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Office
222 Piedmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45219Phone+1 513-584-4424Fax+1 513-345-2606- Is this information wrong?
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
- Children's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1991 - 1992
- Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1990
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- 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
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
- 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 Jul 1
- 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 Jan 1
- Unusual chest lesion: giant primary pulmonary lymphoma.Dobrilovic, N., Wright, C. B., Vester, S. R., Patel, M. A., Fannin, E. A.> ;Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Sep
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Christ HospitalCincinnati, Ohio
- Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio
- The Jewish Hospital - Mercy HealthCincinnati, Ohio
- University of Cincinnati Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio
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