John S. Ikonomidis PhD, MD

John Ikonomidis, MD, PhD is the Horace G. Smithy Professor and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Ikonomidis graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1989 and from the University of Toronto General Surgical Program in 1997, also completing a PhD degree in cardiac physiology. Dr. Ikonomidis completed Cardiothoracic Surgical training at Stanford University in June of 2000. Dr. Ikonomidis’ clinical interests include thoracic aortic surgery, transcatheter aortic valves and cardiopulmonary transplantation. Dr. Ikonomidis serves as Program Director of MUSC’s Cardiothoracic Surgical Residency, which currently runs both Traditional 3-year and Integrated 6-year programs. In addition, Dr. Ikonomidis serves as Director of the South Carolina Heart Valve Center and co-Director of MUSC’s Heart and Vascular Service Line.