Dr. Woo is a nationally recognized surgeon, innovator, researcher, and educator in cardiothoracic surgery. He is the Norman E. Shumway Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Bioengineering at the Stanford School of Engineering.
Dr. Woo was educated and trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania.
He has an active clinical practice of more than 300 pump cases each year, focusing on complex mitral and aortic valve repair, thoracic aortic surgery, cardiopulmonary transplantation, and adult congenital heart surgery, and has advanced these fields by developing several innovative operations. He currently serves as principal investigator on two NIH R01 grants and has held continuous NIH funding since 2004.
He leads a basic science research lab studying stem cells, angiogenesis, tissue engineering, and valvular biomechanics. He has also served as PI for several clinical device trials, as well as translational scientific clinical trials involving stem cell therapy during coronary artery bypass grafting and LVAD implantation.
Dr. Woo has co-authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications. He has held numerous leadership roles at the AATS, including AATS Foundation Secretary, the AATS 104th Annual Meeting Program Co-Director, Chair of the AATS Scientific Affairs and Government Relations Committee, and Past President of the AATS Cardiac Surgery Biology Club.