Christopher Ellington, MD, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon with University Cardiothoracic Surgery

Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Ellington, who serves patients in Augusta, Georgia.

A board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Ellington is affiliated with University Cardiothoracic Surgery, an affiliate of Piedmont Augusta University Hospital & University Health Care System.

University Health Care System is anchored by the 812-bed Piedmont Augusta University Hospital, and serves Augusta-Richmond County and the surrounding region. It is governed by the Board of Trustees of University Health Services, which serves voluntarily to help ensure that their patients have quality medical services. Their mission is to improve the health of those they serve.

Beginning his professional pursuits by graduating cum laude with his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from North Carolina State University in 2000, Dr. Ellington relocated to Australia and earned his medical degree at the Finders University of South Australia School of Medicine in 2007. 

Upon returning to the United States, he completed his internship at the University of North Dakota in 2008, and his residency in general surgery at Saint Louis University in 2013. Finally, he completed his fellowship in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the Texas Heart Institute/Baylor in 2016.

Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, which is an American surgical organization devoted to surgery of the chest.

Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax. Cardiothoracic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Alongside performing surgery, they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.

Learn More about Dr. Christopher Ellington:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2664331-Christopher-Baer-ellington-internist-Augusta-GA-30912 or through University Cardiothoracic Surgery, https://physicians.universityhealth.org/details/30231/christopher-ellington-cardiology-cardiothoracic_surgery-augusta

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