Joseph E. Bavaria
Cardiac Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
About
Joseph E. Bavaria works in Cardiac Surgery affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University.
Joseph E. Bavaria is a cardiothoracic surgeon with a focus on aortic and cardiac valve procedures. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Bruce and Robbi Toll Heart and Vascular Institute and Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He previously held positions as Professor of Surgery and Director of the Thoracic Aortic Surgery Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Research focus
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementThoracic Endovascular Aortic RepairAortic Dissection ManagementValve-Sparing Aortic Root ReconstructionAortic Aneurysm Repair
Impact
845 pubs · 48,857 cites · h-index 99
Training
BS in Chemical Engineering
Tulane University
1979
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine
1983
Affiliations
Work Experience
Executive Director of the Bruce and Robbi Toll Heart and Vascular Institute and Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University · 2025 - Present
Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania · 2004 - 2025
Assistant Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
University of Pennsylvania · 1992 - 2004