RobertAnthonyFergusonDO

Thoracic Surgery • Raleigh, NC

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor

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Office
3000 New Bern Ave
Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone+1 919-231-6333
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Summary

Dr. Robert Ferguson is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Raleigh, NC. He received his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice 6 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery and adult general thoracic surgery and is experienced in transcatheter valve surgery, atrial maze procedure, esophageal surgery, robotic thoracic surgery, and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Education & Training

Wake Forest University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2017 - 2019
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2017
West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2012
West Virginia UniversityB.S., Exercise Physiology, 2003 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

NC State License 2017 - 2025
VA State License 2013 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Surgical Robotics Fellowship Recipient AATS, 2018
Second Place, Resident/Fellow Research Day Wake Forest Baptist, 2017
Looking to the Future Scholar Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS), 2015
First Place Virginia Tech-Carilion Research Day, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Selective Nonoperative Management of Foramen of Winslow Hernias
Ferguson, Robert A., Charles Paget, and John Ferrara, American Surgeon, 1/1/2015
Contact Isolation is a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Patients
Reed, Christopher R., Robert A. Ferguson, Yiming Peng, Bryan R. Collier, Eric H. Bradburn, Alice R. Toms, Sandy L. Fogel, Christopher C. Baker, and Mark E. Hamill., Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1/1/2015
Contact Isolation Is a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients
Reed, Christopher R., Robert A. Ferguson, Mark E. Hamill, and Sandy L. Fogel., American Surgeon, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Step-Up to Surgery
Chapter: Small Bowel
Ferguson, Robert, Charles Goldman, Jennifer Knight, and Zachary BakerLippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 2nd,2014

Abstracts/Posters

Ex Vivo Modeling of Perioperative Air Leaks in Porcine Lungs
Ferguson RA, Resident/Fellow Research Day, Wake Forest Baptist, 1/1/2017
Isolation Precautions as an Independent Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism
Ferguson RA, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Conference, 1/1/2014

Lectures

Contact isolation as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in trauma patients
1/1/2014
Isolation Precautions as an Independent Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism
1/1/2014

Other

Mediastinal Staging for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ferguson RA, TSRA Podcast

Press Mentions

High Point Medical Center Welcomes Robert Ferguson, DOApril 16th, 2019

Hospital Affiliations

WakeMed Raleigh CampusRaleigh, North Carolina