DR. VAUGHN STARNES - HEART AND LUNG SURGEON
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC)

Vaughn Starnes, M.D., is the Hastings Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Director of the Cardiothoracic Residency Training Program at the Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Vaughn Starnes earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and did his general surgery training at Vanderbilt University, where Dr. Starnes also completed two years of research in cardiothoracic physiology and pharmacology.

Furthermore, Dr. Vaughn Starnes completed two years at Stanford University as a resident in cardiovascular surgery, and one year as chief resident in cardiac transplantation.

Then, Vaughn Starnes accepted a fellowship in pediatric cardiovascular surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in London.

When Vaughn Starnes returned to Stanford, he was appointed director of Stanford's heart-lung transplantation program.

Dr. Vaughn Starnes joined USC in July 1992 and was appointed Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1997.

MY PERSONAL STORY WITH DR. VAUGHN STARNES?
"My heart valve surgeon was Vaughn Starnes. He performed my heart valve replacement surgery via the Ross Procedure in 2005. I was beyond blessed to have Dr. Starnes operate on me at USC Medical Center in Los Angeles!"

-- Adam Pick, Author of "The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery"

Vaughn 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. Doctor Starnes is also involved in research, helping develop gene therapy techniques to address the problem of restenosis following balloon angioplasty.

> Watch Vaughn Starnes Video: Mitral Valve Repair Using
the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System

Vaughn Starnes - Cardiothoriacic Surgeon Information:

Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
Chairman Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Hastings Professor

Office Locations Of Dr. Vaughn Starnes:

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 Where Dr. Vaughn Starnes Practices:

* USC University Hospital
* Huntington Hospital
* Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
* Methodist Hospital, Arcadia
* Inter-Community Campus, Citrus Valley Medical Center
* LAC+USC Medical Center

Dr. Vaughn Starnes Education:

* University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, BA, 1973
* University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, M.D. 1977

Vaugn Starnes Hospital Training:

Internship / 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

Vaughn Starnes Board Certifications:

* American Board of Surgery, 1985
* American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1988

Dr. Starnes Clinical Interests:

* Adult Cardiac Surgery
* Mitral Valve Repair
* The Ross Procedure
* Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
* Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
* Adult and Pediatric Heart and Lung Transplantation
* Living Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation
* Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Vaughn Starnes Research Interests:

* Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation

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