My Practice

Husam H. Balkhy, M.D.

Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Cardiac and Robotic Surgery, The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Education:

King Abdulaziz University
College of Medicine and Allied Sciences, MD
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1980-1986

Training:

One Year Rotating Internship
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1986-1987

Demonstrator in General Surgery
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1987-1988

General Surgery Residency
Tufts New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
1988-1994

Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Lahey Clinic
Burlington, Massachusetts
1994-1995

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Tufts New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
1995-1997

Private Practice Experience:

1997 - Present Private Practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hospital Appointments:

Chairman
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2003 – Present Staff Surgeon
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

2000 – Present Staff Surgeon
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2000 – Present Staff Surgeon
Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

2000 – Present Staff Surgeon
Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1997 - Present Staff Surgeon
St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1997 - Present Staff Surgeon
Elmbrook Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1997 - Present Staff Surgeon
Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha

Certification:

American Board of General Surgery, 1995
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1998

Society Memberships:

American Medical Society
Massachusetts Medical Society
Deterling Surgical Society
Member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Member of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Wisconsin State Medical Society
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Surgeons