GaryKimbleJettMD

Summary

• G. Kimble Jett, M.D. is a board-certified Diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He completed his Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at both the National Institutes of Health and Emory University School of Medicine, and his General Surgery Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Jett graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1978. He was the Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano prior to retiring from surgical practice 12/31/2023.
  Dr. Jett is a distinguished surgeon with extensive experience in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive heart and lung surgery utilizing robotic and video-assisted surgery (VATS) techniques. He has traveled worldwide teaching innovative surgical techniques, including robotic thoracic surgery and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, both techniques he helped to develop. He has been honored with induction into the Off pump Hall of Fame award from Maquet. He was also instrumental in the development of the first heart assist device approved by the FDA, and he trained hundreds of heart surgeons on its insertion and operation.
  Dr. Jett was the Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano. He started the Thoracic Robotics Program in 2011 and built it into one of the premier programs in the world having performed more than 2,000 robotic operations. Under his leadership the program experienced excellent outcomes with low length of stay and morbidity. He directed one of the busiest Epi Centers for observation for surgeons training on the da Vinci robot hosting 348 visitors and proctoring 60 surgeons. In addition, he has more than 275 presentations. He retired from surgical practice 12/31/2023 and continues to be active consulting, presenting and teaching.