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WelcomeSpecialty Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery
E.
Pendleton Alexander, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Acting Division Director
The Cardiothoracic Surgical Service at The George Washington University is composed of four full time attending surgeons. The university service performs the full spectrum of adult cardiothoracic procedures, amounting to approximately 175 general thoracic procedures and 200 open heart procedures annually.
A residency trainning program in Cardiothoracic Surgery, training two residents per year in four hospitals is based at the University Hospital. The team is composed of the attending surgeons, a cardiothoracic fellow, a third year general surgery resident, a first year resident and two to three third year medical students. Members of the team are involved surgically and clinically at the level appropriate to their training and capability. A minimum of five hours per week is spent covering cardiothoracic surgical topics and case presentations. A variety of other educational activities are also available.
FACULTY
Mark S. Adkins, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Surgery
Interenship and Residency: New York University Medical Center
Fellowship: Thoracic Surgery/Oncology, MD Anderson Hospital Center, Houston,
Tx.
Cariothoracic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, NY
E. Pendleton Alexander, M.D,
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Cariothoracic Residency Training Program
Internship: University of Southern California Medical Center
Residency: The George Washington University
Residency: Cardiothoracic Surgery, The George Washington University
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's National Medical Center
David Alyono, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Internship and Residency: University of Minnesota
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota
Gregory Trachiotis, M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Internship and Residency: The George Washington University
Residency: Cariothoracic Surgery, The George Washington University
Fellowship: Heart and Lung Transplantation, Emory University
