The faculty for the Cardiac Surgery Residency Program consists of surgeons, physicians and researchers who have taught and practiced internationally.

Alfredo Trento, MD, FACS Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery	Wen Cheng, MD Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program; Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program; Co-Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Lawrence Czer, MD, FACC, FACP Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Director of Transplantation Cardiology	Gregory Fontana, MD Vice Chairman, Surgery for Pediatric Surgical Services
Clark B. Fuller, MD Thoracic Surgeon; Surgical Director, Esophageal Center	Robert Kass, MD Associate Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Robert McKenna, Jr., MD Surgical Director, Center for Chest Disease; Medical Director, Thoracic Surgery and Trauma	Sharo Raissi, MD, FACS, FACCP Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Ernst Schwarz, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI Transplantation Cardiology	Sinan Simsir, MD Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Cardiothoracic Surgeon