EricRaySkipperMDFACS ; Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery • Charlotte, NCCardiovascular Surgery
Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assist -Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute - Atrium Health Surgical Director, Structural Heart - Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute - Atrium Health Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Carolinas Medical Center - Atrium Health
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Office
1237 Harding Pl
Ste 4300
Charlotte, NC 28204Phone+1 704-373-0212
Education & Training
Carolinas Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1993 - 1994- Carolinas Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 1992 - 1992
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1991
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Professor Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI). Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
- Progel Vascular Sealant Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Remote monitoring following adult cardiac surgery: A paradigm shift?Kevin W Lobdell, Shannon Crotwell, Larry T Watts, Bradley LeNoir, John Frederick
JTCVS Open. 2023-09-01 - 2 citationsTechnologic Transformation of Perioperative Cardiac Care and Outcomes.Kevin W Lobdell, Shannon Crotwell, John Frederick, Larry T Watts, Bradley LeNoir
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023-08-01 - 54 citationsAssociation Between Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid vs Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis and Mortality or Stroke Among Patients at Low Surgical Risk.Raj Makkar, Sung-Han Yoon, Tarun Chakravarty, Samir R. Kapadia, Amar Krishnaswamy
JAMA. 2021-09-21
Press Mentions
Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Using New Technology to Preserve Donor Hearts for Lifesaving TransplantsSeptember 9th, 2022- Atrium Health Using Transplant Device That Helps Heart Beat Outside BodySeptember 9th, 2022
- Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute Marks Milestone SurgeryAugust 9th, 2022
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