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Office
1700 N Rose Ave
Ste 220
Oxnard, CA 93030Phone+1 805-754-2811Fax+1 805-754-2814
Summary
- Experienced board certified cardiac surgeon with subspecialty interest in minimally invasive valve surgery.
Education & Training
- University of WashingtonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1991 - 1994
- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1991
- University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1986
- University of MichiganBS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, High Distinction, 1978 - 1982
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborB.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology, with High Distinction, 1978 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 1987 - 2023
- OR State Medical License 2016 - 2023
- WA State Medical License 1990 - 2022
- WI State Medical License 2018 - 2019
- IL State Medical License 1995 - 2014
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Operative Teacher of the Year- Elected Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 2016
- Chemistry Scholar University of Michigan, 1979
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 153 citationsDependence of Gorlin formula and continuity equation valve areas on transvalvular volume flow rate in valvular aortic stenosis.Ian G. Burwash, Donald D. Thomas, Mitsuaki Sadahiro, Alan S. Pearlman, Edward D. Verrier
Circulation. 1994-02-01 - 173 citationsRadial Artery Grafts vs Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized TrialSteven Goldman, Gulshan K. Sethi, William L. Holman, Hoang Thai, Edward O. McFalls
JAMA. 2011-01-12 - 24 citationsHypertrophy of Neurons Within Cardiac Ganglia in Human, Canine, and Rat Heart Failure: The Potential Role of Nerve Growth FactorSanjay Singh, Scott Sayers, James S. Walter, Donald Thomas, Robert S. Dieter
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2013-08-19
Journal Articles
- High Risk Repair of Traumatic Mitral Valve Rupture in the Setting of PloytraumaPaisley MJ, DeBoard ZM, Thomas DD, Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep, 1/1/2018
- Self-Appraised Readiness of Senior & Graduating General Surgery Residents to Perform Thoracic SurgeryDeBoard ZM, Paisely MJ, Thomas DD, Journal of Surgical Education, 1/1/2017
- Update on a 12-Channel, Laboratory, Neuroprosthetic Platform for SCI: Respiration, Urinary, and Muscle Disuse Atrophy ApplicationsWalter JS, Posluszny J, Wheeler J, Bresler L, Dieter Ray, Dieter Rob, Thomas DD, Sayers S, Rabbat M, SinghS, Internal Medicine Review, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters
- Successful Bivalirudin Anticoagulation for Dialysis Patient with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Undergoing Redo Aortic Valve Replacement.Thomas DD, Leonor A, CRT, 1/26/2003
- Endocardial and Epicardial Microwave Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery.Thomas DD, Guynn T, Calandra DB, Porter JD, 6th Annual Meeting of International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, 1/19/2003
- Growth of the Transplanted Lung in the Juvenile Baboon.Thomas DD, Standaert TA, Anton WR, Jones DR, Godwin JD, Raghu G, Hodson WA, Allen MD, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1/1/1994
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Lectures
- Surgical Ablation of Atrial FibriallationVancouver, WA - 1/25/2017
- Surgical Approaches to Atrial FibrillationVancouver, WA - 1/23/2017
- ECMO Cannulation: Which Technique is Best?Portland, OR - 1/18/2017
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