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George Makdisi
George Makdisi, MD, MPH, MS
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University of Albany Medical College
50 New Scotland Ave, MC-192
Albany, NY 12208
United States
(518) 262-9777
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Role:
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Background
- Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine (M.D.)
- Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Aix-Marseille University & Hospitals System of Marseille (AP-HM) France (1998-2000)
- European Master's degree inTherapeutic and Pharmacologic Oncology (MS)
- Master’s degree in Public Heath: Methodology of epidemiologic and clinical research (MPH)
- Master’s degree in Informatics and technology of communication (MS)
- Microscopic Surgery in Medico-Surgical Center of Experimental Research, Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II) Faculty of Medicine of Marseille, France (2003-2004)
- Resident in General Surgery New York Methodist Hospital, and Sound Shore Medical Center New York (2007-2010)
- Chief Resident in General Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY (2010-2011)
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2011-2014)
- Advanced Fellowship in Thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulation support, IU School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (2014-2015)
- American Board of Surgery Certified 2013
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Certified 2016
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Tampa General Hospital/ University of South Florida (2016-2017)
- Assistant Professor of Surgery,University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2018-2019)
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of South Florida (2019-2020)
- Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Albany Medical College (2020-Current)
Other Interests
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Heart Failure
- Heart & Lung Transplantation
- ECLS/ECMO
- Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion
- Adult cardiac surgery
- Re-do cardiac Surgery
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic