Kevin W. Lobdell

MD, Professor

Professor & System Director CV Surgical Quality, Education, and Research
Atrium Health, Charlotte/ NC

Education, Training and Positions

Dr. Lobdell is board certified in thoracic surgery and general surgery and has special qualifications in surgical critical care. His research interests include risk models, assessment, and mitigation strategies, telemedicine and digital health, acute kidney injury, goal-directed therapy, metabolic response to injury and sepsis, early extubation, effects of BMI on CV outcomes, euglycemia, and aortic dissection. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters on quality, safety, and various clinical subjects. He is currently leading the Perfect Care initiative (a $1.11 million grant from the Duke Endowment) and is a reviewer and editor for various journals and societies. Dr. Lobdell is Chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Workforce on Research Development and on the Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety. He is also a member of the research committee for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the STS and is a Section Editor of SESATS for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lobdell also services as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves.

Education

  • BS-Microbiology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan (1982)
  • MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan (1986)
  • Healthcare Management, University of Michigan-The Ross School of Business Ann Arbor, Michigan (2007)

Postdoctoral Training

  • General Surgery Resident, University of Minnesota Hospitals Minneapolis, Minnesota (1986-1990)
  • General Surgery Chief Resident, University of Minnesota Hospitals Minneapolis, Minnesota (1990-1991)
  • Winchester Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut (1991-1992)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident, Yale University School of Medicine Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, Connecticut (1992-1993)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Chief Resident, Yale University School of Medicine Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, Connecticut (1993-1994)
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (July-December 1994)
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery Senior Registrar, Royal Children’s Hospital Victorian Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit University of Melbourne Parkville, Victoria AUSTRALIA (January-June 1995)
  • Fellow, Thoracic Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas Houston, Texas (April 1996)
  • Surgical Critical Care Resident, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital of Michigan/DMC, Detroit, Michigan (2003-2004

Academic Appointments

  • Instructor in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut (1993-1994)
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan (1995-1998)
  • Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
  • Chapel Hill, North Carolina (2011-2016)
  • Professor, Atrium Health Charlotte, NC (2017)

Other Positions and Employment

  • System Director CV Surgical Quality, Education, and Research (2020-Present)
  • Medtronic Independent Physician Quality Panel-Structural Heart (2015-Present)
  • Medtronic Data Safety Monitoring Board, PERIGON Trials-USA and Japan (2015-Present)

Research and Publications

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Lobdell+KW&cauthor_id=32892819

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Leader of the Perfect Care initiative
  • Chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
  • Member of the research committee for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation
  • Section Editor of SESATS (American Board of Thoracic Surgery)
  • Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves

Editorial Positions

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Self-Education Self-Assessment in Thoracic Surgery (SESATS) XIII-Critical Care Section
  • Heart, Lung, & Vessels (aka HSR Proceedings in Intensive Care and Cardiovascular Anesthesia)
  • Journal of Thoracic Disease
  • Advances in Critical Care Medicine
  • The Scientific World Journal-Cardiology
  • Journal of Cardiology and Therapy
  • Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
  • Case Reports in Surgery

Why I am passionate about Drainology™

"The study of thoracostomy tube drainage, drainology, is evolving rapidly and a high priority on our journey of learning faster and continuously improving. In fact, we’re at an inflection point in the science of drainology and the potential impact is a rare opportunity. Exciting times."


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