Mercedes K. C. Dullum, M.D., FACC, FCCP, FACS

Surgical Director , Cleveland Clinic Florida Heart Failure Center

Advisory Board for Georgia Tech/Emory Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, GA

Biography:

Dr. Dullum was born and raised in Jamaica and has been a cardiac surgeon since 1986, having attended Georgia Institute of Technology, Medical College of Georgia, University of Mississippi, and George Washington University. She has gained an international reputation as a pioneer in beating heart surgery, minimally invasive surgery and in the training and education of other surgeons in these fields. She works very closely with the developers of the latest procedures and devices in cardiac surgery. Dr. Dullum has published many articles and presented her work, both internationally and in the United States. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Heart Surgery Forum and is Co-Editor of CTS Net Beating Heart Center.