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Charles Bridges
Charles R. Bridges, M.D., Sc.D.
Background
Harvard College (A.B., Applied Physics/Engineering 1976)
M.I.T. (S.M., Electrical Engineering 1980)
Harvard Medical School (M.D, Health Sciences/Technology 1981)
M.I.T. (Sc.D., Chemical Engineering 1985)
Brigham and Women's Hospital Medicine Residency (1982-1984)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Surgery Residency(1984-1991)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Cardiothoracic Residency (1991-1993)
University of Pennsylvania, Associate Professor of Surgery (2005-present)
Pennsylvania Hospital, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2001-present)
Other Interests
Mitral Valve Repair
Complex Aortic Surgery
Beating Heart Bypass Surgery
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
Tissue Engineering
Cardiac Gene Therapy
Cardiac Mechanics/Mathematical Modeling
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Cardiac