KennethRMcCurryMD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

The Jack B. Lally Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery; Surgical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation; Director, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Program; Director, Respiratory ECMO Program Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation; Staff Cardiac Surgeon

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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
# J4-1
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-445-9303

Summary

Dr. Kenneth McCurry is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Cleveland, OH and is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic. He received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support and is experienced in adult cardiac surgery, minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, off pump coronary bypass grafting and complex reoperative adult cardiac surgery.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1997 - 1998
University of MichiganFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1997
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1995
University of MichiganResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1993
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2008 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2010
MI State Medical License 1990 - 2000
NC State Medical License 1994 - 1995
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Science Career Development Award American Society of Transplantation
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

RESULT (REflux Surgery in Lung Transplantation) Preliminary Study Protocol Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
International Randomized Study of the TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS Lung) for Lung Preservation and Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Increasing Lung Transplant Availability Using Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) at a Dedicated EVLP Facility Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 15
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

35 citations
Simple versus complex degenerative mitral valve disease.
Hoda Javadikasgari, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Rakesh M. Suri, Lars G. Svensson, Jose L. Navia
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018-07-01
244 citations
Transgenic pigs expressing human CD59 and decay-accelerating factor produce an intrinsic barrier to complement-mediated damage.
Guerard W. Byrne, Kenneth R. McCurry, Michael J. Martin, S. McClellan, Jeffrey L. Platt
Transplantation. 1997-01-15
167 citations
Voriconazole Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Recipients
Shahid Husain, David L. Paterson, Sean M. Studer, Joseph M. Pilewski, Maria Crespo
American Journal of Transplantation. 2006-12-01

Press Mentions

Len Rome’s Local Health: Lung TransplantsJune 21st, 2019
Innovative Technology Saves Lives, Lungs at Cleveland ClinicJune 14th, 2019
How an Experimental Process Brings More Donor Lungs to LifeAugust 14th, 2017
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Grant Support

Cytoprotective Effect Of CO In Lung Ischemia/ReperfusionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2008
Complement Regulatory Proteins In XenotransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1995