ThomasGeorgeCaranasosMD

Thoracic Surgery • Chapel Hill, NC

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Office
3040 University of NC
Bldg Campus
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone+1 919-966-5544

Fax+1 984-974-7383

Education & Training

University of FloridaFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2012 - 2014
West Virginia UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2012
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
FL State Medical License Active through 2014
WV State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valve for aortic valve replacement in dialysis patients: Systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
Ioannis Zoupas, Georgios Loufopoulos, Panagiotis T Tasoudis, Vasiliki Manaki, Iosif Namidis
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2024-11-01
An Unusual Culprit: Syncope in an Adolescent With Congenital Left Main Coronary Artery Atresia.
Charlie J Sang 3rd, Audrey Khoury, Michael Yeung, Thomas G Caranasos, Elman G Frantz
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2024-11-01
Prophylaxis for postoperative atrial fibrillation: Impact of the implementation of a medication bundle protocol.
Zachary Carroll, Elizabeth Ridgway, Phillip Owen, Angela Bonetti, John Ikonomidis
JTCVS Open. 2024-08-01

Press Mentions

Intrapericardial Injection Provides a Less Invasive Means of Treating Cardiac InjuryMarch 3rd, 2021
Pericardial Injection Effective, Less Invasive Way to Get Regenerative Therapies to HeartMarch 3rd, 2021
UNC Aortic Team First in the Nation to Complete Endovascular Total Arch Aneurysm RepairApril 12th, 2018
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