JohnForrestSeccombeMD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Carle Health - Peoria

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Office
221 NE Glen Oak Ave
Peoria, IL 61636
Phone+1 309-672-5522

Fax+1 309-671-2541

I am a Cardiothoracic surgeon practicing with Carle Health in Peoria Illinois. I am certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

I received all of my medical and surgical training over the course of 13 years at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Rochester Minnesota. I graduated from Mayo Medical School in 1990, completed a General Surgery Residency at Mayo in 1996 and a Cardiothoracic Surgery residency in 1999. I served as General Surgery Chief Resident in 1995/1996 and Cardiac Surgery Chief Resident in 1998/1999.

Two of my 13 years at the Mayo Clinic were devoted to basic science research as a Clinician Investigator Research Fellow.

Adult general thoracic surgery, Mitral valve repair, Tricuspid valve repair, Transcatheter aortic valve repair, Aortic valve replacement, Aortic root replacement, Aortic dissection repair, Aortic arch replacement, Septal myectomy, Infective endocarditis, Cardiac tumor excision, Coronary artery disease, Flail chest, Blunt chest trauma, Rib fractures, Pulmonic valve surgery, ICD / Pacemaker insertion, Robotic thoracic surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Lung cancer, Lung sequestration, Mediastinal surgery, Lung nodules, Lung abscess drainage, Eventration of the diaphragm, Diaphragmatic hernia repair, Thoracoscopic resection of mediastinal masses, Thymectomy, Esophageal perforation, Esophageal trauma, Cardiac myxomas, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Cardiopulmonary bypasss, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Cardiothoracic surgery

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 1999
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 1990 - 1996
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 1990

Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship Award - In Recognition of Outstanding Clinical Performance, Humanitarianism and Scholarly Activity Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, 1998
O.T. Clagett Travel Award - given to the outstanding resident or fellow for clinical and academic excellence in Thoracic or Cardiovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, 1999
Dr. Kaare K. Nygard Travel Award: For Excellence in Surgical Basic Science Research Mayo Foundation, 1994
Mayo Clinic General Surgery Resident Teacher of the Year Mayo Clinic Department of Surgery, 1996
American Association of Clinical Anatomists: Research Travel Award for Original Research American Association of Clinical Anatomists, 1990
William P. Youg Award of Excellence - Award Recipient and Invited Lecture: Promoting Teamwork in the Cardiovascular Operating Room: What is the Role of the Perfusionist? Wisconsin Perfusion Society, 2011
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Community Impact Award American Heart Association, 2016
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
St. Vincent Hospital - Living Our Mission Award HSHS St. Vincent Hospital, 2007
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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PubMed

21 citations
The subcellular distribution of platelet-activating factor in stimulated human neutrophils.
D. W. H. Riches, Scott K. Young, J. F. Seccombe, J. E. Henson, K. L. Clay
Journal of Immunology. 1990-11-01
73 citations
Hypomagnesemia inhibits nitric oxide release from coronary endothelium: protective role of magnesium infusion after cardiac operations.
Paul J. Pearson, Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora, John F. Seccombe, Hartzell V. Schaff
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998-04-01
5 citations
[Ischemia-reperfusion lesion. Physiopathologic aspects and the importance of the endothelial function].
Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora, Paul J. Pearson, John F. Seccombe, Hartzell V. Schaff
Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia. 1996-04-01

Journal Articles

Quantitative morphology of the normal human tricuspid valve: Autopsy study of 24 cases
John F Seccombe; Donald R Cahill; William Edwards, Clinical Anatomy, v6 n4 (1993): 203-212, 1993

Books/Book Chapters

Advanced Therapy in Cardiac Surgery
Chapter: Mitral Valve Repair: Current Techniques and Indications
Page 220 - 231Seccombe JF, Schaff HVEditors: Franco L, Verrier ED, Eds.B.C. Decker Inc, Hamilton, Ontario1999
Vasoactive Factors Produced by the Endothelium: Physiology and Surgical Implications
Page 1 - 137by John F Seccombe and Hartzell V SchaffEditors: John F Seccombe; Hartzell V. Schaff.R G Landes Co, Boca RatonEdition 1st,1994

Abstracts/Posters

Protamine impairs endothelium dependent relaxation in canine coronary arteries
Seccombe JF, Oeltjen MR, Pearson PJ, Schaff HV, American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum 1993, Anaheim, California, 1993
Umbilical vein contractility is enhanced by increased oxygen tension while vasodilatory responses improve with hypoxia.
5. McMullen KP, Seccombe JF, Chow MST, Harms RW, Schaff HV, American College of Surgeons - Surgical Forums, Anaheim, California, 1993

Lectures

Platform Presentation: Oxygen radical mediated vascular injury selec
American Association for Thoracic Surgery – 73rd Annual Meeting - 4/1/1993
Platform presentation: Morphologic features of the normal tricuspid valve.
American Association of Clinical Anatomists - 1989 Annual Meeting, Vanderbilt University - 5/1/1989