CARLOS TROCONIS

I am a Venezuelan trained in US as a Pediatrician, General Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Surgeon, living in Miami and practicing as Itinerary Surgeon in Venezuela and Dominican Republic. Medical Director Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery & Charity Program at Hospital Metropolitano, Santiago, D.R. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Privileges at Hospital de Clinicas Caracas, Venezuela Institutional Affiliations: • Founder, CEO and Medical Director, Save-A-Heart Foundation • Chief of Pediatric Cardio & Thoracic Surgery, HOMS Hospital, Santiago, Dominican Republic • Hospital de Clinicas Caracas (Professional Privileges) Specialty: Pediatric Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Clinical Appointments & Training: • Universidad Central de Venezuela - Doctor of Medicine (1971) • Red Cross Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela - General Surgeon (1973) • University of Tennessee / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Pediatric Residency (1974 - 1976) • University of Tennessee / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Ped Surgery Residency (1977-79) • University of Tennessee / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Ped Cardiac Surgery Fellowship (1979) • Denver Children's Hospital - Ped Cardiac Surgery Felloship (1980) • Caracas Children's Hospital and Caracas Medical Center- Attending CT Surgery (1981-94) • University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital - Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship (1996-1997) • University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hosp - Div of CT Surgery - Assistant Profesor (97-99) • HOMS, Stgo., DR- Attending Ped Cardiac Surgery (2003-now) Interests: • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Research • Minimally Invasive Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery • Pediatric Circulatory Assist Devices • Heart & Lung Pediatric Transplantation • Robotic Surgery • Development of Ped CVS Programs in emergent countries • Telemedicine: Telediagnosis, Telesurgery & Teleducation • 2nd Opinions