- MD: University of Cincinnati
- BS: Davidson College
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery) (Certification Date: 1992-06-05) - (Recertification Date: 2021-11-22)
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Office 513-584-1387
- Email vesterrl@ucmail.uc.edu
Adult cardiac surgery; Adult congenital heart surgery; Minimally invasive chest surgery
Clinical Interests
Cardiovascular Disease
Heart Failure
Thoracic Surgery
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Diseases and Disorders
Arteriosclerotic Aortic Disease
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiomyopathy
Coronary artery disease
Cardiology
Peer Reviewed Publications
Gerdisch, Marc W; Austin, Erle H; Vester, S Russell; Stavridis, George T; Singhal, Arun; Weber, Alberto; Deja, Marek A; Wei, Lawrence M; Badhwar, Vinay; Rankin, J Scott 2022. Evolution of techniques for repair of intermediate-type bicuspid aortic valves. JTCVS techniques, 15 , 62-69
Dobrilovic, Nick; Wright, Creighton B; Vester, S Russell; Patel, Manisha A; Fannin, Elizabeth A 2005. Unusual chest lesion: giant primary pulmonary lymphoma. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 80 3, 1134