Serving more than 62,000 patients every year, Duke Heart Center is home to more than 700 faculty and staff members, including 100+ board-certified cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and cardiothoracic anesthesiologists -- many of whom serve in leadership roles at the Heart Center.

Duke Heart Center leadership includes:

Christopher M. O’Connor, MD
Director, Duke Heart Center
Acting Chief, Cardiology

Peter K. Smith, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Joseph P. Mathew, MD
Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Thomas M. Bashore, MD
Vice Chief, Cardiology

Thomas A. D'Amico, MD
Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Jennifer S. Li, MD
Chief, Pediatric Cardiology

Robert D.B. “Jake” Jaquiss, MD
Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

John F. Rhodes Jr., MD
Director, Duke Children's Heart Program

Harry R. Phillips III, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Duke Heart Network

Robert A. Harrington, MD
Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute

Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute

Kirk Bradley, MBA
Chair, Duke Heart Center Advisory Board Member, Duke University Medical Center Board of Visitors