Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Director Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Chicago
Christopher T. Salerno MD, FACS, FACC, is a physician-surgeon, treating most cardiac surgery conditions with a practice emphasis on heart failure surgery and heart transplantation. Dr. Salerno graduated from Rush Medical School and went on to complete his surgical residency and a fellowship in the surgical management of infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota. Following residency he completed his cardiothoracic and transplant fellowship at Stanford under pioneering cardiac surgeon, Dr. Bruce Reitz. A prolific researcher Dr. Salerno, has participated in as well as led numerous clinical trials including being the National PI for the pivotal Heartmate 3 trial. Dr. Salerno recently joined the University of Chicago as Professor of Surgery as well as the Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery and the Surgical Director of the Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program.
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