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John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Professor of Surgery
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Transplant
(984) 974-7782
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Accepting New Patients
Location Information
UNC Hospitals Multispecialty Surgery Clinic (Heart Valve Clinic)
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
101 Manning Drive
First Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap AccessiblePhone:
(984) 974-7782
Fax:
(984) 974-7383
Hours
| Day of the Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- General Surgery
- Transplant
Subspecialties
- Heart Transplantation
- Cardiac Surgery
- Lung Transplantation
- Thoracic Surgery
Provider Details
Type: Clinician, Researcher
Gender: Male
Additional Practice Locations for John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
About John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Hospitals
Languages
- English
Medical School
- University of Toronto, 1985 - 1989
Residency
- Stanford University, 1997 - 2000
- Area: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Residency
- University of Toronto, 1990 - 1997
- Area: General Surgery
Internship
- The Toronto Hospital, 1989 - 1990
Research Fellowship
- University of Toronto, 1992 - 1995
Doctor of Philosophy
- University of Toronto, 1995
Certifications
- Thoracic Surgery, Board Certified
Procedures: coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mitral valve repair and replacement, tricuspid valve repair and replacement, aortic root enlargement procedures, aortic root replacement including valve-sparing techniques, aortic aneurysm surgery, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), heart transplantation; Research: human and animal research (funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)) on the causes and treatments for aortic aneurysm disease
Aortic surgery, transplantation
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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