Goals: Introduce the concepts of modern cardiothoracic surgery into a program that has been fairly traditional in the past. These concepts include close analysis of data, full transparency, regular team meetings to review our progress, attention to the satisfaction of patients and staff, fiscal responsibility and safe innovation.THE RÉSUMÉ

What you do: Lead the department of cardiothoracic surgery.

Goals: Introduce the concepts of modern cardiothoracic surgery into a program that has been fairly traditional in the past. These concepts include close analysis of data, full transparency, regular team meetings to review our progress, attention to the satisfaction of patients and staff, fiscal responsibility and safe innovation.

Old gig: Chief of cardiothoracic surgery at University of Arizona.

School ties: Johns Hopkins Medical School.

Family tree: Mother and father were born, raised and married in Texas.

Hometown: Dallas.

JUST JERSEY

Sopranos, Jersey Shore or Housewives of NJ: Sopranos — there are a lot of lessons about leadership and team building in that show that are highly relevant to creating an effective surgical team.

Favorite place to chow down: Wit or Witout subs.

ALL YOU

What you wanted to be when you were 6: Major League Baseball player (didn’t change that goal until the end of college).

Celebrity you’d like to meet: Phil Collins (I’d like to find out what happened to his productivity).

Historical figure you’d want to meet: Halstead, father of modern surgery.

Dream vacation: Anywhere tropical.

Your passion: Contradicting the misinformation surrounding robotic heart surgery.

Something about you that your co-workers don’t know: I used to throw a baseball 90 miles an hour.