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Cardiothoracic Surgery Doctors

Leadership

Vaughn A. Starnes, MD

Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, Heart Institute
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Surgeon-in-Chief, Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital
H. Russell Smith Foundation Chair and Executive Director, Cardiovascular Thoracic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC
President of USC Care Medical Group, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Phone: 323-361-4148

Expert Physicians

Craig Baker, MD

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Phone: 323-442-5849

John David Cleveland, MD

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Phone: 323-361-4148

Cynthia Herrington, MD

Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Executive Director, Gender Equity, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Attending Physician
Ryan Winston Family Chair in Transplant Cardiology
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Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Phone: 323-361-4148

Kristopher Kallin, MD

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Phone: 323-783-4595

Richard Kim, MD

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Phone: 323-361-4148

Paul McFadden

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Phone: 323-442-5849

Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Phone: 323-361-4148

Winfield Wells, MD

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Associate Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Phone: 323-361-4148