Faculty Profiles
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Michael E. Halkos, MD
– Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
– Associate Program Director, Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, Emory
Telephone: 404.686.2513
E-mail: mhalkos@emory.edu
Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member: 2009
Prior to his arrival at Emory, Dr. Halkos trained extensively on the da Vinci Robotic System, which prepared him to take over direction of the robotic coronary artery bypass and hybrid coronary revascularization program at Emory in 2010. Under Dr. Halkos' leadership the program's case volume continues to expand, with Emory being one of the few institutions in the U.S. offering the technique. An active researcher, Dr. Halkos received a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development K-23 Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in June 2011 to fund his study "Operative Strategies to Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery," the first time a grant of this type has been awarded to a faculty member of the Department of Surgery. Dr. John Puskas serves as Dr. Halkos' mentor for the study.
Watch Emory University Hospital patient Michael Armstrong’s story, which includes Dr. Halkos describing and performing hybrid coronary revascularization.
Affiliations
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Emory University Hospital Midtown
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Emory University Hospital
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
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Grady Memorial Hospital
Medical School
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Emory University School of Medicine , Class of 1999
Postgraduate Training
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Junior Resident in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 1999-2002
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Fellowship, Carlyle Fraser Heart Center, Emory, 2002-2004
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Senior Resident in General Surgery, Emory, 2004-2006
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Administrative Chief Resident-General Surgery, Emory, 2005-2006
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Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 2006-2009
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Administrative Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 2008-2009
Current Organizational Memberships
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American College of Surgeons, Fellow
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American Heart Association
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Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Curriculum Committee, In-Training Exam Committee
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American College of Cardiology
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Clinical Specialties
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Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
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Valve repair/replacement surgery
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Minimally-invasive valve and coronary surgery
Research Interests
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Improving outcomes after cardiac surgery
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Reducing the incidence of postoperative stroke after coronary artery bypass surgery
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Evaluating hybrid coronary revascularization for patients with multivessel coronary disease
