MichaelESekelaMD
Thoracic Surgery • Lexington, KYAdult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Office
740 South Limestone
Suite A- 301
Lexington, KY 40536Phone+1 859-323-6494Fax+1 859-257-5682- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Surgical Director of Gill Heart and Vascular Institute
Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplant
Education & Training
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1986 - 1988
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1986
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
KY State Medical License 1986 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1982 - 2000- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Study to Evaluate the Efficacy & Safety of the INTERCEPT Blood System for RBCs in Complex Cardiac Surgery Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 05
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- InvasiveInfection in Patients With Bacterial Infective Endocarditis.Travis Combs, Bobbi Jo Stoner, Parker McCoy, Hassan Reda, Michael Sekela, Sami El-Dalati> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024 Apr 1
- Shared Decision-Making for Partial Oral Antibiotic Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Case Series.Marice Ruiz Conejo Castillo, Bobbi Jo Stoner, Sami El-Dalati, Luke Strnad, Hassan Reda, Tessa London, Michael Sekela> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024 Apr 1
- 1 citationsBeyond a team: The comprehensive interdisciplinary endocarditis program in the United States.El-Dalati, S., Thornton, A., Reda, H., Alnabelsi, T., Gurley, J., Stoner, B., Gill, D., Kennedy, K., Dornbos, D., Fraser, J., Cremeans, K., Mansoor, A., Laugherty, G.,...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2024 Feb 15
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Hospital Affiliations
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler HospitalLexington, Kentucky- Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, Kentucky
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