T. SloaneGuyMDMBA

Thoracic Surgery • Gainesville, GA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Georgia Heart Institute at Northeast Georgia Physicians Group

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Office
200 S Enota Dr NE
Ste 380
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone+1 770-219-7099

Summary

Dr. Guy trained in cardiothoracic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in robotic mitral valve surgery. He is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army who served 3 tours as a surgeon in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Cardiac Surgery at the Georgia Heart Institute at Northeast Georgia Medical Center

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1994
Wharton School of Business, University of PennsylvaniaMBA, 1991 - 1992
Wake Forest UniversityB.S, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Varsity Football, Army ROTC, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2015 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of SurgeryGeneral Surgery
American Board of Thoracic SurgeryCardiothoracic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors New York Magazine, 2016
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014, 2014-2015
Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015
US Surgical Surgical Resident Scholar (1999 - 2002) University of Pennsylvania, 2002
US Surgical Surgical Resident Scholar (2000 - 2001) University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Resident Research Pennsylvania Thoracic Surgery Society, 2001
Keith Reemtsma Surgical Resident of the Year University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Surgical Resident Scholar University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Walter Flory Wake Forest University, 1989
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Integrated approach to aortic valve replacement, coronary intervention, and aortic aneurysm in severe LV dysfunction: A case report.
Vikas Kilaru, Mena Louis, Nathaniel Grabill, Thomas Sloane Guy, Giancarlo Acosta
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2024-12-01
Development and Validation of a Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Simulation Model for Robotic Internal Mammary Artery Harvest Using the da Vinci Xi Robot.
Syed Faaz Ashraf, Laura Seese, Irsa S Hasan, Ashok N Babu, Husam H Balkhy
Innovations. 2024-10-29
14 citations
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation.
Makoto Mori, Niharika Parsons, Markus Krane, T Sloane Guy, Eugene A Grossi
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-01-01

Journal Articles

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of transcatheter aortic valve degeneration.
Dwyer, H.A., P.B. Matthews, A. Azadani, N. Jaussaud, L. Ge, T.S. Guy, and E.E. Tseng, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Significant material property differences between the porcine ascending aorta and aortic sinuses.
Gundiah, N., P.B. Matthews, R. Karimi, A. Azadani, J. Guccione, T.S. Guy, D. Saloner, and E.E. Tseng, J Heart Valve Dis
Tseng, Robotic cardiac surgery: give it more time!
Guy, T.S. and E. Tseng, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Invited commentary.
Tseng, E., P.B. Matthews, and T.S. Guy, Ann Thorac Surg
Aortic valve-in-valve implantation: impact of transcatheter- bioprosthesis size mismatch.
Azadani, A.N., N. Jaussaud, P.B. Matthews, T.A. Chuter, L. Ge, T.S. Guy, J. Guccione, and E.E. Tseng, J Heart Valve Dis
Valve-in-valve implantation using a novel supravalvular transcatheter aortic valve: proof of concept.
Azadani, A.N., N. Jaussaud, P.B. Matthews, L. Ge, T.S. Guy, T.A. Chuter, and E.E. Tseng, Ann Thorac Surg
Energy loss due to paravalvular leak with transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Azadani, A.N., N. Jaussaud, P.B. Matthews, L. Ge, T.S. Guy, T.A. Chuter, and E.E. Tseng, Ann Thorac Surg
Mechanical properties of surgical glues used in aortic root replacement.
Azadani, A.N., P.B. Matthews, L. Ge, Y. Shen, C.S. Jhun, T.S. Guy, and E.E. Tseng, Ann Thorac Surg
Migration forces of transcatheter aortic valves in patients with noncalcific aortic insufficiency.
Dwyer, H.A., P.B. Matthews, A. Azadani, L. Ge, T.S. Guy, and E.E. Tseng, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Asymmetric mechanical properties of porcine aortic sinuses.
Gundiah, N., K. Kam, P.B. Matthews, J. Guccione, H.A. Dwyer, D. Saloner, T.A. Chuter, T.S. Guy, M.B. Ratcliffe, and E.E. Tseng, Ann Thorac Surg
Robotic mammary artery harvest and anastomotic device allows minimally invasive mitral valve repair and coronary bypass.
Guy, T.S., M. Brzezinski, M.M. Stechert, and E. Tseng, J Card Surg
Retrograde cerebral perfusion and delayed hyperbaric oxygen for massive air embolism during cardiac surgery.
Guy, T.S., M.P. Kelly, B. Cason, and E. Tseng, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
A simple correction for anomalous coronary arteries in adults.
Guy, T.S., E. Tseng, M.B. Ratcliffe, A. Azakie, and T.R. Karl, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Biomechanical perspective on the porcine pulmonary root prior to Ross remodeling.
Matthews, P.B., B. Kim, A.N. Azadani, T.S. Guy, J.M. Guccione, L. Ge, and E.E. Tseng, J Heart Valve Dis
Live transference of surgical subspecialty skills using telerobotic proctoring to remote general surgeons.
Ereso, A.Q., P. Garcia, E. Tseng, G. Gauger, H. Kim, M.M. Dua, G.P. Victorino, and Guy T.S, J Am Coll Surg
Comparison of porcine pulmonary and aortic root material properties.
Matthews, P.B., A.N. Azadani, C.S. Jhun, L. Ge, Guy T.S., J.M. Guccione, and E.E. Tseng, Ann Thorac Surg
Veteran patients with severe aortic stenosis: Outcomes with and without aortic valve replacement.
Sam, C., J. Nicolas, Edward, C., Ali, A., Guy T.S., Ratcliffe MR., Tseng E, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Current presentation and optimal surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections.
Song, H.K., T.S. Guy, L.R. Kaiser, and J.B. Shrager, Ann Thorac Surg
Evolution and current status of the total artificial heart: the search continues.
Guy, T.S, ASAIO J
Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication.
Guy, T.S and P.F. Montany, Surg Laparosc Endosc
Clinical transplants 2000.
Markmann, J.F., L. Campos, E. Velidedeoglu, T.S. Guy, S.L. Moainie, N.M. Desai, R.C. Gorman, K.L. Brayman, A. Naji, and and C.F. Barker, Clin Transpl
Crohn's disease of the colon.
Guy, T.S., N.N. Williams, and E.F. Rosato, Surg Clin North Am
Extension of borderzone myocardium in postinfarction dilated cardiomyopathy.
Jackson, B.M., J.H. Gorman, S.L. Moainie, T.S. Guy, N. Narula, J. Narula, M.G. John-Sutton, L.H. Edmunds, Jr., and R.C. Gorman, J Am Coll Cardiol
An ovine model of postinfarction dilated cardiomyopathy.
Moainie, S.L., J.H. Gorman, 3rd, T.S. Guy, F.W. Bowen, 3rd, B.M. Jackson, T. Plappert, N. Narula, M.G. St John-Sutton, J. Narula, L.H. Edmunds, Jr., and R.C. Gorman, Ann Thorac Surg
Infarct restraint attenuates remodeling and reduces chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation after postero-lateral infarction.
Moainie, S.L., T.S. Guy, J.H. Gorman, 3rd, T. Plappert, B.M. Jackson, M.G. St John-Sutton, L.H. Edmunds, Jr., and R.C. Gorman, Ann Thorac Surg
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Books/Book Chapters

Chapter: Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Page 295 - 304Guy TS, Edmunds LHEditors: Krupnick AS, Kreisel D, Kaiser LR.Lippincott Williams Wilkins
Markmann JF, Campos L, Velidedeoglu E, Guy TS, Moaninie SL, Desai NM, Gorman RC, Brayman KL, Naji A, Barker CFEditors: JM Cecka and PI Terasaki.UCLA Immunogentics Center, Los Angeles California

Abstracts/Posters

Early Surgical Intervention For Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation; Ring, Restraint or Wrap.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Jackson BM, Zeeshan A, Enomoto Y, Gorman III JH, and Gorman RC, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA
Live Transference of Surgical Subspecialty Skills using Telerobotic Proctoring to Remote General Surgeons.
Ereso AQ, Tseng E, Dua MM, Victorino G, Guy TS, American College of Surgeons 95th Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, Chicago, IL
Finite Element Analysis of Pulmonary Autograft Dilation.
Matthews PB, Karimi R, Azadani A, Ge L, Guccione J, Guy TS, Saloner D, Tseng EE, The 3rd Biennial Heart Valve Biology and Tissue Engineering Meeting, London, England
Hemodynamics of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Stenosis.
Dywer HA, Matthews PB, Azadani A, Ge L, Guy TS, Saloner D, Tseng E, The 57th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Barcelona
Novel Approaches For Early Treatment of Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Jackson BM, Zeeshan A, Enomoto Y, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC. Ring, Restraint or Wrap, Journal of Cardiac Failure 8(4)
An Improved Method for Co-registration of In-vivo MR Images with Corresponding Ex-vivo Specimens.
Blom AS, Gualtieri E, Pilla JJ, Xiaosong B, Giammarco J, Moainie S, Guy TS, Axel L, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Normally Perfused Borderzone Myocardial Dysfunction Leads to Heart Failure Following Antero-Apical Infarction.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Bowen F, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, Circulation, Surg Suppl
The Effect of Early Post-Infarction Mitral Regurgitation on Late Ventricular Remodeling.
Gorman RC, Gorman III JH, Jackson BM, Guy TS, Moanie SL, Plappert, St John Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, J Am Coll Cardio 37 (Suppl A)
Measurement of Infarct Size and Myocardial Protection.
Jackson BM, Gorman RC, Gorman III JH, Guy TS, Moanie SL, Plappert T, St John Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, J Am Coll Cardio 37 (Suppl A)
Region and Species Specific Induction of Matrix Metallopoteinases Occurs with Post Myocardial Infarction Remodeling.
Wilson EM, Moainie SL, Baskin JM, Lowry AS, Guy TS, St John Sutton MG, Gorman III JH, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman RC, Spinale FG, American Heart Association, Chicago, IL
Efficacy of Biphasic Versus Mophasic Defibrillation for Treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation During Open Heart Surgery in an Ovine Model.
Zeeshan A, Guy TS, Moainie SL, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery, Miami, FL
Adenovirus-Catheter Compatibility Determines Gene Expression Following Delivery to Porcine Myocardium.
Naimark W, Klugherz BD, Lepore JJ, Guy TS, Moainie SL, Gorman RC, Palasis M, Wilensky R, American College of Cardiology 51st Scientific Session, Athens, Greece
Immediate Post-Infarction Shape Changes Predict the Outcome of the Remodeling Process.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Gorman III JH, St. John-Sutton M, Gorman RC, American College of Cardiology 51st Scientific Session, Athens, Greece
Early Microvascular Reflow Status After Infarct Reperfusion Determines Outcome of Post-Infarction Remodeling Independent Myocardial Salvage.
Bowen F, Moainie SL, Gorman III JH, Salgo I, Guy TS, St. John-Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman RC, American College of Cardiology 51st Scientific Session, Athens, Greece
Loss of Annular Saddle Shape is Associated with Acute Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
Gorman III JH, Jackson BJ, Moainie SL, Guy TS, St. John-Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman RC, American College of Cardiology 51st Scientific Session, Athens, Greece
Infarct Restraint Ameliorates Degree of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Gorman III JH, Plappert T, St. John Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman RC, Society of University Surgeons, Honolulu, Hawaii
A Three-dimensional Analysis of Papillary Muscle Spatial Relationships in Acute Post Infarction Mitral Insufficiency.
Gorman RC, McCaughan JS, Ratcliffe MB, Gupta KB, Guy TS, Edmunds Jr LH, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
Early Microvascular Reflow Following Infarct Reperfusion Improves Ventricular Remodeling Independent of Myocardial Salvage.
Bowen FW, Moainie SL, Guy TS, Jackson BM, Zeeshan A, Enomoto Y, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, Heart Failure Society of America, Boca Raton, FL
Ring, Restraint or Wrap; Novel Approaches For Early Treatment of Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Jackson BM, Zeeshan A, Enomoto Y, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, Heart Failure Society of America, Boca Raton, FL
Infarct Restraint Attenuates Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Following Posterolateral Infarction.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Gorman III JH, Jackson BM, Plappert T, St John Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman RC, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Lauderdale, FL
Normally Perfused Borderzone Myocardial Dysfunction Leads to Heart Failure Following Antero-Apical Infarction.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Bowen F, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, American Heart Association, Anaheim, CA
Prophylactic Mitral Annuloplasty Prevents Mitral Regurgitation But Not Heart Failure After Posterolateral Myocardial Infarction.
Guy TS, Moainie SL, Jackson BM, Bowen FW, Plappert TJ, St John Sutton M, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
Strain Induced Apoptosis of Borderzone Myocardium Leads to Heart Failure Following Antero-Apical Infarction.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Jackson BM, Bowen FW, Narula J, Edmunds Jr LH, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
Myocardial Apoptosis Correlates with Regional Dysfunction During Ventricular Remodeling Following Anteroapical Infarction.
Moainie SL, Guy TS, Narula J, Edmunds LH, Gorman RC, Gorman JH, The Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery 39th Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Prevention Of Mitral Regurgitation Does Not Affect Left Ventricular Remodeling In An Ovine Model Of Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
Guy TS, Moainie SL, Gorman JH, Hillyer P, Plappert T, St.John-Sutton M, Edmunds LH, Gorman RC, The Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery 39th Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
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Lectures

Robotics in Cardiac Surgery.
Marin Science Seminar Terra Linda High School
Why Serving My Country Made Me a Better Surgeon.
Buckhead Optimists Club, Atlanta, GA
What Do You Owe Our Veterans and Why.
Veterans Day Speech, Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery.
St. Jude CAB Conference, Miami, Fl
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
Cardiovascular Specialists, Atlanta Georgia
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery.
Surgical Grand Rounds, Temple University School of Medicine;
Why Wartime Experiences Make a Better Cardiothoracic Surgeon.
Bay Area Thoracic Surgery Society Meeting
Advances in Telemedicine for War Surgery.
San Francisco VAMC Brain at War Conference
Telementoring for War Surgery.
San Francisco General Hospital Surgery Conference, San Francisco, CA
Lessons Learned From Afghanistan.
American College of Surgeons, Northern California. Marines Memorial Club and Hotel, San Francisco
Surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
Mather VA Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Military and Cardiac Surgery Robotic Research.
Department of Engineering, Robotics Research Group, UC Berkeley
How War Surgery made me a better Heart Surgeon.
Wake Forest University, N.C. Baptist Hospital, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Grand Rounds
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Indications for Surgery.
UCSF, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Grand Rounds
Surgery in Combat Field Hospitals.
UCSF, Department of Anesthesia Grand Rounds
Cardiac Surgery Case Review.
UCSF Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Use of Ventricular Assist Devices for Recovery.
California Perfusion Society, Lake Tahoe, NV
War Surgery in Afghanistan.
UCSF Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Cardiothoracic Trauma Case Review.
UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery Grand Rounds
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Press Mentions

The Cardiovascular Consequences of WarOctober 23rd, 2024
Nationally-Renowned Robotic Heart surgeon joins NGPG Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery and Georgia Heart InstituteNovember 8th, 2022

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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External Links

Robotic Heart Surgeryhttps://roboticheartsurgeon.com
Jefferson Robotic Cardiac Surgeryhttps://hospitals.jefferson.edu/tests-and-treatments/robotic-mitral-valve-repair.html?utm_source=search&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=sloane_heart&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1sjznNay5AIVF6_ICh1BWwVREAAYASAAEgIhEfD_BwE
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Dr. Guy Homepagehttps://hospitals.jefferson.edu/find-a-doctor/g/guy-t--sloane.html