Michael R. Petracek, M.D.
Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Emeritus
Department of Cardiac Surgery
MCE-North Tower
1215 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
Suite 5025
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-8802
(615) 343-9195
Education
- B.S., Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1967
- Research Fellow, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1968-69
- M.D., The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,1971
Postgraduate Training
- Internship, Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1971-72
- Resident, Surgery, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN, 1975-78
- Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1977
- Chief Surgical Resident, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1979
- Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1979-81
Credentials
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Interests
- Aortic and mitral valve surgery
- Heart arrhythmia surgery
- Minimally invasive valve repair and replacement