Doctor's Bio
Dr. Alison Ward is the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. She received a BA from Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed an integrated general surgery/cardiothoracic surgery residency and a cardiothoracic surgery research fellowship at NYU.
Her clinical interests include gender disparities in cardiothoracic surgery, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, surgical management of atrial fibrillation, ERAS, and cardiac critical care. She is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Women in Thoracic Surgery, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Board Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Internship: NYU Langone Health
- Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center
Fellowships
NYU Langone Medical Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- The Constricted Heart: A 31-Year-Old Man with a Case of Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis.
Olakunle OE, Tobin RS, Guynn N, Osabutey A, Younker M, Khan M, Mosunjac M, Ward AF, Ogunniyi MO
The American journal of case reports. 2024;
PMID: 39313922 - Sex-specific disparities in patients undergoing isolated CABG.
Dassanayake MT, Norton EL, Ward AF, Wenger NK
American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice. 2023;
PMID: 38511179 - Two Decades of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Women: Has Anything Changed?
Norton EL, Binongo JN, Dassanayake M, Ou C, Wei JW, Halkos ME, Wenger NK, Ward AF
Annals of thoracic surgery short reports. 2023;1(4):626-630.
PMID: 39790645 - Trends in surgical aortic valve replacement in pre- and post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement eras at a structural heart center.
Norton EL, Ward AF, Tully A, Leshnower BG, Guyton RA, Paone G, Keeling WB, Miller JS, Halkos ME, Grubb KJ
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 2023;
PMID: 37283574 - Management of Failed Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Mitigating Complications and Optimizing Outcomes.
Norton EL, Ward AF, Greenbaum A, Grubb KJ
Journal of interventional cardiology. 2022;
PMID: 36101865 - Septal Myectomy: How I Teach It.
Ward AF, Schaff HV, Dearani JA
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2023;115(1):20-24.
PMID: 36089072 - Commentary: Watch out for WATCHMAN device failures.
Ward AF, Lee R
JTCVS techniques. 2020;
PMID: 34317998 - Commentary: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the mitral valve-the debate continues.
Ward AF, Lee R
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2023;165(1):88-89.
PMID: 33583588 - Commentary: Functional coronary artery stenosis-How can we functionally apply this to the operating room?
Ward AF, Lee R
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2021;161(3):1019-1020.
PMID: 33422311 - Commentary: Left atrial appendage excision reduces long-term stroke rates-is it the operation or the treatment of atrial fibrillation?
Ward AF, Lee R
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2022;164(4):1118-1119.
PMID: 33353745
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