Chief, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Co-Director, The Heart Center
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Mark Galantowicz, MD, is the first recipient of the Murray D. Lincoln endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is the Chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Galantowicz is also a Professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Galantowicz was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship to conduct molecular biology research at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and completed his surgical training, including fellowships in adult and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Galantowicz joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital in 2002 to head up the
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery where he also serves as the Surgical. His clinical
Interests are in the areas of the surgical treatment and repair of newborns with
congenital heart defects and cardiopulmonary transplantation. In his tenure at
Nationwide Children’s he completed the hospital’s first successful heart, lung, and heart-lung transplants including some of the youngest and smallest patients in the world. His work has helped expand the hospital’s Blood Conservation Program for congenital heart surgery, making The Heart Center an international treatment center for patients coming from all over the world. Additionally, he helped design the country’s first Hybrid Congenital Cardiac Operating Suite.
His research interests focus on the development of innovative, less invasive
strategies for the management of cardiopulmonary disease. Dr. Galantowicz has
authored numerous publications and presented to both national and international
audiences on his surgical and hybrid procedures to treat congenital heart disease. His combined talent and expertise extends across borders as he performs life-saving operations on children with heart defects in developing countries.
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
6:20 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time