Thomas George Caranasos MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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399 9th St NSte 300Naples, FL 34102
Phone+1 239-624-4299
Fax+1 239-643-8856
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Summary
- Dr. Thomas Caranasos is a thoracic surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC and is affiliated with University of North Carolina Hospitals. He received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, cardiopulmonary transplantation, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery and is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery, and lung transplant surgery. He has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of FloridaFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 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
FL State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
WV State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 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 - 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 - 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
NCH Begins Work on R.M. Schulze Family Heart and Stroke Critical Care CenterApril 3rd, 2025- NCH Welcomes Thomas Caranasos, MD, as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vice President of the NCH Rooney Heart InstituteFebruary 13th, 2025
- Intrapericardial Injection Provides a Less Invasive Means of Treating Cardiac InjuryMarch 3rd, 2021
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