 Mar 25
1 citations
The Mental Strategies of Surgeons: A Primer - Part II.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2021 Mar 3
1 citations
The Mental Strategies of Surgeons: A Primer - Part I.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2020 Dec 31
Electronic Glycemic Management System and Endocrinology Service Improve Value in Cardiac Surgery.
William Z. Chancellor, James H. Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, Eric J. Charles, Curt Tribble, Leora T. Yarboro, Gorav Ailawadi, Jennifer L. Kirby> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Oct 29
2 citations
The Well-Tempered Clinic: The Clinical and Educational Importance of Cardiovascular Surgical Clinics (With a nod to Johann Sebastian Bach).
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2020 Oct 2
20 citations
Comprehensive National Institutes of Health funding analysis of academic cardiac surgeons.
Adishesh K. Narahari, Ian O. Cook, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, Zachary M. Tyerman, Eric J. Charles, Curtis G. Tribble, Irving L. Kron, Nicholas R. Teman, Ma...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Jun 1
2 citations
What Happens in (the) Vagus, Stays in (the) Vagus.
Shawn Shah, Stephen L. Derryberry, Nicholas R. Teman, Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2020 May 22
14 citations
Reduced-flow ex vivo lung perfusion to rehabilitate lungs donated after circulatory death.
Jared P. Beller, Matthew R. Byler, Dustin T. Money, William Z. Chancellor, Aimee Zhang, Yunge Zhao, Mark H. Stoler, Adishesh K. Narahari, Alexander H. Shannon, J. Hunt...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2020 Jan 1
2 citations
First, We Do Harm: Obtaining Informed Consent for Surgical Procedures.
Curt Tribble, Walker Julliard> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2019 Oct 1
2 citations
Are You Making Yourself Clear? You Can't Communicate, or Think, Effectively If You Can't Write Clearly.
Curtis G. Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2019 Jun 24
1 citations
Preparing for the Lurch into a Surgery Clerkship.
Curtis G. Tribble, Dustin M. Walters> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2019 Apr 18
You Are the Perfect Age: An Inquiry into Surgical Ethics during the Arc of a Career.
Curt Tribble> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2019 Feb 20
6 citations
Can Lung Transplant Surgeons Still Be Scientists? High Productivity Despite Competitive Funding
Adishesh K. Narahari, Eric J. Charles, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, Ashish Sharma, Victor E. Laubach, Curtis G. Tribble, Irving L. Kron> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2019 Jan 8
String Music: Creating Coronary Artery and other Vascular Anastomoses.
Curtis G. Tribble, Stephen L. Derryberry> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2018 Dec 17
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Journal Articles

Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Grants Provide Protected Research Time Vital to the Development of Academic Surgeons
Narahari A, Charles E, Mehaffey H, Hawkins R, Schubert S, Tribble C, Schuessler R, Damiano R, Kron I, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2018
Reoperative Cardiac Surgery Part I: Preoperative Planning
Tribble C, Heart Surg Forum, 1/1/2018
Reoperative Cardiac Surgery Part II: Intraoperative Strategies
Tribble C, Heart Surg Forum, 1/1/2018
I Call That a Bargain: Lessons Learned from Transplant Recipients
Tribble C, Heart Surg Forum, 1/1/2018
In Through the Out Door: Tips and Tricks for Giving Retrograde Cardioplegia
Tribble C, Derryberry S, Heart Surg Forum, 1/1/2018
In Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury
Mehaffey H, Charles E, Schubert S, Sharma A, Money D, Laubach V, Stoler M, Tribble C, Roeser M, Kron I, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2018
Implementing a Computer-Based Glucose Management Protocol Improves Outcomes and Value in Cardiac Surgery
Chancellor W, Mehaffey H, Hawkins R, Tribble C, Yarboro L, Ailawadi G, Kron I, Kirby J, J Am Coll Surg., 1/1/2018
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury
Mehaffey H, Charles E, Sharma A, Salmon M, Money D, Schubert S, Stoler M, Lau C, Tribble C, Laubach V, Roeser M, Kron I, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
Outcomes of Trainees Performing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Does Resident Experience Matter?
Yount K, Yarboro L, Narahari A, Ghanta R, Tribble C, Kron I, Kern J, Ailawadi G, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
Lungs Donated after Circulatory Death and Prolonged Warm Ischemia are Successfully Transplanted after Enhanced ex vivo Lung Perfusion Using Adenosine A2B Receptor Anta...
Charles E, Mehaffey H, Sharma A, Zhao Y, Stoler M, Lau C , Tribble C, Laubach V, Kron I, J Thorac Cardio Surg, 1/1/2017
Grandmother Rules: Crucial Conversations with Patients and Families
Tribble C, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
Crew Resource Management: Lessons for Cardiac Surgeons
Marvil P, Tribble C, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
Knockin� on Heaven�s Door: End of Life Discussions
Tribble C, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
The Skeleton in the Closet: Harvesting a Skeletonized IMA
Tribble C, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
Median Sternotomy for Lung Transplantation: Techniques and Advantages
Teman N, Xiao J, Tribble C, Parrino E, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
Methylene Blue for Vasoplegic Syndrome
Booth A, Melmer P, Tribble B, Tribble C, Mehaffey H, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
Expanding The Donor Lung Pool: How Many Donation After Circulatory Death Organs Are We Missing?
Chancellor W, Charles E, Mehaffey H, Hawkins R, Foster C, Shah A, Laubach V, Kron I, Tribble C, Journal of Surgical Research, 1/1/2017
Give My Poor Heart Ease
Newburg D, Tribble C, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
A Shift to the Left � Teaching the Craft of Cardiac Surgery
Tribble C, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2017
In Your Own Words: Towards a More Perfect Union of Patient Care and Education
C Tribble, W Merrill, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2016
A Practical Minded Obsession with the Possibility and Consequence of Failure
C Tribble, HeartSurgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2016
Gimme Three Steps: Increasing Patient Satisfaction, Decreasing Physician Burnout
C Tribble, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2016
Donation After Circulatory Death Lungs Transplantable Up to Six Hours After Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
E Charles, M Huerter, C Wagner, A Sharma, Y Zhao, M Stoler, J Mehaffey, J Isbell, C Lau, C Tribble, V Laubach I Kron, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2016
Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail
C Tribble, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2016
How I Do It: Temporary RVAD Placed at the Time of Implantation of a HeartMate II LVAD
W Chancellor, C Tribble, Heart Surgery Forum Journal, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

The House Officer�s Guide to ICU Care
Editors: J. Elefteriades, C. Tribble, A. Geha, M. Siegal, L. Cohen.Cardiotext Publishing, LLC, Minneapolis, MNEdition 3rd,2013
ICU Recall
Hobson C, Thaemert N, Tribble CGEdition 3rd,2009
ICU Recall
Thaemert N, Tribble CGEdition 2nd,2004
Perioperative Care in Anesthesia, Medicine and Surgery
Chapter: Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Page 609 - 622Di Benedetto DJ, Leisure GS, Tribble CGMosby, St. Louis, MO1998
Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chapter: Reoperative Mitral Replacement.
Buchanan SA, Tribble RW, Tribble CGEditors: Kaiser LR, Kron IL, Spray TL.Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, PA1998
ICU Recall
Tribble CG, Cope JT, Blackbourne LHWilliams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1997
Advanced Surgical Recall.
Blackbourne LH, Fleischer KJ, Tribble CG et al.Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1997
Surgical Recall
Blackbourne LH, Tribble CG et al.Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1994
Medical Intelligence Unit
Chapter: Reduced-size lung transplantation.
Page 1 - 3Kron IL, Tribble CG, Kern JAEditors: Kern JA and Kron IL.R. G. Landes Company, Austin, TX1993
Medical Intelligence Unit
Chapter: Experimental reduced-size lung transplantation: Models, experimental techniques and methods, pitfalls.
Page 42 - 53Langenburg SE, Tribble CGEditors: Kern JA and Kron IL.R. G. Landes Company, Austin, TX1993
The Physiologic Basis of Surgery
Chapter: The Cardiovascular System: A brief review of the basic science of the cardiovascular system as it relates to the practice of general surgery.
Page 319 - 339Baker JW, Cummings, SP, Daniel TM, H'Doubler PB, Kron IL, Nolan SP, Spotnitz WD, Tribble RW, Wyatt DA, Tribble CGWilliams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1993
Common Problems in Cancer Surgery
Chapter: Cancer of the terminal esophagus.
Page 160 - 165Kron IL, Tribble CGEditors: Wanebo HJ.Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, IL1990
Current Emergency Therapy
Chapter: Lightning Injury.
Page 253 - 257Tribble CG, Persing JA, Morgan RF, Edlich RFEditors: Edlich RF, Spyker DA.Royal Turnbridge Wells, Rockville, MD1985
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Abstracts/Posters

Validation of epicardial porous discs for estimation of cardiac interstitial fluid adenosine.
Tribble, Curt, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/1989
Wilms' tumor involving the vena cava and right atrium in a child.
Tribble, Curt, Symposium on Spectacular Problems in Surgery, Motion Picture Exhibition, at the American College of Surgeons 1989 Clinical Congress, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/1989
Anterolateral thoracotomy as an alternative to repeat median sternotomy for replacement of the mitral valve.
Tribble, Curt, Muller Surgical Society, Charlottesville, VA, 1/1/1987
Celiac artery compression syndrome.
Tribble, Curt, Virginia Vascular Society, Wintergreen, VA, 1/1/1987
Vena caval involvement with renal tumors: Surgical considerations.
Tribble, Curt, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Boca Raton, FL, 1/1/1987
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Lectures

James Cabell, One of the Most Influential of America�s Early Surgeons.
1/1/2017
The Way We Talk is the Way We Teach.
1/1/2017
A Sustainable Design: How to Maintain Wellness and Avoid Burnout.
Norfolk, VA - 1/1/2017
A Life of Service. Eagle Scout Ceremony.
Jackson, Mississippi - 1/1/2015
Give My Poor Heart Ease: Setting up a New Clinical Program.
1/1/2015
Notes on Preparing for and Participating in Morbidity and Mortality Reviews.
1/1/2015
Every Medical Student Needs to Study Surgery.
1/1/2015
Gimme Three Steps: Three Easy (and Fun) Strategies for Connecting with Patients.
1/1/2015
Neuroprotection Strategies in Cardiac Surgery.
1/1/2015
Why Learn Surgery: The Justification for Educating Students in the Discipline of Surgery.
1/1/2014
The Days Are Just Packed: Learning Surgery �On the Go�.
1/1/2013
Always Keep Your Clothes in the Car: Taking Care of Yourself During Strenuous Training Programs.
University of Mississippi - 1/1/2013
What I�ve Learned about Surgery from Sports Psychologists.
1/1/2011
Mechanical Support of the Failing Heart.
1/1/2011
A Practical Minded Obsession.
1/1/2011
Complicated Reoperative Aortic Root Case.
San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2011
It�s the Increment, Stupid. Ruminations on Surgical Ethics.
1/1/2011
Avoiding Neurological Injury During Cardiac Surgery.
1/1/2010
You�re the Perfect Age: Reflections on Ethics in the Practice of Surgery.
Georgetown University, Washington, DC - 1/1/2010
Mental Strategies of Surgeons.
University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba - 1/1/2010
The Most Important Hour of the Week.
1/1/2009
Avoiding Neurological Issues in Heart Surgery.
University of Florida College of Medicine - 1/1/2008
Twenty Years of Improvements in Protection of the Brain and Its Contents during Heart Surgery.
Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2008
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste.
Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2008
Thoracic Surgical Resident Education: The Kent Trinkle Lectureship.
Austin, TX - 1/1/2008
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