Email

ravi.ghanta@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor of Surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency

Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Independent Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine

Olga Keith Wiess Professor of Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine

Chief, Cardiac Surgery

Ben Taub Hospital

Addresses

Ben Taub Hospital (Hospital)

1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 873-3440

Education

Residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Boston

Thoracic Surgery

Residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Boston

General Surgery

MD from Harvard Medical School

Boston

Honors: Biomedical Optics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BS from Cornell University

Ithaca

Applied & Engineering Physics

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Honors & Awards

2020 Top Doctor: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Houstonia Magazine

Merril Presidential Scholar

Cornell University

John Mannick Award

Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Award

Ethicon Research Scholar

American Association of Thoracic Surgery

Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Educational Materials

Baylor College of Medicine

2023 Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

Norton Rose Fulbright

Professional Interests

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Heart Failure
• Heart Transplantation
• Aortic Surgery

Professional Statement

Dr. Ravi K. Ghanta's clinical practice includes all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, including caring for patients with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, diseases of the thoracic aorta, and heart failure. In addition he has interests in minimally invasive surgery, transcatheter valve therapy, mechanical circulatory assist devices, and heart transplantation.
Dr. Ghanta is originally from Oakdale, Louisiana, where he was active in his community and became an Eagle Scout. He completed his undergraduate studies in Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. At Cornell, he was named a Merril Presidential Scholar as the most outstanding graduate in Applied Physics. Dr. Ghanta then completed his medical training at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA where he graduated with honors. He completed a thesis in Biomedical Optics at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology while receiving fellowships from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Association for Academic Surgery.
Dr. Ghanta trained in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. During his residency he spent 3 years in the lab studying ventricular restraint therapy for ventricular remodeling in heart failure. He was awarded research grants from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ghanta served as Chief Resident of General Surgery at the Brigham in 2010 and was awarded the John Mannick Award. He subsequently served as Chief Resident in Cardiac Surgery at the Brigham in 2012. He then subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Virginia from 2012 to 2016. At the University of Virginia, he maintained an active clinical practice and a funded research lab. He attained multiple clinical leadership positions, including Director of the Adult Extracorporeal Life Support Program. In 2016, Dr. Ghanta joined the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Ben Taub Hospital.
Dr. Ghanta’s laboratory focuses on ventricular remodeling in heart failure including restraint therapy, stem cell therapy, and tissue engineering. Dr. Ghanta is a member of the Southern Thoracic Surgery Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, and the American Heart Association.

Websites

Selected Publications

• S. Schubert, L.T. Yarboro, S. Madala, K. Ayunipudi, I.L. Kron, J.A. Kern, G. Ailawadi, G. Stuckenborg, R.K. Ghanta "Natural History of Coexistent Mitral Regurgitation Following Aortic Valve Replacement." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.;
• A. Jain, W.F. Johnston, K.J. Cherry, M.C. Tracci, G. Ailawadi, G.R. Upchurch, J.A. Kern, R.K. Ghanta "Staged Hybrid Repair of Extensive Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Secondary to Aortic Dissections: Mid-term Outcomes." Journal of Vascular Surgery.;
• R.K. Ghanta, D.J. Lapar, J.A. Kern, I.L. Kron, A.M. Speir, E. Fonner, M. Quader, G. Ailawadi "Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement provides equivalent outcomes at reduced cost compared with conventional aortic valve replacement: A real-world multi-institutional analysis." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.;
• R.K. Ghanta and J.A. Kern "Staged Hybrid Repair for Extent II Thoracabdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections." Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascula.;

Memberships

American College of Surgeons

Fellow

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

American Heart Association

Southern Thoracic Surgery Association

American College of Cardiology

Association for Academic Surgery

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

Chair, National In-Training Exam Committee