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Kenan W. Yount, M.D.

  1. Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  2. Cardiovascular Surgeon
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  1. Jacksonville, Florida

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Dr. Yount is a cardiac surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to joining the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Yount was an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia, where he previously held numerous leadership positions, including Director of the Structural Heart & Valve Center and Director of the Aortic Center. His subspecialty focus includes:

  • Minimally invasive mitral valve repair
  • Traditional open-heart and transcatheter aortic and mitral valve surgery
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
  • Ascending aorta and aortic arch repair
  • Septal myectomy

Dr. Yount is passionate about working with a multidisciplinary heart team to provide patients with options for minimally invasive, transcatheter, and traditional open-heart surgery. Dr. Yount has been principal investigator for a NIH grant to support large-scale clinical trial research and has served on the steering committee for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network. Dr. Yount is board-certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), which recognized his research with its President’s Award.

He is originally from Augusta, Georgia, and graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth, where he was captain of the golf team and an avid skier.

  1. Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery
  2. Aortic valve disease
  3. Aortic valve stenosis
  4. Atrial fibrillation
  5. Carcinoid heart disease
  6. Coronary artery disease
  7. Endocarditis
  8. Heart failure
  9. Heart valve disease
  10. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
  11. Mitral valve disease
  12. Mitral valve regurgitation
  13. Mitral valve stenosis
  14. Thoracic aortic aneurysm
  15. Thoracic aortic dissection
  1. Aortic arch replacement
  2. Aortic root surgery
  3. Coronary bypass surgery
  4. Heart surgery
  5. Heart transplant
  6. Heart valve repair
  7. Heart valve replacement
  8. Heart valve surgery
  9. Maze procedure
  10. Minimally invasive heart surgery
  11. Septal myectomy
  12. Thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery
  13. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
  14. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  15. Transcatheter mitral valve repair
  16. Tricuspid valve repair and replacement
  • Minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement
  • Traditional/open mitral valve repair and replacement
  • Aortic valve replacement
  • Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  • Alternative access transcatheter aortic valve replacement (transcarotid TAVR)
  • Ascending aortic aneurysm repair
  • Type A aortic dissection repair
  • Aortic arch repair and replacement
  • Unroofing of anomalous coronary arteries
  • Septal myectomy (reducing heart muscle thickening) for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM)
  • Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
  • Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
  • Traditional open heart surgery
  1. 2019
    Fellowship - Structural Heart & ValveUniversity of Virginia
  2. 2019
    Fellowship - Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve SurgeryUniversity of Pennsylvania
  3. 2018
    Chief Resident - Thoracic SurgeryUniversity of Virginia
  4. 2017
    Resident - Thoracic SurgeryUniversity of Virginia
  5. 2014
    Fellowship - Clinical ResearchUniversity of Virginia
  6. 2011
    MBAUniversity of Virginia
  7. 2010
    MDUniversity of Virginia
  8. 2006
    AB - Bachelor of Arts, EconomicsDartmouth College

Awards and honors

  1. 2025
    Accepted into and completed Academy LeadershipAATS Leadership Academy, American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  2. 2024
    Patient Experience Outstanding Performance AwardUniversity of Virginia Health System
  3. 2024
    Accepted into and Completed Leadership InstituteSTS Leadership Institute, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  4. 2023
    Nominated for Dean’s Excellence in Teaching AwardUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
  5. 2023
    Patient Experience Outstanding Performance AwardUniversity of Virginia Health System
  6. 2016
    Paul C. Samson Award FinalistAnnual Meeting, Western Thoracic Surgical Association
  7. 2014
    President’s AwardAnnual Meeting, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  8. 2009
    Sydney F. Small Merit ScholarshipDarden School of Business, University of Virginia

Professional memberships

  1. 2025 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery
  2. 2023 - present
    MemberEastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society
  3. 2018 - present
    MemberSouth Atlantic Cardiovascular Society
  4. 2018 - present
    MemberMuller-Jones-Kron Surgical Society
  5. 2011 - present
    MemberSouthern Thoracic Surgical Association
  6. 2011 - present
    MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons

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