Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program

College

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Degree

Fellowship

Format

On Campus

Duration

2 Years

Starting Term

Summer

Enrollment Options

Full Time

Call to Actions

Apply via ERAS
Fellowship Benefits & Other Information
Name: Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, MD, FACS
Position: Program Director
Name: Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, FACS
Position: Associate Program Director
Name: Shannon Petsch, MHA, MSL
Position: Education Director

ACGME ID:  4604100002

Cardiac Surgery Division
Thoracic Surgery Division

Faculty

Cardiac Surgery

Joseph Bavaria, MD Professor

John Entwistle, III, MD, PhD Professor
Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Cardiac Surgery
Interim Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery 215-955-6996

Mauricio J. Garrido, MD Clinical Assistant Professor 215-481-4200

Konstadinos A. Plestis, MD Professor 215-955-6996

Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD Professor
Surgical Director, Jefferson Health Lung Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

Louis Samuels, MD Professor 215-955-6996

Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, MD, FACS Associate Professor
Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program 215-955-6996

James L. West, MD Assistant Professor 215-481-4200

Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery

Nathaniel R. Evans, MD Professor
Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Thoracic Surgery
Director, Division of Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery 215-955-5562

Tyler Grenda, MD, MS Associate Professor
Assistant Program Director, Undergraduate Education 215-955-5562

John Jacob, MD, FACS Assistant Professor 215-481-6070

Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, FACS Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Director, Chest Wall Disorders Center
Director of Simulation Education
Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program 215-955-5562