Jeffrey A. Poynter, MD, MSc, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon with Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute
Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Jeffrey A. Poynter, who serves patients in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dr. Poynter is a well-versed cardiothoracic surgeon in practice with Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A part of Erlanger Health System, it is the region’s only comprehensive, academic heart care team that focuses exclusively on you and the health of your heart.
Erlanger has assembled an elite team of experts from across the country to pursue a new vision for heart and lung care. They represent a full spectrum of fellowship-level specialties – trained and equipped to handle the region’s most difficult cases. Working in close collaboration, they are transforming care by offering more minimally-invasive innovations for better outcomes and faster recovery.
A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Poynter’s interests include advanced statistical modeling of the durability of vascular prostheses, clinical outcomes research, coronary anomalies, cell-based therapies for myocardial ischemia, and minimally invasive cardiac valve surgery. He 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.
As for his academic career, Dr. Poynter earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 2007. After completing his residency in general surgery at Indiana University, he went on to complete his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto.
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. Jeffrey A. Poynter:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/82433040-Jeffrey-Poynter-Thoracic-Surgeon or through Erlanger Health System, https://www.erlanger.org/find-a-doctor/find-a-doctor?id=1505
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