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Joseph Schmoker
Joseph Dean Schmoker, M.D.
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Background
Central College (B.A. 1983)
St. Louis University School of Medicine (M.D. 1987)
University of Vermont General Surgery Residency (1987-1990/1993-1995)
Research Fellow/Dept. of Surgery/U. of Vermont (1990-1991)
Graduate Program/Dept. of Cell & Molecular Biology/U. of Vermont (1991-1993)
Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1995-1998)
Professor of Surgery & Medicine, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, U. of Vermont (1998-2017)
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, The International Heart Institute, Missoula, Montana (2017-present)
Other Interests
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic Aortic Disease
Valve Repair
Vascular Biology
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Coronary disease
- Great vessels
- Minimally Invasive
- Valve disease