Thomas G. Caranasos, MD

EMAIL: thomas_caranasos@med.unc.edu

PERSONAL WEBSITE: https://www.med.unc.edu/surgery/ct/directory/thomas-g-caranasos-md/

PUBLICATIONS: Publications Link

Clinical Interests
Director, Adult Cardiac Surgery; Medical Director, UNC Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program. Adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. Special interest in aortic surgery including the ascending, arch pathology, thoracic aorta and aortic root, transcatheter aortic valve surgery, mitral and aortic valvular surgery, minimally invasive approaches to cardiac surgery; video assisted thoracic surgery.
Research interests:
Aortic and collagen vascular disease
Stem cell research
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Heart failure and mechanical support
Heart and lung Transplantation
Porcine transplantation
Structural heart disease, TAVR
Resident teaching and training
Coaching residents and mental training
Valvular heart disease