Joseph Woo

Norman E. Shumway Professor, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and, by courtesy, of Bioengineering

Clinical Focus

Mitral Valve Repair
Aortic Valve Repair
Complex Valve Repair Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Aortic Aneurysm
Valve Replacement Surgery
Heart Failure
Ventricular Assist Device
Heart Transplantation
Lung Transplantation
Heart-Lung Transplantation
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump
Robotics
Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Device Trials
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Academic Appointments

Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor (By courtesy), Bioengineering
Member, Bio-X
Member, Cardiovascular Institute

Administrative Appointments

Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine (2014 - Present)
Director, Stanford Healthcare Board (2019 - 2022)
Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, CT Surgery (2014 - Present)
Member, Executive Committee, Stanford University School of Medicine (2014 - Present)
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2014 - Present)
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital (2014 - Present)

Honors & Awards

2018 Top Ten Clinical Research in USA Award, Clinical Research Forum (2018)
Top Doctors, San Francisco Magazine (2015,2016,2017,2018)
Surgical Mentorship Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
Luigi Mastroianni Clinical Innovator Award, University of Pennsylvania (2012)
Top Doctors of Philadelphia Region, Philadelphia Magazine (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Class of 2012 Teaching Award, Penn Medicine (2009)
10 Philadelphia Medical Researchers to Watch for 2005, Philadelphia Inquirer (2005)
21 Up and Coming Leaders of Philadelphia Award Winner, Philadelphia Magazine (2003)
40 under Forty Award Winner, Philadelphia Business Journal (2003)
Leonard J. Perloff Chief Resident Teaching Award (as determined by fellow residents), Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania (1999)
Resident Prize First Place, Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery (1997)
Surgical Scholar Award (Scoring 99th percentile on American Board of Surgery In-Service Exam), Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award Winner, American Heart Association (1997)
William Y. Inouye Teaching Award (Top resident teacher as determined by medical students), Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Penn Pearls Teaching Award (Teaching excellence, as determined by medical students), University of Pennsylvania (1995)
I. S. Ravdin Prize (Top student in surgery), Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania (1992)
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Pennsylvania (1991)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Chair, Scientific Affairs and Government Relations Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2018 - Present)
Associate Editor, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2015 - Present)
Chair, Leadership Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association (2013 - Present)
Co-Director, American Association for Thoracic Surgery/NIH Grant Workshop (2013 - 2013)
Co-Chair, Research Scholarship Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2012 - 2014)
Member, Scientific Publishing Committee, American Heart Association (2012 - 2014)
Chair, Publications Committee, Society of University Surgeons (2012 - 2013)
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce for Research Development Taskforce on Grant Procurement (2011 - Present)
Vice-Chair, Leadership Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association (2011 - 2013)
Member, Publications Committee, Association for Academic Surgery (2011 - 2012)
Co-Director, American Association for Thoracic Surgery/NIH Grant Workshop (2011 - 2011)
Member, Society of Clinical Surgery (2010 - Present)
Member, Research Scholarship Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2010 - 2014)
Chair, Scientific Sessions Program Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association (2010 - 2012)
Liaison, Leadership Committee, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, American Heart Association (2010 - 2012)
Member, Cardiac Surgery Biology Club (2009 - Present)
Member, Program Committee, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (2009 - 2011)
Member, Scientific Affairs and Government Relations Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2007 - Present)
Member, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2007 - Present)
Member, Research Committee, Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (2007 - 2013)
Vice-Chair, Scientific Sessions Program Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association (2007 - 2009)
Fellowship, F.A.H.A. (2006 - Present)
Member, Scientific Sessions Program Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association (2006 - 2007)
Member, Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (2005 - Present)
Member, Society of University Surgeons (2005 - Present)
Fellowship, F.A.C.C. (2004 - Present)
Fellowship, F.A.C.S. (2004 - Present)
Member, Leadership Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, American Heart Association (2004 - Present)
Member, College of Physicians of Philadelphia (2003 - Present)
Member, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (2002 - Present)
Member, American Heart Association, Council for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (2002 - Present)
Member, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (2002 - Present)
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2002 - Present)
Member, Association for Academic Surgery (2002 - Present)
Member, International Society for Heart Research (2002 - Present)

Professional Education

Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Dept of Anesthesia (1993) PA
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2002)
Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Cardiothoracic Surgery (2001)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2000)
Resident, University of Pennsylvania, Cardiothoracic Surgery (2001)
Chief Resident, University of Pennsylvania, Surgery (1999)
Resident, University of Pennsylvania, Surgery (1998)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania (1997)
MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1992)
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1988)

Patents

Y. Joseph Woo, Pavan Atluri. "United States Patent 61/568,866 (Provisional Application Filed) Ventricular Assist Device Sleeve Adapter", Dec 9, 2011
Y. Joseph Woo, Howard C. Herrmann. "United States Patent 10/591,963 Device for Facilitating Antegrade Cardioplegia delivery in Patients with Aortic Insufficiency", Apr 19, 2011

Contact

Academic joswoo@stanford.edu Fax: (650) 725-3846

Administrative Contact Maggie Pickford and Kim Cromwell Executive Assistants mpick4d@stanford.edu , kimcrom@stanford.edu Tel: (650) 723-8795, (650) 725-3828

Clinical Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery 300 Pasteur Dr Falk Bldg CVRB Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 497-6757 Fax: (650) 736-0901

2021-22 Courses

Independent Studies
- Bioengineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
  BIOE 191 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Directed Investigation
  BIOE 392 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Directed Reading in Cardiothoracic Surgery
  CTS 299 (Win, Spr, Sum)
- Directed Study
  BIOE 391 (Spr)
- Early Clinical Experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery
  CTS 280 (Win, Spr, Sum)
- Engineering Problems
  ME 391 (Win)
- Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
  ME 191 (Aut)
- Experimental Investigation of Engineering Problems
  ME 392 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  CTS 399 (Win, Spr, Sum)
- Honors
  HUMBIO 194 (Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  CTS 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Research in Human Biology
  HUMBIO 193 (Aut)
- Undergraduate Research
  CTS 199 (Win, Spr, Sum)

Stanford Advisees

Med Scholar Project Advisor
Danielle Mullis
Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Koji Kawago, Shin Yajima
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Pearly Pandya, Matthew Park, Yuanjia Zhu

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