Dr. Robert S. Poston, MD

Dr. Robert Poston is a cardiac surgeon who has been in practice for 14 years doing a wide variety of procedures. His specialty is the use of less invasive and robotic techniques to perform heart operations in order to reduce recovery time. He has an extensive background in this area based on more than 1000 cases of experience and his own in depth research into the outcomes that can be expected with these innovations vs. the standard, open method. Since his first robotic case a decade ago, Dr. Poston has acquired one of the busiest practices in the country in robotic heart surgery. He is only 1 of around 20 surgeons that have developed sufficient expertise to perform robotic heart surgery safely. As a result, patients that need cardiac surgery have sought him out from all over the country with the universal goal of shortening their recovery times after surgery.The value of Dr. Postons research contributions to robotic surgery have been recognized by over 100 publications in several …high impact medical and surgical journals over the past 10 years. His work has been cited over 2000 times, resulting in an H-index score for his publications of 30, which is in the top 10th percentile for academic cardiac surgeons. In addition, his research has been funded by a number of sources including the prestigious RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health (HL080480). From 2011 until 2014, Dr. Poston was the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Arizona. In this role, he developed into the type of leader which could best be summarized as a pragmatic visionary. The three years for his division under his stewardship demonstrated a track record 8 major innovations that were all new to Tucson and many were new to the country.

Mercy Health — Heart and Vascular Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery

1532 Lone Oak Rd Ste 445

Paducah

KY

42003

USA

+12705385830

• Thoracic Surgery
• Cardiovascular Surgery

• Robotic Surgery