The University of Chicago

Cardiac Surgery Research Program

Our Research Team

Program Mentors

Students work with multiple mentors from the Section of Cardiac Surgery. The expert team is led by Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

In the Press

Heart surgeon dedicates illustrious career to helping patients no other doctors can save

UChicago Medicine performs historic back-to-back triple-organ transplants

Ambassadorship Students

Our students represent geographical diversity from 9 different states and have a broad range of matriculation spectrums from the University of Chicago and other institutions. Additionally, many of our students have had previous research experience and are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.