Kenton J. Zehr, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac, General Surgery
Patient Care Emphasis
Aortic and Mitral Valve Repair, Aortic Root Reconstruction, Cardiac Transplant, Heart Failure Surgery
Board Certification
Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery Diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Scott & White Appointment
January 5, 2009
Education
Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, MD, 1985-1989Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisburg, VA, BA, 1977-1979, 1981-1983
Specialty Training
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MDThoracic Transplantation and Aortic Surgery Fellowship, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UKGeneral Surgery Residency, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Awards and Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha, Pennsylvania State UniversityScholarship for Excellent in Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, 1989Anthony L. Imbembo Surgical Residents Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995Faculty Teaching Award, Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2007
Professional Memberships
American Association of Thoracic SurgeonsSociety of Thoracic SurgeonsEuropean Society of Cardiothoracic SurgeonsSociety for Heart Valve DiseaseAlpha Omega Alpha Honor SocietyFellow, American College of SurgeonsFellow, American College of Chest PhysiciansInternational Society for Heart-Lung Transplantation
Languages Spoken
English
Interests/Hobbies
Ornithology, cultural anthropology, travel and geography, and Russian Impressionism
