Bio
Richard Mainwaring, MD, has been a pediatric cardiac surgeon since 1990 and has been a faculty member at the Stanford University School of Medicine since 2003.
During Dr. Mainwaring’s career as a surgeon, he has contributed to this specialized field of surgery in many realms, including clinical medicine, basic science research, and publications. Dr. Mainwaring is a member of all four professional thoracic surgical organizations, including the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, Society for Thoracic Surgeons, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and is also a member of the American College of Surgeons and Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society.
In 2012, the congenital cardiac surgery fellowship program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This program is one of thirteen accredited congenital cardiac surgery training programs in the US. Dr. Mainwaring has been named the program director for this program and was recently invited to join the Thoracic Surgical Directors Association. Dr. Mainwaring teaches intra-operative management and surgical technique to the congenital cardiac surgery fellows.
The congenital cardiac surgery fellowship program has had four graduates to date, including:
Ashok Muralidaran MD (now in Portland)
Sergio Carrillo MD (now in Las Vegas)
Sameh Said MD (now at the Mayo Clinic)
Ali Ibrahimiye MD (now in Omaha).
Our current fellow is Michael Ma, MD
Clinical Focus
- Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
Honors & Awards
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George R. Daicoff award for the best congenital cardiac surgery paper and the best overall paper, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association meeting (2016)
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Food and Drug Administration Grant, Food and Drug Administration (1995)
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Intramural Research Grant, Children’s Hospital (1992)
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Bigger-Lehman Award for Resident Research, Virginia Surgical Society (1985)
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Individual National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health (1983)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (2016 - Present)
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Editorial Board, World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (2014 - Present)
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Member, Thoracic Surgical Directors Association (2012 - Present)
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Member, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (2002 - Present)
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Member, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (1998 - Present)
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Member, Western Thoracic Surgical Association (1996 - Present)
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Editorial Board, Cardiology in the Young (1996 - 2006)
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Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (1994 - Present)
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Member, American College of Surgeons, Fellow (1994 - Present)
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Member, American Medical Association (1990 - Present)
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Member, California Medical Association (1990 - Present)
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Member, Muller Surgical Society (1988 - Present)
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Member, Association of Academic Surgery (1985 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:University of Pennsylvania Hospital (1990) PA
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Residency:University of Virginia Medical Center (1988) VA
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Medical Education:Duke University School of Medicine (1982) NC
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Board Certification: Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (1992)
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Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Cardiothoracic Surgery, adult and pediatric
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Residency, University of Virginia, General Surgery
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MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Medicine