JosephWilliamTurekMDPh.D.

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Duke University Co-Director, Duke Children's Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center

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Office
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-4320

Fax+1 319-356-3891

Dr. Joseph Turek is a thoracic surgeon in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He specializes in cardiopulmonary transplantation, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in congenital heart defect repair, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery, minimally invasive coronary surgery, and minimally invasive arrhythmia surgery.

University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2010
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2002

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

PubMed

Gene Edits and Co-Stimulation Blockade: A Bipronged Approach to Xenografts in Bipeds.
John A Kucera, Douglas M Overbey, Joseph W Turek
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-12-01
Early single-center experience with an ex vivo organ care system in pediatric heart transplantation.
Cathlyn K Medina, Berk Aykut, Lauren E Parker, Neel K Prabhu, Lillian Kang
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-11-01
Aberrant right subclavian artery intervention can provide relief of dysphagia.
Cathlyn K Medina, John A Kucera, Berk Aykut, Neel K Prabhu, Lillian Kang
Cardiology in the Young. 2024-10-09

Lectures

Annular Stabilization and Aortic Valve Repair for Congenital Aortic Valve Disease
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
On the Cutting Edge of Congenital Aortic Valve DiseaseSurgical Options in : Joint Symposium of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the American College o...
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Repeat Case Presentation
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019

Duke Doctors Performed World’s First Partial Heart Transplant on NC NewbornSeptember 12th, 2022
Arteries, Valves Fused to Existing Heart in First Partial TransplantSeptember 9th, 2022
Duke Health Performs World’s First Partial Heart TransplantSeptember 8th, 2022
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