Cynthia S. Herrington, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

EDUCATION

High School

• James A. Garfield, Garrettsville, Ohio, Valedictorian, NHS, 1984

College or University

• Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  Integrated Life Sciences, cum laude, B.S. 1990

Medical School

• Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Rootstown, Ohio, M.D. 1990

Internship and Residency

• St. Lukes Medical Center, Shaker Heights, Ohio
  General Surgery Intern and Resident,
  1990-1995

Fellowships

• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
  July 1995- June 1998
• Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  Congenital Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  July  1998- June 1999

Honors and Awards

• Coleman-Connolly Cardiovascular and Thoracic Teaching Award,
  University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, 1998
• Top Doctors List, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, January 2000
• Top Doctors List, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, January 2004
• Top Doctors List, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, January 2006
• Organ Donation Medal of Honor, October 2006
• Top Doctors List, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, January 2007
• Top Doctors List, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, January 2008

Medical Licensure

• California 1998-present
• Minnesota 1995-present

Board Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1991
• American Board of Surgery, 1996; Recertified 2006
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2000

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
  Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  1999-2008
• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
  Department of Pediatrics,
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  1999-2008

Clinical Administrative Appointments

• Staff Physician, University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1999-2008
• Staff Physician, St. Paul Children's Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota 1999-2008
• Co-Chair, ECMO Subcommittee, Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002
• Surgical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1999-2008
• Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2003 - 2008
• Medical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplant and ECMO Services, University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota approved February 2008
• Medical Director, Life Source, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2008

Specific Teaching Responsibilities

Faculty, CV Fellows' Core Curriculum Conferences:

• Tetralogy of Fallot 2002, 2007
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 2002, 2004, 2005
• Transposition of the Great Vessels 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
• TAPVR and Cor Triatrium 2003, 2005, 2008
• Thoracic Organ Procurement 2003
• Pediatric Post-op Care 2004, 2006
• ECMO 2004, 2006
• ASD/VSD Repair 2005
• Anatomy of Common Cardiac Defects 2005
• Coarctation of Aorta 2006, 2007
• Truncus Arteriosus 2008

Specific Administrative Responsibilities

• Associate Program Director, University of Minnesota,
  Fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  2003 - 2005
• Program Director, University of Minnesota,
  Fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  2005 - 2008
• Faculty Member, Health Resources and Services Administration, Organ Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative, Rockville,
  Maryland
  2005 - 2006

Professional

• Thoracic Surgery Directors Association 2003-present
• Women in Thoracic Surgery 1999-present
• Association of Women Surgeons 1999-present
• American Medical Association 1999-present
• American College of Surgeons 1999-present
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2001-present
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2001-present
• American Academy of Pediatrics 2005-present
• Minnesota Women Physicians 1999-present
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2006-present
• American College of Chest Physicians 2006-present

SERVICE

Professional Organizations, National/International

• Chairman of Mentoring Committee, Women in Thoracic Surgery
  2004 - present
• Vice President, Women in Thoracic Surgery,
  2005
• Counselor to Executive Committee,
  Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
  2007-2009

Professional Organizations, Local

• Member, Board of Directors, Life Source 2004 - 2008
• President, Board of Directors, Life Source, 2008
• Vice President, Board of Directors, Life Source, 2007 - 2008
• Member, Research Committee, Life Source, 2004

University/Other Committees

• Search Committee - Pediatric CV Surgeon, University of Minnesota,
  Minneapolis, Minnesota,
  2007

Journal Reviews

• Clinical Transplantation, 2008

Community Service

• Board Member, Ronald McDonald House, 2001 - 2006
• Transplant Physician for Transplant Games, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004

Consultantships

• Thoracic Transplant Reviewer, United Resource Network, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Thoracic Transplant Reviewer, Medica, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Medical Data Safety Monitoring Board - The Amplatzer Flow Restrictor, AGA Medical, Minnesota, 2003-2004
• Medical Data Safety Monitoring Board - The Perimembranous VSD Trial Phase I, 2004-2005
• Invited Expert, HRSA: Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative, 2005

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Major Areas of Research Interest

• Coronary artery vasculopathy following heart transplantation
• Donor management strategies to increase lung donors
• Causes and Implications of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Lung Transplant Recipients