Bartley Griffith, M.D. - Professor of Surgery, Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Dr. Griffith directs the Division of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiothoracic Transplantation in the Department of Surgery and is a professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Prior to his arrival at the University of Maryland, Dr. Griffith served as vice chair in the department of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was also chief of cardiothoracic surgery and the Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Surgery. He also served as the founding director for the internationally recognized McGowan Center for Artificial Organ Development.
Dr. Griffith's clinical work focuses on coronary artery surgery, mitral and aortic valve replacement and aneurysmal disease of the thoracic aorta. His research interests are concentrated on heart and lung transplantation, cell transplantation and advancing the use of artificial organs. He has directed more than 1,200 heart transplants and 600 lung transplants and is an innovator in the use of immunosuppression after transplant and mechanical blood pumps prior to transplant. In August of 2003 he reconstructed the top two chambers of a woman's heart with animal and human donor tissue. This first-of-its-kind surgery was performed to remove a potentially deadly and recurring tumor called a myxoma.
In September of 2002, he led a team of Heart Center cardiac surgeons to implant a revolutionary new rotary heart pump called the Jarvik 2000 to save the life of a man with heart failure.
Dr. Griffith received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed a surgery internship and general and cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Health Center Hospitals. He is an NHLBI investigator and is currently developing an artificial lung. He has published over 500 articles and book chapters, lectured at professional meetings nationally and internationally, and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including induction into the Royal College of Surgeons,Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dr. Griffith directs the Division of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiothoracic Transplantation in the Department of Surgery and is a professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Prior to his arrival at the University of Maryland, Dr. Griffith served as vice chair in the department of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was also chief of cardiothoracic surgery and the Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Surgery. He also served as the founding director for the internationally recognized McGowan Center for Artificial Organ Development.
Dr. Griffith's clinical work focuses on coronary artery surgery, mitral and aortic valve replacement and aneurysmal disease of the thoracic aorta. His research interests are concentrated on heart and lung transplantation, cell transplantation and advancing the use of artificial organs. He has directed more than 1,200 heart transplants and 600 lung transplants and is an innovator in the use of immunosuppression after transplant and mechanical blood pumps prior to transplant. In August of 2003 he reconstructed the top two chambers of a woman's heart with animal and human donor tissue. This first-of-its-kind surgery was performed to remove a potentially deadly and recurring tumor called a myxoma.
In September of 2002, he led a team of Heart Center cardiac surgeons to implant a revolutionary new rotary heart pump called the Jarvik 2000 to save the life of a man with heart failure.
Dr. Griffith received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed a surgery internship and general and cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Health Center Hospitals. He is an NHLBI investigator and is currently developing an artificial lung. He has published over 500 articles and book chapters, lectured at professional meetings nationally and internationally, and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including induction into the Royal College of Surgeons,Edinburgh, Scotland.
Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, M.D.
Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD, is a Surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, heart transplantation, HeartMate II implantations, reoperations, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, pulmonary embolectomies and valve surgery. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
A native of Puerto Rico, Dr. Gonzalez-Stawinski received his undergraduate degree from the Universidad Sagrado Corazon in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and his medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed his surgical internship at the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gonzalez-Stawinski then took residencies at the Allegheny University Hospital in Philadelphia and at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., where he became Chief Surgical Resident and a Surgical Research Fellow. He then accepted a cardiothoracic surgical fellowship from Cleveland Clinic where he became Chief Surgical Resident and received the Charles Bryant Clinical Excellence Award and the Kauffman Center Young Investigator's Award for Heart Failure. He was appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 2006 as an Associate Staff Surgeon in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
His clinical research focuses on outcomes associated to LVAD's.
He has been a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and Duke University. He has authored or co-authored chapters in medical textbooks and has published his research findings and clinical experience in more than 60 medical publications including the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Surgical Forum and Transplantation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Gonzalez-Stawinski is fluent in English and Spanish.
Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD, is a Surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, heart transplantation, HeartMate II implantations, reoperations, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, pulmonary embolectomies and valve surgery. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
A native of Puerto Rico, Dr. Gonzalez-Stawinski received his undergraduate degree from the Universidad Sagrado Corazon in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and his medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed his surgical internship at the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gonzalez-Stawinski then took residencies at the Allegheny University Hospital in Philadelphia and at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., where he became Chief Surgical Resident and a Surgical Research Fellow. He then accepted a cardiothoracic surgical fellowship from Cleveland Clinic where he became Chief Surgical Resident and received the Charles Bryant Clinical Excellence Award and the Kauffman Center Young Investigator's Award for Heart Failure. He was appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 2006 as an Associate Staff Surgeon in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
His clinical research focuses on outcomes associated to LVAD's.
He has been a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and Duke University. He has authored or co-authored chapters in medical textbooks and has published his research findings and clinical experience in more than 60 medical publications including the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Surgical Forum and Transplantation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Gonzalez-Stawinski is fluent in English and Spanish.
Randall Starling, M.D., M.P.H.
Randall Starling, MD, MPH, is Head of the Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Medicine, the Medical Director of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and a Staff Cardiologist in the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. He also serves as Vice Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine, Operations. He specializes in congestive heart failure, cardiac transplantation, cardiomyopathy and mechanical circulatory support devices. Dr. Starling was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic in 1995 as a Staff Physician and Director of the Heart Transplant Medical Services. He has a joint appointment as a Staff Physician in Cleveland Clinic's Multi-Organ Transplant Center. He is board-certified as a Diplomate in internal medicine and in the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease. In addition, he is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Starling did his undergraduate work in biology, graduating cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh. He continued his education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Master's Degree in Public Health. He received his medical training at Temple University where he was an Honor Graduate, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and was awarded the Mosby Book Scholarship. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine.
During the course of his clinical training and association with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Starling became Chief Medical Resident, Instructor in Medicine and Medical Director of the cardiac transplant program. Dr. Starling completed a fellowship in cardiology from the Ohio State University (OSU). During the course of his association with OSU, Dr. Starling became an Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the OSU Cardiac Transplant Program.
Dr Starling has been a principal or co-principal investigator on numerous clinical trials, including National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant-funded trials and numerous industry-sponsored trials. He conducted many other research trials including multicenter, randomized trials related to cardiac transplantation and heart failure. He has particular interest in devices and other forms of surgical therapy for heart failure.
He has published articles in a broad spectrum of scientific and professional journals and authored numerous chapters in medical textbooks. He sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Starling is a reviewer and editorial consultant for numerous other journals. He is Editor of the chapter on Heart Failure in the American College of Cardiology Self Assessment Program (ACCSAP VI). He has served as an editorial consultant on ABC's "20/20," CNN's "Heroes in Medicine" and several PBS televised programs. He was named to Best Doctors in America in 2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2007 editions.
Dr. Starling is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Society of Transplantation, the Heart Failure Society of America and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, where he serves on the Board of Directors and is Program Chair for the 2009 meeting.
Randall Starling, MD, MPH, is Head of the Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Medicine, the Medical Director of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and a Staff Cardiologist in the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. He also serves as Vice Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine, Operations. He specializes in congestive heart failure, cardiac transplantation, cardiomyopathy and mechanical circulatory support devices. Dr. Starling was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic in 1995 as a Staff Physician and Director of the Heart Transplant Medical Services. He has a joint appointment as a Staff Physician in Cleveland Clinic's Multi-Organ Transplant Center. He is board-certified as a Diplomate in internal medicine and in the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease. In addition, he is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Starling did his undergraduate work in biology, graduating cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh. He continued his education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Master's Degree in Public Health. He received his medical training at Temple University where he was an Honor Graduate, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and was awarded the Mosby Book Scholarship. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine.
During the course of his clinical training and association with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Starling became Chief Medical Resident, Instructor in Medicine and Medical Director of the cardiac transplant program. Dr. Starling completed a fellowship in cardiology from the Ohio State University (OSU). During the course of his association with OSU, Dr. Starling became an Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the OSU Cardiac Transplant Program.
Dr Starling has been a principal or co-principal investigator on numerous clinical trials, including National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant-funded trials and numerous industry-sponsored trials. He conducted many other research trials including multicenter, randomized trials related to cardiac transplantation and heart failure. He has particular interest in devices and other forms of surgical therapy for heart failure.
He has published articles in a broad spectrum of scientific and professional journals and authored numerous chapters in medical textbooks. He sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Starling is a reviewer and editorial consultant for numerous other journals. He is Editor of the chapter on Heart Failure in the American College of Cardiology Self Assessment Program (ACCSAP VI). He has served as an editorial consultant on ABC's "20/20," CNN's "Heroes in Medicine" and several PBS televised programs. He was named to Best Doctors in America in 2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2007 editions.
Dr. Starling is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology, the American Society of Transplantation, the Heart Failure Society of America and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, where he serves on the Board of Directors and is Program Chair for the 2009 meeting.