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Dr. Vinod Thourani

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY: Clinical | Research | Training
FACULTY PROFILES | Contact
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Vinod H. Thourani, MD

PDF of Dr. Thourani's CV

Academic Appointments

green arrow Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
green arrow Co-Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program

Clinical Appointment

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

Telephone

green arrow 678.331.6955

Affiliations

  green arrow Emory University Hospital
  green arrow Emory Crawford Long Hospital
  green arrow Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

Board Certification

green arrow American Board of Surgery

Medical School

green arrow Emory University School of Medicine, Class of 1994

Postgraduate Training

  green arrow General Surgery Internship and Residency, Emory University School of Medicine, 1994-1996, 1999-2002
green arrow Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Fellow, Emory, 1996-1999
green arrow Clinical Fellow & Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 2002-2005
green arrow Administrative Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 2004-2005

Honors and Awards

  green arrow Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, 2003-Present
green arrow Outstanding Young Men of America, 1998-Present
green arrow Joseph B. Whitehead Research Fellowship Award, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 1996-1998
green arrow Thoracic Surgery Research Foundation Fellowship Award, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 1998-1999

Current Organizational Memberships

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American College of Surgeons, Fellow
green arrow South Atlantic Cardiovascular Society: State of Georgia Representative
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National Youth Leadership Mentor (for selected high school students
interested in medicine)
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Atlanta Surgical Association: Co-Founder, Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Council, Charter Member
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CTSNet.org: Editor, Resident's Section
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Medical Association of Georgia
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American Heart Association: Cardiothoracic Surgery Council
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Southeastern Surgical Association
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Thoracic Surgery Resident's Association: Executive Council, Research Committee Chair

Clinical Interests

  green arrow Mitral valve repair and replacement
green arrow Aortic valve surgery and ascending aortic aneurysm repair
green arrow Lone and concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery
green arrow On and off pump coronary artery revascularization, including transmyocardial revascularization (TMR)

Research Interests

  green arrow Percutaneous and minimally invasive cardiac valve surgery
green arrow Innovative techniques for off-pump valve surgery
green arrow Myocardial protection strategies
green arrow Outcomes in cardiothoracic surgical research

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member

green arrow 2005

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CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY: Clinical | Research | Training
FACULTY PROFILES | Contact
Department of Surgery
Emory University
School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322