Michael J. Mack, MD

Specialty:
Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery

Practice Location:
7777 Forest Lane
Suite A-323
Dallas, Texas 75230

Michael J. Mack received his Medical Doctorate at St. Louis University where he graduated cum laude in 1973. He later completed an internship at M.D. Anderson Hospital and the Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas and at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He completed his residencies at the latter as well as the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas.

Dr. Mack began his practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Dallas in 1983 when he became one of the founders of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas (CSANT), P. A. He is on staff at a dozen hospitals in Texas and has visiting Professorships in the People's Republic of China, Brazil, Egypt and Sweden. He is board certified in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Internal Medicine.

As well as making over 150 presentations on Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery in over 30 countries, Dr. Mack has published over 100 peer review journals, over 60 book chapters and edited three books on surgery.

Dr. Mack's involvement in the creation and development of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques dates back to 1990 when he became interested in video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). He holds office on numerous committees concerning Minimally Invasive Surgery, including: The American Association of Thoracic Surgery/The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joint Committee on Thoracoscopy and Video Assisted Surgery, Video Assisted Thoracic Study Group Committee, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board on Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, MInimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Interest Group and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Ad Hoc Committee on New Technology Assessment.

Dr. Mack was instrumental in the development of Endoscopic Spine Surgery and has continued research on endoscopic applications of Cardiac Surgery since 1992. He also holds an interest the field of Thoracic Transplantation. He is the Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation at Medical City Dallas Hospital, as well as Director of the Heart and Lung Failure Program. Dr. Mack and his colleague Dr. Tea Acuff initiated the development of the Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute (CRSTI) and he serves as the chairman of the CRSTI Board of Directors.