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Thomas Yeh, MD, PhD

 

Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Pediatric Heart Center, Tulane University Hospital for Children
Elias Hanna Cardiovascular Foundation Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery
Joint Appointment, Department of Pediatrics

Tel: 504-988-8677
Toll free: 1-877-378-7874 or 1-877-dpt-surg
 

APPOINTMENTS:
For any questions or to schedule an appointment please call us at: 
504-988-2273 (CARE) or 877-378-7874 (SURG), toll free

CLINIC SCHEDULE:
The Pediatric Heart Center is open Monday - Friday from 8:00AM - 4:30PM. 
Dr. Yeh usually sees new patients on Wednesday. 


Degrees
MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,  1986
PhD, The Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA , 1997
BS, Duke University, 1982

Residency & Fellowships
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, 1998
Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1997
General Surgery, The Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1994

Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2000

Clinical Interests

  1. Septal Defects
         ASDS (Arial Septal Defects)
         VSDs (Ventricular Septal Defects)
         AV Canal Defects (Atrioventricular Septal Defects)
  2. Valve Repairs and Replacements
         Aortic, Pulmonary, Tricuspid, Mitral Valves
         Ebstein's Anomaly
  3. Aortic Coarctation and Aortic Arch Repair
  4. Tetralogy of Fallot
  5. Transposition of the Great Arteries (Arterial Switch Repair)
  6. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
  7. Truncus Arteriosus
  8. Coronary Artery Abnormalities
  9. Single Ventricle Repairs
         BT Shunt or Pulmonary Artery Banding
         Glenn Procedure
         Fontan Procedure
  10. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
         Staged Surgical Repair
               Stage 1: Norwood Operation
               Stage 2: Bidirectional Glenn Operation
               Stage 3: Fontan Operation
  11. Hybrid Palliation
         Placement of Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Bands
         Ductal Stenting
         Atrial Septostomy or Stent Implantation
  12. Pacemaker
  13. AICD (Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator)

Research Interests

Downloads

  • Dr. Yeh's Short Bio
  • Dr. Yeh's Curriculum Vitae

Tulane University, Department of Surgery, 1430 Tulane Ave. SL-22 New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5128 surgery@tulane.edu