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Our Surgeons
Phoenix Office
Michael P. Caskey, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
EDUCATION	University of Texas, MD, 1983 Internship and General Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1988 Residency, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1988 Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, Rush Presbyterian, 1991
BOARD CERTIFICATION	Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Boswell Memorial Arrowhead Paradise Valley Banner Estrella Flagstaff Regional
Merick S. Kirshner, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
EDUCATION	Temple University, MD, 1990 Internship and General Surgery, Hershey Medical Center, 1994 Residency, Hershey Medical Center, 1995 Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, Hershey Medical Center, 1997
BOARD CERTIFICATION	Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 1998
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Boswell Memorial Arrowhead Paradise Valley Banner Estrella Flagstaff Regional
Kenneth A. Ashton, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
INTERESTS	Off-pump (Beating Heart) coronary artery bypass grafting Mitral valve repair Aortic valve repair Atrial fibrillation (MAZE) procedure Stentless aortic valve replacement Endoscopic vein harvesting Minimally invasive surgery Thorascopic procedures Lung cancer Esophogeal cancer Carotid artery surgery
EDUCATION	University of Arizona, B.S., 1987 St. Louis University, M.D., 1991 Emory University, Internship and General Surgery, 1999 University of Southern California, General Surgery Internship & Residency, 1997 University of Southern California, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 2000
BOARD CERTIFICATION	General Surgery, 1998 Thoracic Surgery, 2001
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Thunderbird Samaritan Boswell Memorial Arrowhead Paradise Valley Banner Estrella Flagstaff Regional
KEVIN M. BRADY, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
INTERESTS	Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting Endoscopic vein harvesting Mitral valve repair Stentless aortic valve replacement Atrial fibrillation surgery Minimally invasive surgery Carotid artery surgery
EDUCATION	Georgia State University, B.S., 1990 Emory University, M.D., 1995 Emory University, Internship and General Surgery, 1999 Emory University, Chief Resident, 2000 University of Louisville, Thoracic Surgery, 2002
BOARD CERTIFICATION	General Surgery, 2002 Thoracic Surgery, 2004
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Banner Estrella Boswell Memorial Thunderbird Samaritan Arrowhead Paradise Valley
DEREK VON HAAG, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
EDUCATION	California State Polytechnic University, CA, 1991 University of California, MD, 1996 Internship and General Surgery, University of California, 2001 Residency, University of California, 2002 Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
BOARD CERTIFICATION	General Surgery, 2002 Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 2004
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Banner Estrella Boswell Memorial Thunderbird Samaritan Arrowhead Paradise Valley
ANDREW GOLDSTEIN, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
EDUCATION	Brown University, RI, Mechanical Engineering, 1981 Columbia University, MD, 1989 Internship and General Surgery, University of Rochester, 1990 Residency, University of Rochester, 1996 Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, Yale University
BOARD CERTIFICATION	Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 1999
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Banner Estrella Boswell Memorial Thunderbird Samaritan Arrowhead Paradise Valley
CURTIS A. ERICKSON, M.D., F.A.C.S.

SPECIALTY	Peripheral Vascular Surgery
INTERESTS	Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Abdominal aortic and branch vessel occlusive disease Endoluminal stent graft repair abdominal aortic aneurysm Carotid artery surgery Upper and lower extremity arterial occlusive disease Endovascular surgery
EDUCATION	Hendrix College, Arkansas, B.A., 1982 University of Arkansas, M.D., 1986 University of Arkansas, General Surgery, 1991 Medical College of Wisconsin, Vascular Surgery, 1996 Arizona Heart Hospital, Endovascular Surgery, Nov-Dec, 2004
BOARD CERTIFICATION	General Surgery, 1992 Vascular Surgery, 1997
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES	Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Osborn John C. Lincoln North Mountain & Deer Valley Banner Good Samaritan Phoenix Baptist Arizona Heart Hospital Banner Estrella Banner Thunderbird Boswell Memorial
Flagstaff Office
STEVEN PETERSON, M.D.

SPECIALTY	Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (OPCAB) Thoracic Surgery
EDUCATION ACCREDITATION	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1989 State University of New York at Buffalo, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery American Medical Association
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS	Society of Thoracic Surgeons American Medical Association American College of Surgeons, Fellow


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