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Kevin W. Lobdell, MD

System Director
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Kevin W. Lobdell MD LTC, MC, USAR is System Director at Advocate Health’s
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Program Director CT Surgery Fellowship, and
Clinical Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is board
certified in thoracic surgery and has special qualifications in surgical critical care.
He has demonstrated direct, operational, and strategic leadership with
noteworthy, sustainable results. Most recently, Dr. Lobdell led the digital
transformation of Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute's “Perfect Care” initiative with
a $1.11MM grant from The Duke Endowment and simultaneously the
development of a burgeoning improvement network with 33 hospitals in the SE
USA.
Dr. Lobdell's research interests include digital health, quality and safety, risk
modeling and risk-mitigation strategies, acute kidney injury, goal-directed
therapy,etc. He has more than 100 publications and 200 presentations
associated with these efforts. Also of note, he is the former Chair of the Society
of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Research Development where he served on
the Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety. He is also a member of the
research committee for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation and is a Section Editor
of SESATS for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Additionally, Dr. Lobdell
holds memberships with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, and ERAS Cardiac Surgery (Treasurer).

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