St. Luke's is one of the premier hospitals in cardiovascular care with a team of four cardiothoracic surgeons, Cordie Coordes, MD; Ronald Leidenfrost, MD; J. Lugo, MD and James R. Scharff, MD.
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Ronald D. Leidenfrost, M.D., FACS
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Specialty
Heart Surgery (Chief)
Education
MD - Cum laude, Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York
Internship/Residency/Fellowship
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Board Certifications
Internal medicine and thoracic surgery
Memberships
American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Medical Association.
Published Works
Annals of Surgery, American Journal of Cardiology and Southern Medical Journal.
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Cordie C. Coordes, M.D., FACS
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Specialty
Heart Surgery
Education
MD - University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha
Internship/Residency/Fellowship
Internship and Residency - University of Missouri, Columbia
Fellowship - University of Kentucky, Lexington
Board Certifications
Surgery and thoracic surgery
Memberships
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association
Published Works
Nebraska Medical Journal, American Heart Journal and Southern Medical Journal
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J. Gregory Lugo, MD, FACS
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Specialty
Heart Surgery
Education
MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Internship/Residency/Fellowship
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles and USC-Affiliated Hospital - Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Board Certifications
Surgery and thoracic surgery
Memberships
American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association
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James R. Scharff, MD, FACS
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Specialty
Heart Surgery
Education
MD - Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Internship/Residency/Fellowship
Chief resident in general surgery, Saint Louis University Hospital
Board Certifications
Cardiothoracic and general surgery
Published Works
Surgery, Developmental Biology and Thoracic Surgery Clinics
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