Thomas B. Ferguson, M.D.

Dr. Thomas Ferguson is Professor Emeritus of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University. He received his B.S. and M.D. degrees from Duke University where he was selected for membership in Alpha Omega Alpha. After he completed a surgery residency at Duke University, he was a U.S. Public Health Service Fellow in Physiology. He then came to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis as an assistant resident in surgery and steadily rose through the ranks to professor.

Dr. Ferguson is a member of numerous academic societies and editorial boards and has held many special appointments. He has served as President of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chairman of the Board of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, President of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and President of the St. Louis Heart Association. Listed in the Who's Who in America, he has received an Award for Inspirational Teaching here at Washington University. He has authored more than 140 scholarly publications.

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