Dr. Murphy is one of the most experienced robotic heart surgeons in the world. For the past 15 years, Dr. Murphy has focused his career on endoscopic intracardiac surgery using robotic instrumentation. Dr. Murphy has performed over 2000 robotic endoscopic mitral valve procedures and more than 2500 robotically assisted procedures. He continues to teach his completely endoscopic approach, the LEAR technique (Lateral Endoscopic Approach using Robotics) to teams from all over the world. He served as principal investigator in 2002 for the daVinci Surgical System technology, leading the first U.S. Cardiac surgery team in clinical trials in intracardiac surgery and coronary bypasses prior to the FDA approval. Because of his achievements, Emory Saint Joseph's was named the exclusive cardiac southeastern training center for the daVinci system in 2004.
Experience
Training
Emory University School of Medicine
Residency, Thoracic Surgery, 1983
Massachuestts General Hospital
Residency, General Surgery, 1981
Massachusetts General Hospital
Internship, General Surgery, 1978
Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1977
Massachusetts General Hospital
Internship, Internal Medicine, 1976
Contact Info:
Emory Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Harrison Pavilion, Ste 200
Atlanta, GA 30342
404-778-7200