St. John Cardiovascular Surgery provides the most comprehensive care and multidisciplinary expertise in the area. With impressive training, the physicians of St. John Cardiovascular Surgery utilize advanced technology to accurately identify cardiovascular, vascular and thoracic disorders, and implement successful treatment.
Frank Fore, M.D.
Robert Garrett, M.D.
Robert Blankenship, M.D.
Frank Fore, M.D.
TRAINING
• University of Texas, Galveston, TX, 1970-1974, medical school
• University of Texas, Galveston, TX, 1974-1975,
Surgical internship
• University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 1975-1976,
Surgical internship
• Queens Medical Center
• University Of Hawaii
• John Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, 1976-1977,
cardiovascular research fellow
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City, OK, 1977-1978, surgical residency
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City, OK, 1978-1979, chief surgical resident
• Wadsworth, VA, Medical Center
• University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1979-1980,
Chief resident, CV surgery
• University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1980-1981,
chief resident, CV surgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION
• American Board of Surgery, 1980
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1982
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• American Medical Association
• American College of Surgeons
• Tulsa County Medical Society
• American College of Cardiology
• Oklahoma Surgical Society
• Tulsa Surgical Society
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Robert Garrett, M.D.
TRAINING
• University of Oklahoma College of Medicine,
Norman, OK, 1978-1980, pre-med
• University of Oklahoma College of Medicine,
Tulsa, OK, 1980-1982, medical school
• Tulane University School of Medicine,
New Orleans, LA, 1982-1983, internship
• Tulane University School of Medicine,
New Orleans, LA, 1983-1987, general surgery residency
• Oregon Health Sciences University,
Portland, OR, 1987-1989, cardiothoracic
BOARD CERTIFICATION
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1991-present
FELLOWSHIPS
• American College of Surgeons
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• American College of Chest Surgeons
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Southern Medical Association
• Oklahoma State Medical Association
• Tulsa Surgical Society
• Tulsa County Medical Society
Robert Blankenship, M.D.
TRAINING
• Tulane University School of Medicine,
New Orleans, LA, 1969-1973, medical school
• Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals,
New Orleans, LA, 1974-1978, internship
• Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals,
New Orleans, LA, 1974-1978, general surgery residency
• Saint Louis University Hospitals,
St Louis, MO, 1978-1980, thoracic/cardiovascular surgery residency
BOARD CERTIFICATION
• American Board of Surgery, 1979
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1984-1994
FELLOWSHIPS
• American College of Surgeons
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Tulsa County Medical Society
• Oklahoma State Medical Association
• Southern Thoracic Society
