Our Cardiac Surgery Team

Meet Ohio State's team of cardiac surgery experts

The Division of Cardiac Surgery comprises a comprehensive team of surgeons and staff, all focused on delivering high-quality patient care, contributing to innovations in medicine and educating medical students and postgraduate trainees.

Our Leaders

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Nahush Mokadam, MD

Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery

Nahush Mokadam, MD, is the director of the Division of Cardiac Surgery. He holds the Gerard S. Kakos, MD, and Thomas E. Williams Jr., MD, PhD, Professorship. Dr. Mokadam is an international leader in heart failure who specializes in heart transplants and ventricular assist devices.

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Bryan Whiston, MD, PhD

Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD

Dr. Whitson is Director, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He is also Co-Director of the COPPER Laboratory. Dr. Whitson is a cardiothoracic surgeon and professor of surgery.

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Mark Galantowicz, MD

Chief, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Professor of Surgery
Murray D. Lincoln Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Our People

Our People

Administrative Staff

Our office staff are available at: CardiacSurgeryAdminStaff@osumc.edu or 614-293-5502.

Kelly Hettinger
 Administrator

Kristen Stotts
 Administrative Manager

Janet Mazik
 Residency & Fellowship Program Manager

Monique Singleterry Wells
 Residency & Fellowship Program Coordinator

Sarah Hill
 Academic Support and assistant to Dr. Mokadam

Kacie Waugh
 Assistant to Dr. Bozinovski, Dr. Choi and Dr. Henn

Beth Eaton
 Assistant to Dr. Ganapathi and Dr. Whitson

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