ThomasHEstepMDFACS, FRCS(C), FACC, FCCP, FFSMB

Summary

• Thomas Estep, MD, is a Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon with a subspecialty in Cardiac Transplantation, based in Wichita, KS. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He completed his thoracic surgery fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine (1980-1982) and graduated from the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine in 1975. He completed his General Surgery Fellowship at the University of Manitoba (1976-1980). He has notable publications in The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology, notably impacting the field with a focus on post-surgery wound healing. Dr. Estep has been recognized for his professional contributions with honors such as Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow of the Federation of State Medical Boards. He was named Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly in 2014 and received Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2012. He started and Directed the Cardiac Transplant program in Wichita Kansas for over 20 years. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He has been an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Kansas. He has participated on the Standard Setting Panel of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is the Kansas Delegate for the Federation of State Medical Boards and the Interstate Medical Licensure Commission. He has been the President of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts and continues to serve on the KSBOHA Board. He has been listed in "Best Doctors in America" for multiple years. He has served on multiple administrative health care Boards and has been President of his County Medical Society, Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Medical Advisory Board of the Midwest Organ Bank, and the Kansas Chapter of the American Medical Association.