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Department of Surgery

Faculty:  


Ari Halldorsson, M.D., FACS, FCCP

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery,
Residency Program Director General Surgery,
 

Patient Appointments:
Cardio-Thoracic: 806-743-2373
Oncology: 806-775-8600
Clinic Location:
Cardio-Thoracic: Pavillion 4th Floor
Oncology: UMC Southwest Cancer Center

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Education:

  • Fellowship:
    Cardiac Surgery, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana 1992-1993
    General Thoracic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 1995-1996
    Heart and Lung Transplantation, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 1996-1997
  • Residency:
    General Surgery, University of Iceland, Reykajvik Iceland 1982-1986
    General Surgery: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1986-1989
    General Surgery: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 1989-1991
    Thoracic Surgery: University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 1993-1995
  • Medical School:
    University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland 1976-1982

Certifications:

    American Board of Surgery: 1995, Recertification 2004
    American Board of Thoracic Surgery: 1998
  Clinical Interests  

Special interest in General Thoracic Surgery problems relating to lungs, mediastinum and esophagus. Secondary interest: General Surgery, Intensive Care, Trauma. Strong believer in minimally invasive surgical approaches to thoracic pathology including Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). Also strong advocate of multidisciplinary approach to evaluation and treatment of lung cancer.

  Educational Interests  

I strongly believe that it is our professional duty to pass on wisdom and experience to the next generation of surgeons. Interacting with surgery residents and seeing them grow from timid interns to well educated, technically skilled and overall competent chief residents is the most rewarding aspect of being in academic practice. I am especially interested in the overall organization of the residency to maximize the residents learning experience and the latest educational and evaluation methods such as OSCE's, Simulation labs and incorporation of the six core competencies into the curriculum and clinical teaching.