Mosca Leads CT Surgery at NYU Langone
Ralph S. Mosca, MD, is the chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York. In addition to this new role, he will continue to serve as chief of the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery and director of the Congenital Heart Center at NYU Langone, as well as professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Mosca has been an STS member since 1995.
Takayama Promoted at Columbia University
Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, has been named chief of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Section at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. He also will continue as co-director of the Columbia Aortic Center and the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, director of the Cardiovascular Institute, and professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Takayama has been an STS member since 2012.
Ouzounian Appointed Division Head in Toronto
Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD, is the new head of the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery in the Sprott Department of Surgery and the Peter Munk Cardiac
Centre at University Health Network (UHN), both in Toronto, ON, Canada. She also is an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Chair in Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics at UHN. Dr. Ouzounian has been an STS member since 2017.
Moon Moves to Texas
Marc R. Moon, MD, has been named chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, chief of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Section at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, and chief of adult cardiac surgery at the Texas Heart Institute. Previously, he served as chief of cardiac surgery, director of the Center for Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta, and co-director of the Heart and Vascular Center at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Moon has been an STS member since 2001.
Lazzaro Guides Thoracic Surgery in South Jersey
Richard S. Lazzaro, MD, will serve in the newly created role of southern region chief of thoracic surgery for RWJBarnabas Health in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Before accepting this position, he was the director of thoracic robotic surgery and associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Northwell Health in New York City. Dr. Lazzaro has been an STS member since 2007.
Fraser Directs New Cardiovascular Institute
Charles D. Fraser Jr., MD, has been named the inaugural executive director of the new Institute for Cardiovascular Health, a collaboration between
Ascension Texas and The University of Texas at Austin, which includes the Dell Medical School. He will continue his roles as professor of pediatrics and surgery and founding chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery at the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin. Dr. Fraser has been an STS member since 1997.
Samy Is Promoted to Albany Chief
Sanjay A. Samy, MD, has been named the Alley Sheridan Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Albany Medical Center in New York. With the institution for more than 5 years, he also will continue his role as professor of surgery. Dr. Samy has been an STS member since 2009.
Fiedler Joins UCSF
Amy G. Fiedler, MD, has joined the Department of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) as a cardiac surgeon and assistant professor of clinical surgery. She also will serve as director of global cardiac surgery within the UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia. Dr. Fiedler previously was an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. She has been an STS member since 2021.
Wakeam Is Co-Director of Michigan Transplants
Elliot Wakeam, MD, has been appointed transplant program surgical co-director at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He also is assistant professor in the Section of Thoracic Surgery at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Wakeam has been an STS member since 2021.
Karamichalis Earns PhD
John M. Karamichalis, MD, PhD, recently earned his higher doctorate research degree from the University of Oxford, Medical Sciences Division in England. He is an assistant professor and attending pediatric cardiac surgeon at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, New York. In addition, Dr. Karamichalis is the associate program director of the Columbia Cardiothoracic Surgery Integrated Training Program. He has been an STS member since 2006.