25 of the Best Thoracic Surgeons Near Me in Michigan, US

Thomas Schwann is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. Dr. Schwann is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Schwann is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Schwann is currently accepting new patients.

Rakesh Suri is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 31 years. Dr. Suri is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Suri is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Suri is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Gorav Ailawadi joined the University of Michigan as the Chair of Cardiac Surgery in September of 2020. Previously, he served as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director of the Cardiac Valve Center, and Director of the Medical Device Innovation Center at the University of Virginia.Dr. Ailawadi was raised in Maryland and New Jersey. He attended an accelerated honors program in medical education at Northwestern University where he received the awards for best overall student and top surgical student. Additionally, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. While completing a surgery residency at the University of Michigan, Dr. Ailawadi spent two research years investigating and understanding the development of aortic aneurysms. His work was recognized by the NIH/Lifeline Association and was chosen as the top research project in 2003. While at Michigan, he received the Top Resident and Young Investigator Awards. He then completed his training and joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.Dr. Ailawadi has internationally-recognized expertise in mitral and aortic valve disease with vast experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and percutaneous/transcatheter valve therapies having performed over 600 minimally invasive procedures and roughly 3000 heart operations. He has been invited to national and international conferences to share his expertise with novel minimally invasive approaches, valve disease, reoperative and AF surgery.At Virginia, Dr. Ailawadi was the first surgeon in the U.S. to perform hybrid AF ablation, the first U.S. Surgeon to perform the MitraClip procedure, and the world’s first transcaval TEVAR procedure. He has been the principal investigator for a novel left atrial appendage clip to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation. Dr. Ailawadi served one of five core principal investigators leading the CTSN linked research consortium (NIH) developing new trials in cardiac surgery. Currently, Dr. Ailawadi is on the executive steering committee for numerous transcatheter and surgical trials in valvular disease. Dr. Ailawadi is the surgical national principal investigator for the Summit Trial investigating TENDYNE, a transcatheter mitral valve replacement without stopping the heart. In 2019, Dr. Ailawadi completed his MBA from the Darden School of Business.Dr. Ailawadi has been funded by the NIH, AHA, among other grants. His research lab studies novel mechanisms and new treatments for aortic aneurysms. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed manuscripts in journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, and JACC. Dr. Ailawadi is member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, and the Cardiac Surgery Biology Club. In his leisure time, Dr. Ailawadi enjoys exercise, sports, and spending time with his wife, Aarti, and their three children. Dr. Ailawadi is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Ailawadi is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and Surgery.

Sang Kim is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. Dr. Kim is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Collapsed Lung, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Kim is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew A. Romano, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery and the Director of the multidisciplinary Mitral Valve Clinic. He joined the faculty in 2009 following the completion of thoracic surgery and surgical critical care residencies at the University of Michigan. He received additional advanced training in the surgical treatment of complex valvular heart disease and heart transplantation. His clinical interests and expertise include mitral and tricuspid valve repair, minimally invasive valve surgery, percutaneous and catheter based mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement, and treatment of atrial fibrillation. He was recently awarded the American Heart Association/Mitral Foundation Mitral Valve Reference Surgeon distinction for his high rate of mitral valve repair and excellent outcomes. He has established a minimally invasive surgical program for isolated treatment of atrial fibrillation. His research is focused on mitral valve disease as well as atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Dr. Romano is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Endocarditis, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Romano is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

Michael Coello is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Coello is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Collapsed Lung, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Coello is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Coello is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Fukuhara earned his medical degree from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan (2006), where he also received training in surgery (2009) and cardiovascular surgery (2010) with intense endovascular experience. After moving to the United States, he completed his general surgery residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (2014), cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (2016), aortic surgery fellowship at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2017), and aortic and endovascular fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (2018). He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the Japan Surgical Society. Dr. Fukuhara is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Fukuhara is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Francis D. Pagani, M.D., Ph.D., is the Otto Gago MD Endowed Professor in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Pagani’s clinical focus includes surgical therapies for advanced heart failure including heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, complex re-operative surgery for valvular heart disease, and surgery for coronary artery disease. Dr. Pagani also serves as the surgical lead for the multidisciplinary Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy program and has an active practice in surgical treatments (myectomies) for this disorder. Dr. Pagani also serves as the surgical lead for The Center for Circulatory Support (VAD Program). Dr. Pagani’s has an active research program supported, in part, by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). His research focuses on the bioengineering development and clinical testing of mechanical circulatory support devices in the treatment of end-stage heart disease, clinical health outcomes research, and use of stem cell transplantation for myocardial regeneration. Dr. Pagani is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Pagani is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Richard G. Ohye is the Associate Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Head of the Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, and the co-Director of the University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children's Hospital Congenital Heart Center. Dr. Ohye's major clinical interests are in complex congenital heart defect repair. His research interests are in clinical and translational research, and he is the Co-Founder of the Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery (M-CHORD) program. Dr. Ohye is the study chair of a 15-center randomized trial comparing techniques for the Norwood operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the first multi-institutional prospective trial ever performed in congenital heart surgery. He has a strong interest in innovative device development for pediatric patients with cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and is currently involved with the development of several novel devices. Dr. Ohye is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Tracheobronchomalacia, Double Discordia, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Ohye is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Cardiac Surgery.

Kevin Jamil is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Trenton, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Jamil is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Jamil is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Jamil is currently accepting new patients.

Thomas Watson is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 38 years. Dr. Watson is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Hiatal Hernia, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Watson is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Watson is currently accepting new patients.

George Deeb is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Deeb is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Deeb is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Alessandro Vivacqua is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Vivacqua is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Vivacqua is currently accepting new patients.

Geoffrey Lam is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 21 years. Dr. Lam is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Nodules, Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Lam is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Lam is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Steven F. Bolling's expertise in mitral valve repair continues to result in a large volume of referrals for mitral valve reconstruction. His innovative approach to mitral valve repair in patients with end-stage left ventricular failure and outstanding ability to repair even the most challenging mitral valve abnormalities have received wide spread international acclaim.Bibliography 283. Bolling SF. First TMVR Enters U.S. Market as a Therapy and a Gateway. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Nov 7;70(19):2328-2329. Doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.1081. No abstract available. PMID:29096802.284. Rogers JH, Boyd WD, Smith TWR, Ebner AA, Bolling SF. Combined MitraClip Edge to Edge Repair with Millipede IRIS Mitral Annuloplasty. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Feb 12;11(3):323-324. Doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.11.007. No abstract available. PMID: 29413250.292. LaPar DJ, Likosky DS, Zhang M, Theurer P, Fonner CE, Kern JA, Bolling SF, Drake DH, Speir AM, Rich JB, Kron IL, Prager RL, Ailawadi G; Investigators for the Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative (VCSQI) and the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (MSTCVS). Development of a Risk Prediction Model and Clinical Risk Score for Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29410187.293. Mack MJ; Abraham WT; Lindenfeld J; Bolling SF; et al. Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip in Patients with Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Design and Rationale of the COAPT Trial. Am Heart J. 2018 Nov;205: 1-11. PMID: 30134187295. Rankin JS, Grau-Sepulveda M, Shahian DM, Gillinov AM, Suri R, Gammie JS, Bolling SF, McCarthy PM, Thourani VH, Ad N, O'Brien SM, Jacobs JP, Badhwar V. The Impact of Mitral Disease Etiology on Operative Mortality Following Mitral Valve Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May 16. pii: S0003-4975(18)30683-0. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.053. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29777670.296. Gammie JS, Chikwe J, Badhwar V, Thibault DP, et al. Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Sept: 106(3):716-727. PMID: 30032907.299. Taramasso M, Gavazzoni M, Pozzoli A, Dreyfus GD, Bolling SF, et al. Tricuspid Regurgitation: Predicting the Need for Intervention, Procedural Success, and Recurrence of Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Apr;12(4):605-621. PMID: 30947904.300. Hobbs RD, Assi A, Bolling SF, Patel HJ, Deeb GM, Romano MA, Haft JW, et al. Long-Term Survival and Echocardiographic Findings After Surgical Ventricular Restoration. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jun;107(6):1754-1760. PMID: 30586580. Dr. Bolling is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Bolling is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Tomasz Timek is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. Dr. Timek is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tricuspid Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Dissection, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Timek is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Timek is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Altshuler is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 46 years. Dr. Altshuler is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Altshuler is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Altshuler is currently accepting new patients.

Stephane Sang is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Sang is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Sang is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada and Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada. Dr. Sang is currently accepting new patients.

Justin Fanning is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Fanning is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Fanning is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Fanning is currently accepting new patients.

Jennifer C. Romano, M.D., M.S. is the Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, specializing in surgery for congenital and pediatric acquired heart disease. Her practice encompasses all elements of pediatric cardiac surgery with a focus on neonatal surgery and hybrid interventions. She serves as the Program Director for the University of Michigan ACGME Congenital Heart Surgery Residency and the non-ACGME Congenital Heart Surgery Fellowship. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center is internationally recognized as a leader in the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), performing 500-600 open-heart and 1000 total operations each year. Dr. Romano is also active nationally as a Director for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Deputy Editor for Annals of Thoracic Surgery, member of the Board of Directors for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and as Treasurer-elect for the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Dr. Romano is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Tetralogy of Fallot, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Romano is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Cardiac Surgery.

John Heiser is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Heiser is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Richard Prager is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Prager is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Endocarditis, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Rishindra M. Reddy, M.D., is the José José Alvarez Research Professor in Thoracic Surgery. He was born and raised in Michigan. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at Northwestern University, and completed his general surgery residency at Washington University-Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. His spent two years during his residency, as a Clinical Research Fellow at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed his Thoracic Surgery residency at the University of Washington and was a visiting fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His academic interests include improving outcomes for patients with thoracic cancers, molecular targeting for thoracic cancers, resident and medical student education.Clinical Specialization: Dr. Reddy's clinical interests include all aspects of general thoracic surgery including thoracic oncology, minimally invasive techniques and robotics surgery, esophageal diseases, pectus repairs and therapy for end stage lung disease including transplantation and lung volume surgery. Dr. Reddy is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Hiatal Hernia, Esophageal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Reddy is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Andrew C. Chang, M.D., is the Cameron Haight Collegiate Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan. After completing his undergraduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medical education at The Johns Hopkins University he pursued general surgical residency at Vanderbilt University. During this time he also obtained an individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to study cardiothoracic transplantation with Richard N. Pierson, III, M.D. He then continued as a thoracic surgical resident and subsequently thoracic surgical fellow at the University of Michigan, completing these in 2003, before joining the faculty. Dr. Chang is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Achalasia, Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Chang is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

John Hilu is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Dearborn, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. Dr. Hilu is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Hilu is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery.