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Daniel Drake, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Traverse City, MI, Munson Medical Center

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Thoracic Surgery • Traverse City, MI

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Michigan Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Mitral Initiative, Director Munson Heathcare Cardiothoracic Surgical Research

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  • Office

    Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Grand Traverse (CTSGT)
    1221 Sixth Street Suite 202
    Traverse City, MI 49684
    Phone+1 231-935-5730
    Fax+1 231-935-5736
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Summary

  • Daniel H. Drake, MD graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1982 and completed his general and trauma surgical residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas and the University of Texas Southwestern Affiliated Hospitals in 1988. He returned to the University of Michigan for a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery, finishing in 1990. He was a founding member of the Munson Medical Center open-heart surgery program in 1990 and has practiced at Munson ever since.

    As President of the Michigan Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons (MSTCVS) Dr. Drake founded and co-chaired the MSTCVS Quality Assurance Initiative in 2000. He has hosted numerous MSTCVS Mitral Symposia with emphasis on imaging and continues to do so throughout the Midwest. He is currently a councilor on the MSTCVS Board and directs the MSTCVS Mitral Initiative. His twelve-year investigation on axial echocardiography and echo-guided mitral reconstruction was recently published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging along with two invited commentaries on mitral repair in The New England Journal of Medicine. He has authored numerous other scientific publications including book chapters on mitral echocardiography and speaks regionally and nationally on image-guided valve repair.

    In addition to the Michigan Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons, Dr. Drake is Director of Cardiothoracic Research at Munson Medical Center and on the Editorial Board of CASE Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography as well a other academic pursuits.

    Munson Medical Center has received numerous national awards and other recognition for excellence in heart surgery including US News & World Report Top 50 in Cardiology and Heart Surgery.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1990
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1988
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1986
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1985
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1985 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1987 - 1988
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • American College of Surgeons (FACS) Fellow, 1990
  • Robert N. McClelland Academic Excellence Award University of Texas SW, 1988
  • Coller Surgical Society Clinical Scholarship Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society, 1987

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Development of a risk prediction model and clinical risk score for isolated tricuspid valve surgery: analysis of the STS adult cardiac surgery database  
    LaPar D, Likosky DS, Zhang M, Theurer PF, Fonner CE, Kern JA, Bolling SF, Drake DH, Speir AM, Rich JB, Kron IL, Prager RL, Ailawadi G, Ann Thorac Surg

Books/Book Chapters

  • Practice of Clinical Echocardiography 
    Chapter: Surgical Mitral Valve Repair: Patient Selection, Operative Planning and Intra-operative Evaluation 
    Drake DH, Zimmerman KG, Sidebotham DAEditors: Catherine M. Otto.Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,
  • Practical Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography 
    Chapter: The Mitral Valve 
    Sidebotham DA, Legget M, Sutton T, Drake DHEditors: David A. Sidebotham.Oxford University Press, Oxford, EnglandEdition 3rd,
  • Practical Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography 
    Chapter: Surgical Repair of Mitral Valve Disease 
    Sidebotham DA, Drake DH, Zimmerman KGEditors: David A. Sidebotham.Oxford University Press, Oxford, EnglandEdition 3rd,
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Committees

  • Editorial Board, CASE Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2016 - Present
  • Faculty, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Echo Week 2015 - Present
  • Director, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Mitral Initiative 2006 - Present

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Daniel Drake, Dr. Daniel Drake, MD, Dr. D Drake, Dr. Daniel Hayden Drake