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Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D., is Hastings Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Director of the Cardiothoracic Residency Training Program at the Keck School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and did his general surgery training at Vanderbilt University, where he also completed two years of research in cardiothoracic physiology and pharmacology.
Dr. Starnes completed two years at Stanford University as a resident in cardiovascular surgery, and one year as chief resident in cardiac transplantation. He accepted a fellowship in pediatric cardiovascular surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in London. When he returned to Stanford, he was appointed director of Stanford's heart-lung transplantation program. He joined USC in July 1992 and was appointed Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1997.
Dr. Starnes has an ongoing interest in congenital heart disease, heart, lung, heart-lung and living related lung transplantation, coronary bypass grafting, and repair and replacement of the valves of the heart. He is also involved in research, helping develop gene therapy techniques to address the problem of restenosis following balloon angioplasty.
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Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
Hastings Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Offices
USC Healthcare Consultation Center II
1520 San Pablo St., Suite 4300
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 442-5849
Fax: (323) 442-5956
E-mail: vstarnes@surgery.usc.edu
For appointments please call (323) 442-5849
USC Cardiothoracic Surgeons
50 Bellefontaine St., Suite 403
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: (626) 683-9000
Covina Consultation Center
USC Cardiothoracic
315 North 3rd Ave.
Suite 303A
Covina, CA 91723
Phone: (626) 331-1439
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Boulevard
MS 66
Los Angeles, California 90027
Phone: (323) 669-4148
E-mail: vstarnes@chla.usc.edu
Hospitals
Education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, BA, 1973
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, M.D. 1977
Hospital Training
Internship
- Vanderbilt University 1977-78 General Surgery
Residencies
- Vanderbilt University 1978-84 General Surgery
- Stanford University 1984-1985 Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Stanford University 1986 Cardiothoracic Transplantation
- Hospital for Sick Children, London 1987 Congenital Heart Surgery
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 1985
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1988
Clinical Interests
Research Interests
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation
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Mark J. Cunningham, MD |
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Steven R. DeMeester, MD |
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Richard Kim, MD |
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P. Michael McFadden, MD |
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Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD |
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Winfield J. Wells, MD |
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Mary Kearns-Jonker, PhD |
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