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Umar Boston
Umar Sekou-Toure Boston, M.D.
Heart Center 2nd Floor
Background
Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Univ. of Virginia .(01/2025-present) Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Univ. of Tenn.(6/2021-present) Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (11/2015-6/2021) Associate Professor of Surgery, Washington University in St Louis (2012-2015) Sub-specialty Certificate in Congenital Heart Surgery ( 2014) Diplomate-American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2006)
Other Interests
Neonatal and infant cardiac surgery Neonatal Ebsteins anomaly Pediatric Heart failure and transplantation Electronic media for educational purposes in the field of pediatric cardiac surgery Developing pediatric cardiac surgery programs in emerging countries
Additional Educational Information
University of Toronto - (B.S.1987- 1991)
Howard University - (M.D. 1991-1995)
Mayo Clinic- General Surgery Residency (1995- 2002)
Mayo Clinic - Cardiovascular Research Fellow, (1997-1999)
Mayo Clinic- Cardiothoracic Residency, (2002-2005)
Mayo Clinic - Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic surgery (2004-2005)
Univ. of Alberta- Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac surgery(2005-2006)
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Practice Areas
- Congenital
- Valve disease
- Single ventricle and palliative procedures
- Tricuspid valve disease (congenital)
- Medical technology