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Emory University
School of Medicine
Faculty, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Emory Department of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. Thomas Vassiliades

 Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., MD

PDF of Dr. Vassiliades' CV

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Telephone
404.778.4064

Affiliations

Board Certification

Medical School

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981-1985

Postgraduate Training

  • General Surgery Residency, Emory, 1985-1990
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, 1990-1992

Current Editorial Boards

  • The Heart Surgery Forum

Honors and Awards

  • Georgia Research Alliance Venture Lab Phase II Grant Recipient, 2006
  • University Research Committee Grant Award, 2006
  • Wallace H. Coulter Translational/Clinical Research Grant Recipient, 2004 and 2005
  • President’s Award for Best Scientific Paper, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 2005
  • Recognized for presenting one of the three best abstracts, Cardiothoracic Techniques and Technologies (CTT) Annual Meeting, 2003
  • Performed first robotic-assisted cardiac procedure in Florida, 1998
  • Performed the first totally endoscopic CAB with Zeus in the world, Moscow, Russia, 1999
  • American Heart Association, Pensacola Heart Ball, Honorary Chairman, 2000
  • Performed first robotic internal mammary artery harvest in the US with Zeus, Pensacola, FL, 2001
  • Computer World, Excellence Award, 2001 and 2002
  • Developed endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass (endo-ACAB) surgery

Current Organizational Memberships

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Circulatory Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Device and Radiologic Health, Food and Drug Administration
  • Carrier Advisory Committee, Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Fellow, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • Work Force on New Technology Assessment, Tech-Con Workforce: Joint Committee of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • John Alexander Society
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology
  • Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
  • Southern Thoracic Surgical Society
  • Therapeutic Interventions Council, Heart Valve Society of America
  • Treasurer, Editorial Advisory Committee, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery

Clinical Interests

  • Cardiac revascularization
  • Endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass
  • Angioplasty
  • Valve repair and/or replacement

Research Interests

  • Development of devices and techniques for the minimally invasive treatment of aortic stenosis
  • Integrated (hybrid) coronary revascularization versus multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting
  • EVEREST percutaneous mitral valve repair
  • Clinical investigation of epicardial/myocardial implant dual electrode steroid-eluting Pace/Sense lead
  • Development of novel approaches to mitral valve repair
  • Randomized evaluation of a surgical treatment for off pump repair of the mitral valve
  • Evaluation of a novel device platform to prevent and treat congestive heart failure

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
2003

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