Joseph William Turek MD Ph.D.
Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Duke University Co-Director, Duke Children's Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center
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101 Manning DrChapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-4320
Fax+1 319-356-3891
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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 - Independent, 2007 - 2010- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2026
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
Clinical Trials
- Implementing Models for Mechanical Circulatory Support Presurgical Assessment in Congenital Heart Disease Treatment Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 22
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Living Ross Procedure: A New Paradigm in Partial Heart Transplantation.Samuel Kesseli, Seth E M Wolf, Jacob N Schroder, Ziv Beckerman, Douglas M Overbey
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-08-01 - Preoperative ECMO: Building Bridges.R Elliott Overman Jr, Douglas M Overbey, Joseph W Turek
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-07-26 - On-Table Reanimation of a Pediatric Heart from Donation after Circulatory Death.John A Kucera, Douglas M Overbey, Joseph W Turek
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025-07-17
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
Surgeons Perform World’s First on-Table Heart Reanimation to Save Infant’s LifeJuly 23rd, 2025- ‘Shows a Lot of Promise’: Doctors at Duke Health Working on New Technique for Pediatric Heart TransplantsJuly 21st, 2025
- HMN 2025: How New Approach Might Improve Toddler Coronary Heart Transplants by 20%July 18th, 2025
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Professional Memberships
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- Southern Thoracic Surgical AssociationMember
- European Association for Cardiothoracic SurgeryMember
- Fellow
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