The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Ahmet Kilic, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University and is the director of the heart transplantation program. He is also the program director for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program in the division of cardiac surgery.
Ahmet Kilic, MD completed his undergraduate degree at the Pennsylvania State University followed by his medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia. During his residency in general surgery at the University of Maryland, he took two dedicated years in the lab studying artificial organs and cardiopulmonary failure. He finished his cardiothoracic surgical training at the University of Virginia.
Although a recognized leader in the field of heart failure, Dr. Kilic’s expertise runs the spectrum of cardiovascular surgery. As a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, he performs all aspects of cardiac surgery including placement of ventricular assist devices, heart transplantation, coronary artery bypass grafting, valvular procedures including advanced repair techniques as well as aortic surgery. He has consistently been in the top 10th percentile nationally for patient satisfaction as well as being recognized as a “Top Doctor” in Baltimore.
Dr. Kilic is an invested educator, having trained and mentored numerous medical students, surgical residents and cardiac surgery fellows. He was nominated for the national McGoon award for teaching (twice), was the recipient of the Thomas Williams resident teaching award in CT Surgery at The Ohio State University as well as the Halsted Teaching Award.
He is an active clinical investigator in the field of heart failure and has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 20 book chapters. He is on numerous regional, national and international surgical committees and is an active member in different CT surgical professional organizations. He also serves on editorial board and review board of numerous journals and regularly lectures on the topic of heart failure.
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Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:42am – 10:50am PT
Controversies in Anticoagulation and HIT After Cardiac Surgery
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