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Vasant Jayasankar, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Jacksonville, FL, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville

VasantJayasankarMD

Thoracic Surgery Jacksonville, FL

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2007
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2005
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1998
  • Wayne State University
    Wayne State UniversityMS, Molecular Biology and Genetics, 1992 - 1993
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Biology, 1986 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2010 - 2023
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1999 - 2008
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • U.S. Surgical Resident Scholar Award Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Resident, 1999, 2003, 2005
  • Leonard D. Miller Award Department of Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Resident, 2004
  • Winner Young Investigator’s Competition International Society for Heart Research North American Section 25th Annual Meeting Resident, 2003
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Induction of Targeted Hypertrophy by Gene Transfer and Local Myocardial Overexpression of Growth Hormone Attenuates Postinfarction Remodeling and Preserves Cardiac Fun...  
    V Jayasankar, LT Bish, TJ Pirolli, MF Berry, J Burdick, TJ Gardner, YJ Woo, J Mol Cell Card
  • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of 15-Deoxyspergualin in a Canine Renal Allograft Model of Local Immunosuppression.  
    SA Gruber, SE Hughes, S Xiao, S Perera, V Jayasankar, A Del Rosario, J Singh, J Surg Research
  • Local Immunosuppression of Canine Renal Allographs With 15-Deoxyspergualin.  
    SE Hughes, S Xiao, S Perera, C Fluno, J Hasselbarth, V Jayasankar, J Singh, A Del Rosario, BM Freed, TP Singh, N Lempert, DJ Conti, SA Gruber, Transplant Proc

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