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Frank Sellke
Frank William Sellke, M.D.
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Background
Wabash College (A.B 1978)
Indiana University School of Medicine (M.D. 1981)
University of Iowa Cardiothoracic Surgical Residency (1987-1990)
Instructor/Assistant/Assoc.Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School (1990-2000)
Johnson and Johnson Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School (2001-2008)
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center,1999-06)
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center (2006- )
Chief and Karl Karlson and Gloria Karlson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brown Medical School (2008- )
Co-Director, Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute (2008-14)
Director, Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute (2014-present)
Other Interests
Microvascular Physiology and Pharmacology
Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research
Biologic Therapies
Myocardial Protection
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Practice Guidelines
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Critical Care
- Endocarditis
- Heart failure
- Basic science
- Valve disease
- Coronary disease
- Great vessels
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Electrophysiology/arrhythmia