Theodore C.
Koutlas, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, NC 27858-4354
FAX: 252.744.3618
Telephone: 252.744.4179
Koutlast@ecu.edu
Education
1979-1983 B.A. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
(Chemistry)
1983-1987 M.D. University of Washington, School of Medicine,
Seattle, Washington
Postgraduate Training
1987-1988 Intern
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital Group,
Cincinnati, Ohio
1988-1989 Junior Assistant Resident
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital Group,
Cincinnati, Ohio
1989-1990 Research Fellow
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North
Carolina
1990-1992 Senior Assistant Resident
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital Group,
Cincinnati, Ohio
1992-1993 Chief Resident
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital Group,
Cincinnati, Ohio
1993-1994 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North
Carolina
1994-1995 Teaching Scholar in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North
Carolina
1995-1996 Senior Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Academic Appointments
7/1/1996 - 6/30/2000 Assistant Professor of Surgery
East Carolina University, School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina
7/1/2000 - present Associate Professor of Surgery
East Carolina University, School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina
10/15/00 - present Associate Professor of Pediatrics
East Carolina University, School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina
Certification
1988 Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
(Certificate No.: 348027)
1994 Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery
(Certificate No.: 39811)
1996 Diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
(Certificate No.: 5833)
Licensure
1993-present State of North Carolina
(License No.: 36754)
1995-present Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(License No.: MD-055600-L)
Professional Societies
Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1991)
Member, Association of Academic Surgeons (1997)
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (1998)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (1999)
Member, North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons (1999)
Member, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (1999)
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2000)
Member, Mont Reid Surgical Society (1993)
Member, David C. Sabiston, Jr. Surgical Society (1995)
Member, Pitt County Medical Society (1996)
Member, North Carolina State Medical Association (1996)
Member, American Medical Association (1996)
Member, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
(1999)
Professional Service
1996-present Active Staff, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville, North Carolina
2001-2002 Medical Director, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit,
Cardiac Surgery intermediate Unit
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville, North Carolina
1996-present Active Staff, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
2001-present Chief, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
1997-2000 Active Staff, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Craven Regional Medical Authority
New Bern, North Carolina
2000-present Consultant, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996-present Editorial Board, Current Surgery
1997-present Board of Directors, Carolina Donor Services
1997-present Guest Reviewer, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
1997-present Guest Reviewer, The Journal of Cardiac Surgery
1997-present Guest Reviewer, Circulation
1998-present Guest Reviewer, Chest
1998-present Guest Reviewer, Journal of Surgical Research
2001-present Guest Reviewer, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery
2001-present Guest Reviewer, Journal of Heart Valve Disease
2003-present Guest Reviewer, Journal of the American College of
Cardiology
2002 Moderator, Cardiac Surgery Session II, 35th Annual Meeting,
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, January 29,
2002
2002-present Steering Committee, “OPUS” Registry for anastomotic
connector devices,
St. Jude Medical Corp.
2003-present Advisory Board, St. Jude Medical Inc.
2003-present Steering Committee, “Freestyle” Aortic Valve Registry,
Medtronic, Inc.
2004-present Surgical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,
Children’s Hospital of Eastern North Carolina, Greenville, North
Carolina.
2004 Moderator, Carolina Valve Symposium, Greenville, North
Carolina, September 28, 2004.
2004-present Major, Medical Corps, United States Army Reserve.
Grants Funded or Approved
1990 Principle Investigator
National Research Service Award
National Institutes of Health
“Myocardial Energetics in Aortic Insufficiency”
$29,500/year for 2 years
2003-present Principle Investigator
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
“Clinical Results Using the ‘Epic’ Porcine Aortic Valve”
2003-2005 Principal Investigator
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
“Multi-institutional Retrospective Analysis of the ‘Symmetry’
Aortic-Saphenous Vein Connector System”
Committees
1992-1993 Resident Advisory Committee
Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
1993-1995 Care Map Committee for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
1994-1995 Care Map Committee for Cardiac Valve Replacement/Repair
Surgery
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
1997-present Transfusion Medicine Committee
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
1997-2000 Continuing Medical Education Committee
East Carolina University, School of Medicine, Greenville, North
Carolina
1998-present Fetal Dysmorphology Board
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
2000-present Tenure Committee, Department of Surgery
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
2001-present Critical Care Matrix Committee
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
2001-present Infection Control Committee
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
2001-2003 Cardiac Surgery Executive Committee (Chairperson)
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
2001-present Cardiovascular Center Strategic Planning Committee
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
2001-present Cardiac Services Quality Improvement Committee
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
Teaching Activities
Undergraduate medical teaching including lectures, conferences,
operating room and patient care instruction, student advising
Postgraduate medical teaching with the Department of Surgery
including clinical teaching and continuing medical education
Faculty leader for Journal Club, Department of Surgery, East
Carolina University (1996-1997)
Preceptor for R.N. First Assistant program at Pitt County Memorial
Hospital
Research Activities and Interests
1984-1987 Clinical Research
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
Advisor: D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., M.D.
1989-1990 Basic Science Research, Myocardial Function
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Advisor: J. Scott Rankin, M.D.
Publications
In Refereed Journals:
1. Koutlas TC, deBruin NP, Shiek KH, Rankin JS: Chordal rupture as a
late complication after mitral valve reconstruction. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg 1991;102:466-468.
2. Nicholls SC, Koutlas TC, Strandness DE Jr.: Clinical significance
of retrograde flow in the vertebral artery. Ann Vasc Surg
1991;5:331-336.
3. Porembka DO, Johnson DJ, Hoit BD, Reising JM III, Davis KD Jr.,
Koutlas TC: Penetrating cardiac trauma: a perioperative role for
transesophageal echocardiography. Anesth Analg 1993;77:1275-1277.
4. Lucke JC, Elbeery JR, Koutlas TC, Gall SA Jr., D’Amico TA, Maier
GW, Rankin JS, Glower DD: Effects of cardiac glycosides on
myocardial function and energetics in conscious dogs. Am J Physiol
1994;267(Heart Circ Physiol 36):H2042-2049.
5. D’Amico TA, Meyers CH, Koutlas TC, Peterseim DS, Sabiston DC Jr.,
VanTrigt P, Schwinn DA: Desensitization of myocardial -adrenergic
receptors and deterioration of left ventricular function after brain
death. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;110:746-751.
6. Koutlas TC, Harrison JK, Bashore TM, O’Laughlin MP, Tripp ME,
Gaynor JW: Late conduit occlusion after modified Fontan procedure
with classic Glenn shunt. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:258-261.
7. Koutlas TC, Wernovsky G, Bridges ND, Suh E, Godinez RI, Nicolson
SC, Spray TL, Gaynor JW: Orthotopic heart transplant for Kawasaki
disease after rupture of a giant coronary artery aneurysm. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:217-218.
8. Koutlas TC, Bridges ND, Gaynor JW, Nicolson SC, Steven JM, Spray
TL: Pediatric lung transplantation: are their surgical
contraindications? Transplantation 1997;63:269-274.
9. Koutlas TC, Wernovsky G, Slack M, Weinberg PM, Spray TL:
Anomalous left brachiocephalic vein: implications in the surgical
management of tricuspid atresia. Ann Thorac Surg 1998; 65:1770-1772.
10. Lilly RE, Lucke JC, Gall SA Jr., Koutlas TC, Davis JW, Rankin
JS, Glower DD: Energetic and functional characteristics of
pacing-induced congestive heart failure in the conscious dog.
Submitted, Circulation Research.
11. Gall SA Jr., Feneley MP, Lucke JC, Lilly RE, Gaynor JW, Koutlas
TC, Rankin JS, Glower DD: Left ventricular wall volume as a
determinate of ventricular performance in the conscious dog.
Submitted, Circulation Research.
12. Koutlas TC, Gaynor JW, Nicolson SC, Steven JM, Wernovsky G,
Spray TL: Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Postoperative Morbidity
After Cavopulmonary Connection and Modified Fontan Repair. Ann
Thorac Surg 1997;64:37-43.
13. Philpott JM, Eskew TD, Sun YS, Dennis KJ, Hodges W, Foreman BH,
Fairbrother SN, Koutlas TC, Chitwood WR Jr., Lust RM: A paradox of
cerebral hyperperfusion in the face of cerebral hypotension: the
effect of perfusion pressure on cerebral blood flow and metabolism
during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. J Surg Research
1998;77:141-149.
14. Lucke JC, Gall SA Jr., Koutlas TC, Lilly RE, Elbeery JR, Rankin
JS, Glower DD: Effects of multiple inotropic agents on myocardial
energetics in the conscious dog. In revision, American Journal of
Physiology.
15. Koutlas TC, Elbeery JE, Williams JM, Moran JF, Francalancia NA,
Chitwood WR, Jr.: Myocardial revascularization in the elderly:
improved results using beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery.
Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1042-1047.
16. Sorrell VL, Koutlas TC, Ohl C: Fungal endocarditis at the
aortotomy site after aortic valve replacement. Clin Cardiol
2000;23:387-389.
17. Ng PC, Chua AN, Swanson MS, Koutlas TC, Chitwood WR, Jr.,
Elbeery JR: Anterior thoracotomy wound complications in minimally
invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB). Ann Thorac Surg
2000;69:1338-1341.
18. Reade CC, Jenkins NL, Bard MR, Kuszyk BS, Koutlas TC, Rotondo
MF: Immediate diagnosis and non-operative treatment of a pulmonary
artery psuedoaneurysm after blunt traumatic injury. In Press:
Journal of Trauma.
19. Maziarz DM, Koutlas TC: Cost considerations in selecting
coronary artery revascularization therapy in the elderly. Am J
Cardiovasc Drugs 2004;4:1-7.
In Non-Refereed Journals:
1. Koutlas TC, Lucke JC, Gall SA Jr., D’Amico TA, Rankin JS, Glower
DD: Effect of blood cardioplegia reperfusion on recovery of
ventricular function after global myocardial ischemia. Surg Forum
1990;41:230-233.
2. Lucke JC, Koutlas TC, Gall SA Jr., D’Amico TA, Glower DD, Rankin
JS: Effects of global ischemia on the metabolic to mechanical energy
transfer characteristics of the left ventricle. Surg Forum
1990;41:254-257.
3. D’Amico TA, Buchanan SA, Lucke JC, Koutlas TC, Soto PF, Gall SA
Jr., VanTrigt P: The preservation of cardiac function after brain
death: a myocardial pressure-dimension analysis. Surg Forum
1990;41:277-279.
4. D’Amico TA, Koutlas TC, Meyers CH, Buchanan SA, Rajasinghe H,
VanTrigt P: Systolic function and diastolic mechanics after 12 hour
preservation with University of Wisconsin solution. Surg Forum
1991;42:295-297.
5. D’Amico TA, Meyers CH, Buchanan SA, Rajasinghe H, Koutlas TC,
VanTrigt P: The preservation of cardiac function after brain death
by dopamine, naloxone, and vasopressin. Surg Forum 1991;42:302-304.
6. Philpott JM, Koutlas TC: Cardiac Surgery: the Fontan procedure.
Current Surgery 1997;54:137-141.
7. Elbeery JR, Koutlas TC, Chitwood WR, Jr.: From MIDCAB to OPCAB
and beyond: a race back to the future. Surgical Technology,
International VII 1999.
8. Maziarz DM, Koutlas TC: Coarctation of the aorta and interrupted
aortic arch: surgical perspective. EMedicine Journal, October 1,
2001;2(10).
Published Abstracts:
1. Koutlas TC, D’Amico TA, Lucke JC, Gall SA Jr., Buchanan SA, Lilly
RE, Glower DD, Rankin JS: Blood cardioplegia reperfusion: a
randomized study of ventricular recovery after ischemia. Circulation
1990;82(Suppl):III-589.
2. Gall SA Jr., Feneley MP, Lucke JC, Rankin JS, Koutlas TC, Glower
DD: Myocardial wall volume as an independent determinant of left
ventricular function in awake dogs. Circulation
1990;82(Suppl):III-406.
3. D’Amico TA, Koutlas TC, Buchanan SA, Lucke JC, Gall SA Jr., Soto
PF, Lilly RE, VanTrigt: Twelve hour cardiac preservation with
University of Wisconsin solution. Circulation
1990;82(Suppl):III-255.
4. Lilly RE, Lucke JC, Livesay SA, Gall SA Jr., Soto PF, Koutlas TC,
Rankin JS, Glower DD: The effects of chronic left ventricular
failure on myocardial energetics in the conscious dog. Circulation
1990;82(Suppl):III-566.
5. Lucke JC, Koutlas TC, D’Amico TA, Lilly RE, Soto PF, Elbeery JR,
Glower DD: Effects of inotropic agents on energetics: comparison of
intact and isolated models. Circulation 1990;82(Suppl):III-564.
6. Lucke JC, Gall SA Jr., Koutlas TC, Lilly RE, Elbeery JR, Rankin
JS: Effects of multiple inotropic agents on myocardial energetics in
the conscious dog. Circulation 1990;82(Suppl):
III-730.
7. Koutlas TC, Gall SA Jr., Lucke JC, D’Amico TA, Lilly RE, Soto PF,
Rankin JS, Glower DD: The effect of physiologic growth on left
ventricular chamber geometry and intrinsic myocardial performance.
Circulation 1990;82(Suppl):III-152.
8. Lucke JC, Elbeery JR, Koutlas TC, Gall SA Jr., D’Amico TA, Lilly
RE, Soto PF, Glower DD: Metabolic to mechanical energy transfer
after regional and global myocardial ischemia. J Am Coll Cardiol
1991;17:44A.
9. Lucke JC, Kabas JS, Koutlas TC, Ungerleider RM: Preservation of
left ventricular function after rapid cooling and cardioplegia. J Am
Coll Cardiol 1993;21:80A.
10. Koutlas TC, Maziarz D, Conquest A, Williams JM, Scott WW, Jr.,
Kypson AP, Chitwood WR, Jr.: Clinical results using the St. Jude
Medical “Symmetry” aortic connector system in 400 coronary artery
bypass patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43:273A.
Books:
1. Editor-in-Chief, The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook, 3rd Edition.
Mosby-Yearbook Medical Publishing, Chicago, Illinois, 1993.
Book Chapters:
1. Koutlas TC: Tube thoracostomy, in Hiyama DT (ed): The Mont Reid
Surgical Handbook, 2nd Edition, Mosby-Yearbook Medical Publishing,
Chicago, Illinois, 1990, pp 502-506.
2. Koutlas TC: Lung carcinoma, in Hiyama DT (ed): The Mont Reid
SurgicalHandbook, 2nd Edition, Mosby-Yearbook Medical Publishing,
Chicago, Illinois, 1990, pp 469-473.
3. Koutlas TC: Perioperative management of the cardiac patient, in
Hiyama DT (ed): The Mont Reid SurgicalHandbook, 2nd Edition, Mosby-Yearbook
Medical Publishing, Chicago, Illinois, 1990, pp 464-468.
4. Koutlas TC: Jaundice, in Koutlas TC (ed): The Mont Reid Surgical
Handbook, 3rd Edition. Mosby-Yearbook Medical Publishing, Chicago,
Illinois, 1993, pp 338-345.
5. Koutlas TC: Perioperative management of the cardiac surgery
patient, in Koutlas TC (ed): The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook, 3rd
Edition. Mosby-Yearbook Medical Publishing, Chicago, Illinois, 1993,
pp 454-460.
6. Koutlas TC: Ebstein’s anomaly, in Sabiston DC Jr. (ed): Textbook
of Surgery: The Biologic Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 15th
Edition. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996, pp
2118-2124.
7. Koutlas TC, Spray TL: Heart and lung transplantation, in
Colombani M, Oldham K, Fogglia R (eds): Surgery of Infants and
Children - Scientific Principles and Practice, 1st Edition. J.B.
Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996, pp 739-757.
8. Koutlas TC, Spray TL: Pediatric lung and heart-lung
transplantation, in Burg F, Polin R, Ingelfinger J, Wald E (eds):
Current Pediatric Therapy, 16th Edition. W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998, pp 1111-1114.
Video Presentations:
1. Reade CC, Koutlas TC, Bower CE, Moran JF, Rose JD, Sang Jr, CJ,
Chitwood Jr, WR. Retro-cardiac ascending aorta to descending aorta
bypass: a safe alternative for repair of coarctation of the aorta in
high-risk patients. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 51st
Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, November 5, 2004.
Internet Video Publications:
1. Reade CC, Koutlas TC, Bower CE, Moran JF, Rose JD, Sang Jr CJ,
Chitwood Jr WR. Retro-Cardiac Ascending Aorta to Descending Aorta
Bypass. CTSnet. (Motion Picture) <http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/vidgal/vg2005_reade.ram>,
available starting April 20, 2005.
Invited Presentations
1. “Blood Cardioplegia Reperfusion” Spring Cardiovascular Symposium,
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, June 15,
1990.
2. “Effect of Blood Cardioplegia Reperfusion on Recovery of
Ventricular Function after Global Myocardial Ischemia.” Surgical
Forum, 76th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons,
San Francisco, California, October 9, 1990.
3. “Effect of Physiologic Growth on Left Ventricular Chamber
Geometry and Intrinsic Myocardial Performance.” Scientific Sessions,
American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, November 12, 1990.
4. “Blood Cardioplegia Reperfusion: A Randomized Study of
Ventricular Recovery After Ischemia.” Scientific Sessions, American
Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, November 14, 1990.
5. “The Use of Marginal Donors in Adult Lung Transplantation.”
Surgical Grand Rounds, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North
Carolina, June 10, 1995.
6. “Current Aspects of Adult Lung Transplantation.” Western Carolina
Chapter of the Association of Operating Room Nurses, Asheville,
North Carolina, June 15, 1995.
7. “The Use of an Expanded Donor Pool in Adult Lung
Transplantation.” Annual Meeting, Mont Reid Surgical Society,
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 22, 1996.
8. “Pediatric Lung Transplantation: Are There Surgical
Contraindications?” Scientific Sessions, 22nd Annual Scientific
Meeting, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Dallas, Texas, May
30, 1996.
9. “Current Trends in Congenital Heart Surgery.” Surgical Grand
Rounds, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville,
North Carolina, August 28, 1996.
10. “Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Postoperative Morbidity After
Cavopulmonary Connection and Modified Fontan Repair.” Annual
Meeting, Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, Chicago, Illinois,
September 13, 1996.
11. “Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Postoperative Morbidity After
Cavopulmonary Connection and Modified Fontan Repair.” Scientific
Program, 43rd Annual Meeting, Southern Thoracic Surgical
Association, Cancun, Mexico, November 7, 1996.
12. “CABG vs. Catheter.” Recent Developments in Internal Medicine,
East Carolina University School of Medicine, Atlantic Beach, North
Carolina, October 24, 1998.
13. “Aortic Valve Replacement in Children and Young Adults.”
Cardiology Grand Rounds, East Carolina School of Medicine,
Greenville, North Carolina, May 10, 1999.
14. “Myocardial revascularization in the elderly: improved results
using beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery. Scientific
Program, 46th Annual Meeting, Southern Thoracic Surgical
Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 5, 1999.
15. “Aortic Valve Replacement in Children and Young Adults.” Mended
Hearts Club of Greenville, Greenville, North Carolina, November 11,
1999.
16. “Current Aspects of the Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart
Disease.” Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, East Carolina
University, School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, November
18, 1999.
17. “Current Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart
Disease”. The Jon B. Tingelstad Pediatrics Day, Department of
Pediatrics, East Carolina University, School of Medicine,
Greenville, North Carolina, April 7, 2000.
18. “Coarctation of the Aorta in Infants and Neonates: Improved
Results using the Technique of Resection with Extended End-to-End
Anastomosis”. The Fiftieth Meeting of the Mont Reid Surgical
Society, Scientific Session, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 19, 2000.
19. “Cardiac Surgery in Nicaragua”. Surgical Grand Rounds, East
Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina,
June 13, 2001.
20. “Clinical Use of the St. Jude Medical ‘Symmetry’ Aortic-Saphenous
Vein Connector System”. The Fifth Annual New Era Cardiac Care 2002:
Innovation and Technology Conference, Dana Point, California,
January 4-6, 2002.
21. “Clinical Use of the St. Jude Medical ‘Symmetry’ Aortic-Saphenous
Vein Connector System”. Annual meeting of the Iowa Thoracic Surgeons
Society, Iowa City, Iowa, June 27, 2002.
22. “Cardiac Surgery in Nicaragua”. University of Iowa Division of
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa, June 28, 2002.
23. “Future Directions in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery”. St. Jude
Medical Symposium “Clinical Applications and Beyond”, Kona, Hawaii,
August 2, 2002.
24. “Proximal Anastomotic Devices – Applications and Clinical
Results”. St. Jude Medical Cardiac Surgery Symposium for Thoracic
Surgery Residents, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 15, 2003.
25. “Clinical Results with the St. Jude Symmetry Aortic-Saphenous
Vein Connector”. Las Vegas Cardiology Society, Las Vegas, Nevada,
June 26, 2003.
26. “Clinical Results with the St. Jude Symmetry Aortic-Saphenous
Vein Connector”. The Symmetry Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, July 12,
2003.
27. “Clinical Results with the St. Jude Symmetry Aortic-Saphenous
Vein Connector”. Cardiac Surgery Symposium, St. Jude Medical,
Geneva, Switzerland, September 12, 2003.
28. “Proximal Anastomotic Devices – Applications and Clinical
Results”. St. Jude Medical Cardiac Surgery Symposium for Thoracic
Surgery Residents, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 13, 2004.
29. “Current Aspects of the Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart
Disease.” Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, East Carolina
University, School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, June 18,
2004.
30. “Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch”. St. Jude Medical Cardiac Surgery
Symposium – Australia/New Zealand, Sydney, Australia, July 24, 2004.
31. “Mitral Valve Repair Surgery – Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and
Repair Techniques”. St. Jude Medical Cardiac Surgery Symposium –
Australia/New Zealand, Sydney, Australia, July 24, 2004.
32. “Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch – Identification, Prevention, and
Treatment”. St. Jude Medical Symposium “Surgery for the Small Aortic
Root”, Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 2004.
33. “Pediatric Chest Trauma”. Pediatric Trauma 2005 Nurses
Symposium, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North
Carolina, March 31, 2005.
Visiting Professorships
1. University of Iowa, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 28,
2002.
Special Honors and Awards
1978-1979 Student Body President, Lake Stevens High School, Lake
Stevens, WA
1980 Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society, Northwestern
University.
1981-1982 Dean’s List, Northwestern University
1982-1983 Captain, Lacrosse Team, Northwestern University
1987 Henry N. Harkins Award, Department of Surgery,
University of Washington, School of Medicine
1988 Nominee, Intern of the Year,
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
1991 Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1992, 1993 Nominee, Max Zinninger Award,
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
2000 Alley-Sheridan Scholarship, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation
for Reseach and Education
2000 Executive Program in Health Care Policy – “Skills for the New
World of Health Care”, Harvard Medical School and the John F.Kennedy
School of Government, Cambridge, Mass.
2005 Army Medical Department, Officer Basic Course, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
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