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James E O'Brien, MD, FACS

Joseph Boon Gregg/Missouri Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery; Section Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, The Ward Family Heart Center; Co-Director, The Ward Family Heart Center, The Ward Family Heart Center; Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, The Ward Family Heart Center

Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine


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PROFESSIONAL DETAILS


AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Congenital Heart Defects

ADDITIONAL INFO

Accepts virtual visits

PRACTICING LOCATIONS

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ABOUT


GET TO KNOW ME

"The best part of my day is after surgeries when I get to go out and talk to the families and tell them that their child is going to be fine, that everything went well."

EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENTS


EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Degree

MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT

Residency

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery