ACS Fellow Since 2001

Francis D. Ferdinand, MD FACS

Board Certification

American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

Soc of Thor Surg
Intl Soc for Min Invasive Cardiothoracic Surg

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Biography

Cardiac Surgery

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Acute coronary syndromes
Adult congenital heart disease
aortic surgery
cardiac surgery
coronary artery bypass surgery
coronary artery surgery
heart surgery
ischemic heart disease

Arrythmia Disorders/Procedures

arrhythmia surgery
atrial fibrillation surgery
bi-ventricular pacing
cardiac resynchronization implantation
Maze procedure

Heart Valve Disorders/Procedures

aortic valve replacement
minimally invasive valve repair
Mitral Clip Surgery
mitral valve repair
septal myectomy
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
valve repair/replacement

Critical Care

Minimally Invasive Procedures

minimally invasive surgery

Vascular (blood flow) Disorder/Procedure

Hospital Appointments

Lankenau Medical Center

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

Paoli Hospital

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

Bryn Mawr Hospital

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

Albany Medical Center Hospital

Albany, NY

Chief

Academic Appointments

Associate Investigator - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Other

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Professor