About Me

Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Division of Cardiac Surgery and serves as their lead lung transplant surgeon. A native Hoosier, Dr. Whitson completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, his medical doctorate at Indiana University and his PhD at the University of Minnesota in Surgery, investigating the immunobiology of minimally invasive surgery. His general surgery training was at the University of Minnesota where he also completed a Clinical Fellowship in Surgical Infectious Diseases. Dr. Whitson subsequently completed his cardiothoracic surgery training at the University of Minnesota.

He has 30 United States and international patents, several grants and more than 100 publications. He has presented nationally and internationally. Dr. Whitson serves on several committees both locally and nationally. He directs The Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Laboratory at Ohio State, which brings together transplant surgery, endothelial cell biology and biomedical, mechanical and chemical engineering experts. His clinical and research interests include lung and heart transplantation, ECLS/ECMO and mechanical circulatory support.

In this free time, he enjoys being with his family and experiencing the outdoors during all seasons.

Dr. Whitson’s personal treatment philosophy is:

“I believe that each patient, his or her condition and his or her situation is unique. While we have many advanced therapies that can help treat these conditions, we have to match therapy to the patient's wishes. Major illness can be overwhelming and life changing. I work with my colleagues in pulmonary and cardiac medicine to create personalized treatment plans for patients with advanced lung and heart diseases. Each plan is tailored to meet each patient’s specific needs, which may include specialized medical management, cardiothoracic surgery, thoracic transplantation or mechanical support. We do our best to meet the patient’s emotional needs, as well as his or her medical condition.”

Highlights

• Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2014-2019

Procedures and Conditions I Treat

• Coronary Disease
• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Cardiac Surgical Procedures
• Organ Transplantation
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Dissection
• Pulmonary Heart Disease
• Aortic Valve Insufficiency
• Aortic Valve Stenosis
• Heart Valve Prolapse
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency
• Mitral Valve Stenosis
• Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
• Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
• Tricuspid Valve Prolapse
• Bicuspid
• Mitral Valve
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
• Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
• Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump
• Tricuspid Valve Stenosis
• Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
• Heart Bypass, Right
• Ventricular Dysfunction
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
• Heart Valve Diseases
• Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Thoracic Surgery
• Heart Diseases
• Aortic Diseases
• Robotics
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aneurysm
• Lung Transplantation
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
• Heart-Assist Devices
• Shock, Cardiogenic
• Heart Transplantation
• Heart Failure
• Transplantation

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