The 20 Best Heart Bypass Surgery Doctors Near Me

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Eric R. Skipper
Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery

Dr. Eric R. Skipper

Thoracic Surgery
Atrium Health
Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Kenilworth
1237 Harding Place, 
Charlotte, NC 
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Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Atrium Health
Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Kenilworth
1237 Harding Place, 
Charlotte, NC 
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Overview

Eric Skipper is a Thoracic Surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Skipper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Skipper is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.

Graduate Institution
Wake Forest University
Residency
East Carolina University, Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery
Fellowships
East Carolina University, Research Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Kenilworth
1237 Harding Place, Charlotte, NC 28204
Call: 704-373-0212

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Skipper has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Aortic Dissection
Heart Transplant

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

4 Clinical Trials

Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: May 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Antiplatelet Removal and HemocompatIbility EventS With the HeartMate 3 Pump IDE Study
Antiplatelet Removal and HemocompatIbility EventS With the HeartMate 3 Pump IDE Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 27, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Annular ReduCtion for Transcatheter Treatment of Insufficient Mitral ValvE (ACTIVE): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Assess Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With Edwards Cardioband System and GDMT vs GDMT Alone in Patients With FMR and Heart Failure
Annular ReduCtion for Transcatheter Treatment of Insufficient Mitral ValvE (ACTIVE): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Assess Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With Edwards Cardioband System and GDMT vs GDMT Alone in Patients With FMR and Heart Failure
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 30, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Multi-Center Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing MCS Therapy With HeartMate 3™ Continued Access Protocol: Post-Approval Continued Follow-up
Multi-Center Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing MCS Therapy With HeartMate 3™ Continued Access Protocol: Post-Approval Continued Follow-up
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 27, 2022
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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15 Total Publications

Clinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry.
Clinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry.
Journal: Circulation
Published: March 07, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Aortic Valve Replacement
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    • Aortic Valve Stenosis
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    • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
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    • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
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    • Aneurysm Repair
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    • Aortic Regurgitation
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    • Heart Transplant
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    • Heart Valve Repair
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    • Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
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      Advanced
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    • Rheumatic Fever
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    • Experienced
    • Atrial Myxoma
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    • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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    • Cardiogenic Shock
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    • Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels
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    • Constrictive Pericarditis
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    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
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