KenanWhitakerYountMDMBA

Thoracic Surgery • Charlottesville, VA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Director, UVA Structural Heart & Valve Center

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Office
1218 Lee St
PO Box 800679
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-243-1000

Summary

https://uvahealth.com/findadoctor/profile/kenan-w-yount

Education & Training

University of PennsylvaniaMinimally Invasive Valve Surgery, 2019 - 2019
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2011 - 2018
University of VirginiaMBA, Business Administration, 2009 - 2011
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2010, MD
Dartmouth CollegeBA, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

President's Award Society of Thoracic Surgeon's, 2014

Clinical Trials

Percutaneous or Surgical Repair In Mitral Prolapse And Regurgitation for ≥60 Year-olds (PRIMARY) Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 21
Recruiting
Not Applicable
MitraClip REPAIR MR Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 21
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Anticoagulation for New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After CABG Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 13
Recruiting
Phase 3
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR System in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation. Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 23
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Using the Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve System for the Treatment of Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 15
Recruiting
Not Applicable
SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut™ or SAPIEN™ Trial Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 02
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
PARTNER 3 Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve in Low Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
EARLY TAVR: Evaluation of TAVR Compared to Surveillance for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 12
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
ACURATE IDE: Safety and Effectiveness Study of ACURATE Valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 10
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Edwards EVOQUE Eos MISCEND Study Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
TRISCEND II Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 09
Recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
History of Serious Mental Illness Is a Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery.
Zachary Tyerman, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, Jolian Dahl, Adishesh K. Narahari
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-01-01
38 citations
Adoption of Robotics in a General Surgery Residency Program: At What Cost?
J. Hunter Mehaffey, Alex D. Michaels, Matthew G. Mullen, Kenan W. Yount, Max O. Meneveau
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017-06-01
46 citations
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Cardiac Surgery Volume and Outcomes
Eric J. Charles, Lily E. Johnston, Morley A. Herbert, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Kenan W. Yount
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017-10-01

Press Mentions

Michigan Heart Surgery Outcomes Improved After Medicaid Expansion, Study FindsJune 6th, 2017
UVA Led Research Teams Publish Medicare Disparity StudySeptember 24th, 2022
ER Doctor Claims Simple Thumb Test Can Tell if You’ll Suffer a Deadly Ruptured Artery… but Is He Right?April 26th, 2024

Committees

Interviewer, University of Virginia School of Medicine Admissions Committee 2021 - Present
Research & Writing Committee, Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative (VCSQI) 2014 - 2022