Samuel Russell Vester MD FACS, FACC,FACP,FAHA
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Cardiac Surgery University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center Cincinnati, Ohio
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3188 Bellevue AveCincinnati, OH 45219
Phone+1 513-475-8787
Fax+1 513-929-7239
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Summary
- Dr. S. Russell Vester is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Cincinnati, OH. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. He is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Center. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery and adult congenital heart disease. He has broad experience in entrepreneurship, leadership and management in business both inside and outside of medicine.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1991 - 1992
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1988 - 1990
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1991 - 2027
KY State Medical License 1993 - 2024
IL State Medical License 1988 - 1993
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013-2014
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsClosure of a Thoracic Aortic Graft Pseudoaneurysm With an Amplatzer Septal OccluderImran Sulemankhil, Dimitrios Topalidis, Anil Verma, Samuel R. Vester, Jonathan A. Rapp
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-07-01 - 8 citationsType A Aortic Dissection Complicated by PheochromocytomaBrianne Runyan, Courtney R. Hanak, Sagana Mahendiran, Shaym Allamaneni, Samuel R. Vester
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019-01-01 - 1 citationsUnusual Chest Lesion: Giant Primary Pulmonary LymphomaNick Dobrilovic, Creighton B. Wright, S. Russell Vester, Manisha A. Patel, Elizabeth A. Fannin
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005-09-01
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