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John Entwistle III, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

  • Practice: Drexel Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Specialty:Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Education: M.D., with Honors, University of North Carolina (1990); Ph.D., Physiology, Medical College of Virginia (1998); B.S., Chemistry with Highest Honors, University of North Carolina (1986)
Patient Care

Dr. John Entwistle is board certified in both general surgery and thoracic surgery. He specializes in heart transplantation, circulatory assist devices, minimally invasive heart surgery, heart valve repair, and coronary artery bypass. He is an assistant professor in the cardiothoracic surgery department at Drexel University College of Medicine, surgical director of cardiac transplantation, and program director for the cardiothoracic surgery residency program at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Awards and Honors

  • John C. Forbes Graduate Student Colloquium: first place, proposed research (1993)
  • Medical School Award for Academic Excellence (1987 and 1988)
  • Venable Medal for Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major (1986)

Memberships

  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation 

Affiliated Hospitals: Hahnemann University Hospital, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Teaching

Dr. John Entwistle III is an assistant professor in the department of surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Specialties
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
Services and Clinical Interests
  • Heart surgery
  • Heart transplant
  • Lung surgery
  • Robotic surgery - cardiac
  • Valve repair
  • Valve replacement
  • Ventricular assist device
Internship
  • General Surgery - Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, VA (1990-1991)
Residency
  • General Surgery - Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, VA (1991-1998)
Fellowship
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery - Hahnmann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1998-2001)

Primary Practice

Drexel CT Surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital
230 North Broad Street
744 North Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-762-7802
Fax: 215-762-1858

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