Georgia Heart Institute Grand Rounds Post Interview with Dr. Bradley G. Leshnower, MD

Dr. Leshnower hails from Texas and received his Bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Tx. Following medical school, Dr. Leshnower completed a residency in general surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa. During his time at Penn, Dr. Leshnower completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship in the Harrison Department of Surgical Research studying myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury as a member of the Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group. Following completion of his general surgery training, Dr. Leshnower completed a cardiothoracic surgery residency under Dr. Robert Guyton at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Leshnower pursued advanced training in thoracic aortic surgery under Dr. Joseph Bavaria at the University of Pennsylvania and endovascular surgery at the Arizona Heart Institute. Dr. Leshnower joined faculty of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory in 2011 as a cardio-aortic surgeon. He performs all adult cardiac surgery including transcatheter valve replacement. Dr. Leshnower specializes in open and endovascular therapies for diseases of the thoracic aorta.

Dr Habib Samady is an interventional cardiologist and serves as President of the Georgia Heart Institute, the heart and vascular program of Northeast Georgia Health System. He is also Director of the Georgia Center for Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Modeling and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Emory University. Dr Samady is recognized as one of the foremost international experts in coronary physiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Sheffield in England, and completed his residency training in both London and in Sheffield. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Connecticut, before his fellowship in general cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and interventional cardiology at Yale University in Connecticut.