Reginald G.M. Abraham, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCP, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon with Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Reginald G.M. Abraham, who serves patients in Fountain Valley, California.
A board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive heart and lung surgery, Dr. Abraham is affiliated with Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. He is dedicated to teaching and sharing his experiences and proctors fellow surgeons on a variety of procedures including: Beating Heart CABG / Off-Pump Bypass Surgery, Less Invasive Heart and Lung Surgery, Video Assisted, Robotic Thoracic procedures, Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR), Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation, and Neuro-Protection during Heart Surgery.
He also performs both traditional and Mini Valve repairs and valve replacement surgery for the mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves; handles atrial tumors and ASD’s less invasively; and performs the full complement of VATS-Lobectomies.
Before embarking on his professional journey, Dr. Abraham received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in 1991, and completed his general surgery training at Yale University and New York Medical College. He completed his thoracic oncology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering and SUNY Buffalo, and gained his cardiovascular surgery experience under the direction of heart surgery pioneer, Dr. Tomas Salerno.
An authority in his field, 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.
To boot, he is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
Achieving fellowship status, Dr. Abraham is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP).
Well published, he has contributed to several periodicals and book chapters, serves on the Speakers Bureau for Edwards Life Sciences, Pfizer, Baxter and iFlow, and is on the board of Specialty Care.
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.
Speaking several languages, Dr. Abraham is fluent in English, French, and Tamil.
