
Mark I Block MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
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1150 N 35th AveSuite 660Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone+1 954-265-1125
Fax+1 954-985-5578
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Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1995 - 1997
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1995
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2004 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2001 - 2005
IL State Medical License 1987 - 1996
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Gulfstream FL-Broward Castle Connolly, 2011-2013
- Top Doctors:South Florida Castle Connolly, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Race-Specific versus Race-Neutral Pulmonary Function Predicted Values in Patients with Operable Lung Cancer.Ravi Rajaram, Ajay Sheshadri, Aaron Baugh, Levi N Bonnell, Liang Li
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025-08-01 - 2 citationsWords matter: When a robot is not a robot, and why we should care.Mark I Block, Robert M Sade
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023-10-01 - 6 citationsAssociation Between Interstitial Lung Disease and Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection.Andrea L Axtell, Elizabeth A David, Mark I Block, Niharika Parsons, Robert Habib
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023-09-01
Press Mentions
Memorial Provides Relief to Pleural Effusion PatientsSeptember 10th, 2025
Memorial Healthcare System Participates in Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Innovative Pleural Effusion TreatmentMarch 29th, 2025
Memorial Cancer Institute First in South Florida, and Among First in U.S., to Use Innovative Technology for Early Detection of Lung CancerFebruary 4th, 2022
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