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Washington University cardiothoracic surgeons are consistently ranked among the Top Doctors in St. Louis. Our experts are internationally regarded as leaders for their excellence in performing advanced techniques, conducting leading-edge research, and educating the next generation of surgeons. Our surgeons provide care at the best hospital in the state of Missouri in three of the highest performing surgical specialties (lung cancer treatment, heart surgery, and lung surgery) in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Division Leadership
Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD

Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD

Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD

Section Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

 

 

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery

John M. Shoenburg Chair of Cardiovascular Disease

Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD

Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD

Section Chief of Lung Transplantation

Bryan Fitch Meyers, MD, MPH

Bryan Fitch Meyers, MD, MPH

Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Cardiac Surgery
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Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD

Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD

Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery

Puja Kachroo, MD

Puja Kachroo, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery

John M. Shoenburg Chair of Cardiovascular Disease

Kunal Kotkar, MD

Kunal Kotkar, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD

Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program

Nabil A. Munfakh, MD

Nabil A. Munfakh, MD

Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Michael K. Pasque, MD

Michael K. Pasque, MD

Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Amit A. Pawale, MBBS, FRCS, FACS

Amit A. Pawale, MBBS, FRCS, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, MPH

Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Harold G. Roberts, Jr., MD

Harold G. Roberts, Jr., MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Matthew Schill, MD

Matthew Schill, MD

Instructor of Surgery

Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Christian Zemlin, PhD, MSc

Christian Zemlin, PhD, MSc

Associate Professor of Surgery & Biomedical Engineering
Director, Cardiac Surgical Research Laboratory

Thoracic Surgery
Whitney Brandt, MD

Whitney Brandt, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Andrew Gelman, PhD

Andrew Gelman, PhD

Professor of Surgery
Jacqueline G. and William E. Maritz Endowed Chair
in Immunology and Oncology
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mohsen Ibrahim, MD, PhD

Mohsen Ibrahim, MD, PhD

Instructor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH

Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH

Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD

Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD

Section Chief of Lung Transplantation

Bryan Fitch Meyers, MD, MPH

Bryan Fitch Meyers, MD, MPH

Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Ruben G. Nava Bahena, MD

Ruben G. Nava Bahena, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of General Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

G. Alexander Patterson, MD

G. Alexander Patterson, MD

Joseph Bancroft Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program

Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, MPH

Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD

Section Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

 

 

Jacob Miller, MD

Jacob Miller, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dilip Nath, MD

Dilip Nath, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

 

 

Resident Program Leadership
Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Varun Puri, MD, MSCI

Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program

Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD

Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program

Katie Fuhs

Katie Fuhs

Program Coordinator

Fellows
Jason Gauthier, MD

Jason Gauthier, MD

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

Meghan Kelly

Meghan Kelly

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO

 

Ali Khiabani, MD, MHA

Ali Khiabani, MD, MHA

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois

 

Michael Napolitano, MD

Michael Napolitano, MD

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Medical School
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

 

Linda Schulte, MD

Linda Schulte, MD

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Erin M. Schumer, MD, MPH

Erin M. Schumer, MD, MPH

Mechanical Circulatory Support & Cardiac Transplantation Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Tara Semenkovich, MD, MPHS

Tara Semenkovich, MD, MPHS

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine- St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine- St. Louis, Missouri

Melanie Subramanian, MD, MPH

Melanie Subramanian, MD, MPH

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Takuya Wada, MD

Takuya Wada, MD

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois

 

Rodrigo Zea Vera

Rodrigo Zea Vera

Thoracic Surgery Fellow

Residency
General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Medical School
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Lima, Peru