Carlos Troconis, M.D.

Medical Director
Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Charity Program
Hospital Metropolitano, Santiago, D.R.

Institutional Affiliations:
• Founder, CEO and Medical Director, Save-A-Heart Foundation
• Chief of Pediatric Cardio & Thoracic Surgery
• Santiago Children’s Hospital, Santiago, Dominican Republic
• HOMS Hospital, Santiago, Dominican Republic
• Hospital Plaza de la Salud, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Specialty: Pediatric Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Appointments & Training:
• Universidad Central de Venezuela - Doctor of Medicine (1971)
• Red Cross Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela - General Surgeon (1973)
• University of Tennessee / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Pediatric Residency (1974 - 1976)
• University of Tennessee / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Ped Surgery Residency (1977-79)
• University of Tennessee / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Ped Cardiac Surgery Fellowship (1979)
• Denver Children's Hospital - Ped Cardiac Surgery Felloship (1980)
• Caracas Children's Hospital and Caracas Medical Center- Attending CT Surgery (1981-94)
• University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship (1996-1997)
• University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hosp - Div of CT Surgery - Assistant Profesor (97-99)
• HOMS, Stgo., DR- Attending Ped Cardiac Surgery (2003-now)

Interests:
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Research
• Minimally Invasive Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Pediatric Circulatory Assist Devices
• Heart & Lung Pediatric Transplantation
• Robotic Surgery
• Development of Ped CVS Programs in emergent countries
• Telemedicine: Telediagnosis, Telesurgery & Teleducation
• 2nd Opinions
• Redesign of RACHS Data Base for emergent countries (Latin America)
• Mountain Biking

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