LSU Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1542 Tulane Ave., Room 752
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 568-2720
Fax: (504) 568-2726

hheck@lsuhsc.edu

Degrees

BS - 1969
Louisiana State University

MD - 1972
Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Bio

Medical School:
LSU School of Medicine at New Orleans

Residency:
General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1972-1977

Fellowships:
Cardiovascular - University of Iowa, 1977-1980
Cardiothoracic - University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1988-1990

American Board of Surgery 1978

American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1981

American Board of Thoracic Surgery recertification 2000

Formerly at the Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Heck joined the department in November of 1994.

Clinical Interests

Non-cardiac thoracic surgery
Off-pump coronary revascularization
Minimally invasive valve replacement
Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Teaching Activities

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Non-Cardiac Thoracic Surgery

Additional Info

Curriculum Vitae

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Herman Andrew Heck, Jr., MD, FACS

Professor of Clinical Surgery Divison of Cardiothoracic Surgery Interim LSU Public Hospital

Degrees

Bio

Clinical Interests

Teaching Activities

Additional Info

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Divison of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Interim LSU Public Hospital