HaroldMBurkhartMD
Thoracic Surgery • Oklahoma City, OKPediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor and Chief Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Co-medical Director, Congenital Heart Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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Office
The Children's Hospital at OU Medicine
1200 Childrens Ave., Suite 2F
Oklahoma City, OK 73104Phone+1 405-271-5530Fax+1 405-271-3288
Summary
- Harold Burkhart, M.D. is a cardiothoracic surgeon focused on pediatric cardiac surgery with The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine. He treats a variety of congenital heart defects with a particular interest in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Dr. Burkhart performs a wide variety of procedures including neonatal heart surgery, complex single ventricle surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult congenital cardiac surgery, and pediatric thoracic surgery. He completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and a fellowship in congenital cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Toronto.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2002
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1999
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicineClass of 1992
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of OntarioFellowship, Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery
Certifications & Licensure
OK State Medical License 2014 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2009 - 2015
MN State Medical License 2007 - 2014
IA State Medical License 2003 - 2007- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2018
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Analysis and Visualization of Inter-/Intra-surgeon Variability Using Surgical Simulation for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair.Yuki Nakamura, Elizabeth Joy Trimble, Aswathy Kumar Vaikom House, Harold MacDonald Burkhart
Pediatric Cardiology. 2024-11-01 - Upsized ring annuloplasty and autologous leaflet augmentation: A new paradigm for pediatric aortic valve repair.Harold M Burkhart, Yuki Nakamura, Arshid Mir, Vinay Badhwar, J Scott Rankin
JTCVS Techniques. 2024-10-01 - When the left ventricle is not adequate, is biventricular repair possible?Yuki Nakamura, Arshid Mir, Harold M Burkhart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-06-01
Lectures
- Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Adult Echocardiography for Sonographers and PhysiciansMayo Clinic Rochester, San Antonio, Texas - 3/21/2013
- 26th Annual Echocardiographic Symposium at Vail. New Technologies, Live Scanning & Clinical Decision MakingMayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Vail, Colorado - 7/23/2012
- 26th Annual Echocardiographic Symposium at Vail. New Technologies, Live Scanning, and Clinical Decision MakingMayo Clinic, Vail, Colorado - 7/22/2012
Press Mentions
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Performs First Pediatric Transplant in DecadesOctober 12th, 2024- First Pediatric Heart Transplant in Decades Performed at Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU HealthOctober 9th, 2024
- OU Health Implants Life-Saving Heart Devices in Pediatric PatientsSeptember 11th, 2024
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