JeffreyGGacaMD

Thoracic Surgery • Durham, NC

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

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Office
2100 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-684-8111

Fax+1 919-620-4921

Summary

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2008
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1998 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2020
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2008
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Imaging findings associated with costoclavicular intervention during lead extraction.
Ethan S Wagner, Jeffrey Gaca, Donald D Hegland, Lynne Koweek, Robert K Lewis
Heart Rhythm. 2024-11-18
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation.
Jae Woong Choi, Muath Bishawi, Brittany Zwischenberger, Jeffrey Gaca, Keith Carr
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-11-01
Late Outcomes of Porcine and Pericardial Bioprostheses After Mitral Valve Replacement in 1162 Patients.
Brittany A Zwischenberger, Jeffrey G Gaca, John C Haney, Keith Carr, Donald D Glower
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis—Reply
Jeffrey G Gaca, Andrew Wang, JAMA
Management Considerations in Infective Endocarditis
Andrew Wang, Jeffrey G Gaca, JAMA

Lectures

15th Annual Cardiothoracic Update and TEE Board Review
Duke University School of Medicine, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - 7/5/2012

Press Mentions

Transcatheter Heart Valve Handbook: A Surgeons' and Interventional Council ReviewDecember 7th, 2018

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
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