Edward H. Garrett Jr., MD, is a Leading Vascular Surgeon with The Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee

Edward H. Garrett Jr., MD, is a well-versed vascular surgeon who diagnoses and treats patients at The Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic in the Memphis office, Tennessee, where he sees patients every Tuesday. He spends the rest of the week performing surgeries at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis and Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Furthermore, Dr. Garrett Jr. serves as a Professor of Surgery within the Department of Surgery as well as the Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. A vascular surgeon diagnoses, treats, and manages conditions in the arteries and veins, also called the blood vessels. These specialists treat a range of health problems, from spider and varicose veins to life-threatening aneurysms, and can help patients manage chronic conditions throughout their lives. Outside his practice, Dr. Garrett, Jr. is a devoted family man and tries to spend as much time we possible with his family. His hobbies include fishing, hunting, and watching baseball. For more information about Dr. Edward H. Garrett Jr., please visit http://edgarrettmd.com/about/DrGarrett.htm.

According to his practice’s website, Dr. Garret, Jr. continues his father’s tradition of cutting edge firsts and involvement in new technology, including first lung transplant in Memphis, first double lung transplant in Tennessee, first mother-daughter living lung donor in Memphis, first robotic case at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis, first abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with stent graft in Memphis, first thoracic aortic aneurysm repair with stent graft in Memphis, performed the first cardiomyoplasty in Memphis, implanted the first Abiomed ventricular assist device in Memphis and had the longest living patient supported on the device, first left ventricular assist device XVE, HMII, Thoratec IVAD and PVAD in Memphis, first Paracor Heartnet placement in Memphis, performed the first Minimally Invasive Convergent Maze Procedure at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis, first transcatheter aortic valve placement in the Mid-South, first TCAR (Transcarotid Artery Revascularization) in the region, and first MitraClip in the region. For more information about Dr. Edward H. Garrett Jr., please visit http://edgarrettmd.com/about/DrGarrett.htm.

Edward H. Garrett Jr., MD, attended Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and received his medical degree in 1979. Furthermore, he conducted his residency in general and cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, KY. In addition, he completed his vascular surgery training at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN. In addition, Dr. Garrett Jr. received board certification in general surgery and vascular surgery from the American Board of Surgery and is board-certified in cardiothoracic surgery with the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, the Association of Clinical Research Professionals, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, the Southern Surgical Association, the Christian Medical Society, the American College of Surgeons, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, among others. For more information about Dr. Edward H. Garrett Jr., please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/379801-H-Edward-Garrett-Jr-Vascular-Surgeon.