Pediatric Cardiac Division
Erle Austin, MD
Professor, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kosair Children’s Hospital
Attending physician, Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare, Norton Healthcare, Kosair Children’s Hospital, and University Hospital
Special interests
- Pediatric heart surgery with a special interest in neonatal reconstruction
- Adult heart surgery with a special interest in congenital heart repairs
- Pioneered use of triple-gauge neuromonitoring in pediatric heart procedures
Education
- Undergraduate degree – Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- Medical degree – Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- General surgery training – Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Cardiothoracic surgery training – Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery – Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Certifications
- American Board of General Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery sub specialty certification in Congenital Heart Surgery
Professional activities
- President of Congenital Heart Surgeons Society
- Former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vice-Chairman of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
- Member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Surgeons, the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, the International Society of Heart Transplantation, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Named as one of The Best Doctors in America
