Mark D. Iannettoni, MD, MBA
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr, MD, Dist. Chair in Cardiovascular Sciences
Professor, Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency
Chief, Cardiovascular Service Line ECHI/ECU Health
252-744-4400
252-744-9004 (fax)
For appointments, call 252-744-4536
Mailing Address:
East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU
115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC 27834
Education
- Medical School: SUNY Health Sciences Center at Syracuse (1985)
- Residency: SUNY Health Sciences Center at Syracuse General Surgery
- Residency (1985-91); University of Michigan Thoracic Residency (1991-93)
- Fellowship: General Thoracic Surgery John Alexander Thoracic Fellowship (1993-94)
Certification
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Professional Highlights and Honors
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Gamma Chapter (1985)
- John Alexander Fellow in General Thoracic Surgery (1993-94)
- Johann L. Ehrenhaft Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2004)
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who (2006-07)
- America’s Top Doctors for Cancer – Castle Connolly Guide (2006)
- Marquis “Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare”, 6th edition. (2006)
- US News and World Report Best Physicians (2008)
- US News and World Report Star Designation as Upper 1% of Physicians
- Recognized in Their Specialty (2010)
- Socrates Award from Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (2015)
Clinical Interests
- General Thoracic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive and Robotically-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Benign and Malignant Esophageal Disease
Professional Organizations
- The John Alexander Society, Member (1993)
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Candidate Member (1994)
- American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow (1995)
- American College of Surgeons, Member (1995)
- General Thoracic Surgical Club, Member (1996)
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member (1996)
- Michigan Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member (1996)
- Great Lakes Transplantation Association, Member (1996)
- Frederick A. Coller Society, Member (1997)
- International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (1997)
- Central Surgical Association (1999)
- International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (2000)
- Esophageal Surgery Club (2000)
- American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (2001)
- Thoracic Surgery Directors Association – Associate Member (2001)
- ISHLT Scientific Council on Pulmonary Transplantation (2002)
- International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, Member (2005)
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member (2008)
- Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, TSDA Representative (2011-13)