Gurion Lantz is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the OHSU
School of Medicine. He received his B.S. from Southern Oregon University,
earned his M.D. degree from OHSU, and completed his surgical residency at
Indiana University. He is also a member of the American College of Surgeons,
the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association,
and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.
His research focuses on Cardiac Surgery (Adult).
Amani Politano is a vascular surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the OHSU School of Medicine. She is a member of several professional societies, including the Society of Vascular Surgery, the American Venous Forum, the Surgical Infection Society, the Pacific Northwest Vascular Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the Association of Women Surgeons. She earned her M.D. from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She completed her residency in general surgery, a post-doctoral research fellowship, a Master’s degree in clinical research, an administrative fellowship, and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia. Her clinical interests include the treatment of arterial and venous disorders, aortic pathology, and clinical infections.
Howard K. Song is a Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University. He earned his M.D. at Stanford University, and
completed a residency in Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and a
fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He also
earned a Ph.D. in Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a
member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery and the Society of
Thoracic Surgeons. His main areas of interest include Outcomes of patients
undergoing adult cardiac surgery; Genetically triggered thoracic aortic aneurysms;
Recombinant factor replacement following cardiopulmonary bypass to decrease
postoperative bleeding; Bioengineering of prosthetic materials and blood pumps
to improve biocompatibility.
Firas Zahr is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of
Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University. He earned his M.D. from the University
of Damascus, completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland and his Interventional Cardiology Structural Fellowship at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh. He is also a Fellow of the
American College of Cardiology. His research interests focus on Cardiac
Catheterization, Transcatheter Valve Therapies, and Interventional Cardiology.
