JamesScottRankinMD

Thoracic Surgery • Morgantown, WV

Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
1 Medical Center Dr
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone+1 304-598-4800
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Summary

Dr. James Rankin, MD is a board certified thoracic surgeon in Morgantown, West Virginia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in West Virginia, California, and North Carolina. He is affiliated with West Virginia University Hospitals and Fairmont Regional Medical Center.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1976 - 1981
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1976
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1970 - 1972
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1969

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
MI State Medical License 1973 - Present
TN State Medical License 1971 - 2025
WV State Medical License 2016 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1976 - 2002
PA State Medical License 1950 - 1988
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
J Hunter Mehaffey, J W Awori Hayanga, Mohammad Kawsara, Vikrant Jagadeesan, Dhaval Chauhan, Christopher E Mascio, Lawrence Wei, J Scott Rankin, Ramesh Daggubati, Vinay...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
Perfecting aortic valve repair is a process.
Rankin, J.> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Jan 2
Concomitant Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Mehaffey, J., Hayanga, J., Wei, L., Chauhan, D., Mascio, C., Rankin, J., Badhwar, V.> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Dec 13
Commentary: Evolution of chordal techniques for mitral valve repair.
Rankin, J.> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2023 Dec 1
Robotic-assisted repair of aortic valve leaflet prolapse by cusp plication and annuloplasty.
Lawrence M Wei, Ali Darehzereshki, George M Comas, J Hunter Mehaffey, J Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Contemporary Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
J Hunter Mehaffey, J W Awori Hayanga, Ankit Sakhuja, Christopher Mascio, J Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar, Kawsara, M.> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Use of aortic wall patches as leaflet replacement material during aortic valve repair.
John L Myers, J Brian Clark, Timothy W James, Emily Downs, Saad M Hasan, Robert S Binford, Jeffrey D McNeil, Victor M Rodriquez, Christopher E Mascio, Lawrence M Wei, ...> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2023 Jun 1
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation is associated with improved survival compared with appendage obliteration alone: An analysis of 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
J Hunter Mehaffey, J W Awori Hayanga, Lawrence Wei, Christopher Mascio, J Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 May 7
Commentary: Achieving "symmetrical" annular geometry during bicuspid aortic valve repair.
J Scott Rankin, Marek A Deja> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Dec 20
3 citations
Autologous repair of "very asymmetric" bicuspid aortic valves using geometric ring annuloplasty.
Marek A Deja, Radoslaw Gocol, J Scott Rankin, Lawrence M Wei, Vinay Badhwar, Marek J Jasinski> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2022 Dec 1
3 citations
Evolution of techniques for repair of intermediate-type bicuspid aortic valves.
Marc W Gerdisch, Erle H Austin, S Russell Vester, George T Stavridis, Arun Singhal, Alberto Weber, Marek A Deja, Lawrence M Wei, Vinay Badhwar, J Scott Rankin> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Cerebral Oximetry During Adult Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Improved Postoperative Outcomes.
Karthik Raghunathan, Daryl Kerr, Ying Xian, Grace McCarthy, Robert Habib, Alina Nicoara, Shuaiqi Zhang, J Scott Rankin, Andrew D Shaw> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
Concomitant aortic valve repair for aortic insufficiency and implantation of left ventricle mechanical support.
Arun K Singhal, Jarrod Bang, Anthony L Panos, Andrew Feider, Satoshi Hanada, J Scott Rankin> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Aortic valve repair for isolated right coronary leaflet prolapse.
Arnar Geirsson, Clarence H Owen, Robert S Binford, Rochus K Voeller, Christopher R Burke, Jeffrey D McNeil, Lawrence M Wei, Vinay Badhwar, J Scott Rankin> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2022 Jun 1
3 citations
Robotic-assisted cryothermic Cox maze for persistent atrial fibrillation: Longitudinal follow-up.
Ayman Almousa, J Hunter Mehaffey, Lawrence M Wei, Amy Simsa, J W Awori Hayanga, Chris Cook, J Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Contemporary left atrial appendage management during adult cardiac surgery.
Vinay Badhwar, J Scott Rankin, Richard Lee, Patrick M McCarthy, Lawrence M Wei> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
All that glitters is not gold.
J Scott Rankin> ;Kardiologia Polska. 2022 Jan 1
8 citations
Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty.
Joshua N. Baker, Tomislav Klokocovnik, Antonio Miceli, Mattia Glauber, Lawrence M. Wei, Vinay Badhwar, Marc W. Gerdisch, James Scott Rankin, Theodor Fischlein> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Jan 1
Commentary: Dogma to diachronicity: Evolving to lesion-specific repair of Barlow valves
Charlotte Spear, Lawrence M. Wei, J. Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2021 Sep 28
7 citations
Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement: First 50 Cases.
Lawrence M. Wei, Chris C. Cook, J.W. Awori Hayanga, J. Scott Rankin, Christopher E. Mascio, Vinay Badhwar> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Sep 21
Complex Repair of a Completely Fused Nullicuspid Aortic Valve Late in Adolescence
James M. Meza, Joseph R. Nellis, J. Scott Rankin, Ryan M. Wolsky, Vinay Badhwar, G. Chad Hughes, Joseph W. Turek> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2021 Aug 5
1 citations
Multiple Valve Repair Facilitated by Aortic Ring Annuloplasty.
Marc W. Gerdisch, Richard S. Downey, George Stavridis, Lawrence M. Wei, Vinay Badhwar, J. Scott Rankin> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jun 5
13 citations
Robotic aortic valve replacement.
Vinay Badhwar, Lawrence M. Wei, Chris C. Cook, J.W. Awori Hayanga, Ramesh Daggubati, Partho P. Sengupta, J. Scott Rankin> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 May 1
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Repair Facilitated by Geometric Ring Annuloplasty.
Joseph A McGuire, Heather K. Hayanga, Jeremiah W. Hayanga, Daniel Sloyer, Matthew Ellison, Lawrence Wei, J. Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar> ;Innovations. 2021 Apr 20
5 citations
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, David M. Shahian, Vinay Badhwar, Dylan Thibault, Vinod H. Thourani, J. Scott Rankin, Paul Kurlansky, Michael E. Bowdish, Joseph C. Cleveland, Anthon...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Apr 9
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Hospital Affiliations

West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown, West Virginia
Princeton Community HospitalPrinceton, West Virginia
Fairmont Regional Medical CenterFairmont, West Virginia