Dr. Vinod H. Thourani | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Vinod H. Thourani, MD

Academic Appointments
	Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

	Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program, Emory

Clinical Appointment
	Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Research Unit, Emory University School of Medicine

Telephone
	404.686.2513

Affiliations
	Emory University Hospital

	Emory University Hospital Midtown

	Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

Board Certification
	American Board of Surgery

Medical School
	Emory University School of Medicine, Class of 1994

Postgraduate Training
	General Surgery Internship and Residency, Emory University School of Medicine, 1994-1996, 1999-2002

	Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Fellow, Emory, 1996-1999

	Clinical Fellow & Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 2002-2005

	Administrative Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 2004-2005

Honors and Awards
	Geriatric Patient Care Award, 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2008

	Best Scientific Poster, 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2008

	Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, 2003-Present

	Outstanding Young Men of America, 1998-Present

Current Organizational Memberships
	American College of Surgeons, Fellow

	Society of Thoracic Surgeons

	Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Annual Meeting Program Committee

	International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

	South Atlantic Cardiovascular Society, State of Georgia Steering Committee Member Representative

	National Youth Leadership Mentor (for selected high school students interested in medicine)

	Atlanta Surgical Association: Co-Founder, Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Council, Charter Member

	Medical Association of Georgia

	American Heart Association: Cardiothoracic Surgery Council

	Southeastern Surgical Association

	Thoracic Surgery Resident's Association, Executive Council, Research Committee Chair

Editorships
	Editor, Resident's Section, CTSNet.org

Clinical Interests
	Mitral valve repair and replacement

	Aortic valve surgery and ascending aortic aneurysm repair

	Lone and concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery

	On and off pump coronary artery revascularization, including transmyocardial revascularization (TMR)

Research Interests
	Percutaneous and minimally invasive cardiac valve surgery

	Innovative techniques for off-pump valve surgery

	Myocardial protection strategies

	Outcomes in cardiothoracic surgical research

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
	2005