Mark Slaughter, M.D.

Mark Slaughter, M.D.

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Transplant, Heart Transplant, Advanced Heart Failure Care, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Care
Areas of Interest

Complex Coronary Artery Disease | Heart Transplant | Trials in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Tumors of the Heart | Ventricular Assist Devices

Primary Practice Location
UofL Physicians – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
UofL Health – Heart Hospital, at Jewish Hospital
UofL Health – Rudd Center
201 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 1200
Louisville, KY 40202
502-588-7600
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Education & Training

M.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine | Indianapolis | 1986
Fellowship
University of Minnesota Medical School - Twin Cities | Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Minneapolis | 1994
Residency
Northwestern Memorial Hospital | General Surgery | Chicago | 1991

Languages

English

Areas of Interest

Complex Coronary Artery Disease | Heart Transplant | Trials in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Tumors of the Heart | Ventricular Assist Devices

School of Medicine

Chair, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Professor

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Awards

Named Co-Chair for the NIH-sponsored Gordon Research Conference on Mechanical Circulatory Support for the 2017 meeting

Awarded 2010 ARGI Physician of the Year by Medical News

Philosophy

"Patients come first!  That is why we come to work everyday.  Optimizing the treatment and care plan based on each individual patient's condition results in the best long term outcomes."

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