Paul B. Tessmann, MD, PharmD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

UNC Health Provider

UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.

Specialties

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Transplant
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMClosed Today Closed Today
Accepting New Patients

Location Information

UNC Hospitals Multispecialty Surgery Clinic
101 Manning Drive
First Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
Phone:
Fax:
984-974-1330

Hours

Day of the WeekHours
Monday8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

About the Provider

Specialties

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Transplant

Subspecialties

  • Heart Transplantation
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Thoracic Surgery

Provider Details

Type: Clinician
Gender: Male

Medical School

  • University of North Dakota, 1999 - 2003

Residency

  • University of Florida, 2010 - 2012
  • Area: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Residency

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2004 - 2009
  • Area: General Surgery

Fellowship

  • University of Florida, 2012 - 2014
  • Area: Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Fellowship

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2009 - 2010
  • Area: Critical Care and Extracorporeal Life Support

Doctorate

  • North Dakota State University, 1997 - 1999
  • Area: Pharmacy

Certifications

  • Thoracic Surgery, Board Certified, 2014
  • Surgery, Board Certified, 2010
  • Surgery-Surgical Critical Care, Board Certified, 2010
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), mechanical circulatory support, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery, complex coronary artery revascularization, complex valvular surgery, aortic surgery
Structural heart

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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