RobertAnthonyFergusonDO

Thoracic Surgery • Morgantown, WV

Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor

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Office
1 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone+1 855-988-2273

Summary

Dr. Robert Ferguson is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon based in Morgantown, WV. He earned his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and has been practicing for six years. Specializing in adult cardiac surgery, Dr. Ferguson has extensive experience in transcatheter valve procedures, the atrial maze procedure, and coronary artery bypass grafting. He is currently completing a fellowship in minimally invasive robotic cardiac surgery under the mentorship of Dr. Vinay Badhwar.

Education & Training

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2017 - 2019
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2017
West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2012
West Virginia UniversityB.S., Exercise Physiology, 2003 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

NC State License 2017 - 2026
WV State License 2025 - 2026
VA State License 2013 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Surgical Robotics Fellowship Recipient AATS, 2018
Second Place, Resident/Fellow Research Day Wake Forest Baptist, 2017
Looking to the Future Scholar Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS), 2015
First Place Virginia Tech-Carilion Research Day, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Selective nonoperative management of foramen of Winslow hernias.
Robert A Ferguson, Charles Paget, John Ferrara
The American Surgeon. 2015-04-01

Journal Articles

Selective Nonoperative Management of Foramen of Winslow Hernias
Ferguson, Robert A., Charles Paget, and John Ferrara, American Surgeon, 1/1/2015
Contact Isolation is a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Patients
Reed, Christopher R., Robert A. Ferguson, Yiming Peng, Bryan R. Collier, Eric H. Bradburn, Alice R. Toms, Sandy L. Fogel, Christopher C. Baker, and Mark E. Hamill., Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1/1/2015
Contact Isolation Is a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients
Reed, Christopher R., Robert A. Ferguson, Mark E. Hamill, and Sandy L. Fogel., American Surgeon, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Step-Up to Surgery
Chapter: Small Bowel
Ferguson, Robert, Charles Goldman, Jennifer Knight, and Zachary BakerLippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 2nd,2014

Abstracts/Posters

Ex Vivo Modeling of Perioperative Air Leaks in Porcine Lungs
Ferguson RA, Resident/Fellow Research Day, Wake Forest Baptist, 1/1/2017
Isolation Precautions as an Independent Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism
Ferguson RA, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Conference, 1/1/2014

Lectures

Contact isolation as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in trauma patients
1/1/2014
Isolation Precautions as an Independent Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism
1/1/2014

Other

Mediastinal Staging for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ferguson RA, TSRA Podcast

Press Mentions

High Point Medical Center Welcomes Robert Ferguson, DOApril 16th, 2019