Lyle D. Joyce, M.D., Ph.D.

Minnesota

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Graduate School

Surgery and Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

Residency

University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, MN

Fellowship

Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Certifications

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Academic Rank

Professor of Surgery

Interests

• Aortic diseases
• Adult and pediatric cardiac assist devices
• Maze procedure
• Valve repair
• Aortic reconstruction
• Beating heart coronary artery bypass
• Heart transplantation
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Professional Highlights

• National Principal Investigator, VentrAssist LVAD Destination Therapy FDA Protocol, 2005-2007
• Interim Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, 2005-2007
• Top Doctor Award in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mpls-St. Paul Magazine, August 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 issues

Publications

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Research

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