George Tellides MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery (Section of Cardiac Surgery) and of Investigative Medicine; Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Biographical Info

George Tellides, MD, PhD, earned his medical degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and his PhD from the University of Oxford. Dr. Tellidies is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of patients with cardiac disease and heart failure and concentrates his clinical practice at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, CT.

Education & Training

M.D.

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1983)

Ph.D.

University of Oxford (1988)

Intern

Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa, Surgery and Medicine

Research Fellow

John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, Surgery (1985 - 1988)

Resident

Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, General Surgery (1988 - 1992)

Chief Resident

Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, General Surgery (1992 - 1993)

Resident

Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children'sHospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1993 - 1994)

Chief Resident

Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1994 - 1995)