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Office
1 Medical Center Dr
Morgantown, WV 26506Phone+1 304-598-4800
Summary
- Dr. James Rankin, MD is a board certified thoracic surgeon in Morgantown, West Virginia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in West Virginia, California, and North Carolina. He is affiliated with West Virginia University Hospitals and Fairmont Regional Medical Center.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1976 - 1981
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1976
- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1970 - 1972
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1969
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
- MI State Medical License 1973 - Present
- TN State Medical License 1971 - 2025
- WV State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1976 - 2002
- PA State Medical License 1950 - 1988
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 174 citationsOutcomes for endocarditis surgery in North America: a simplified risk scoring system.Jeffrey G. Gaca, Shubin Sheng, Mani A. Daneshmand, Sean M. O'Brien, J. Scott Rankin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011-01-01 - 234 citationsThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1 - Background, Design Considerations, and Model DevelopmentDavid M. Shahian, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Paul Kurlansky, Anthony P. Furnary
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018-05-01 - 28 citationsComplete Aortic Valve Cusp Replacement in the Pediatric Population Using Tissue-Engineered Bovine PericardiumDomenico Mazzitelli, Christian Nöbauer, J. Scott Rankin, Manfred Vogt, Rüdiger Lange
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015-11-01