Ara Pridjian, MD

Medical Specialty:
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Fellowship:
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
- University of Michigan Hospitals (1992)

Residency:
Thoracic Surgery
- University of Illinois Hospitals (1991)

General Surgery
- University of Illinois Hospitals (1989)

Medical Education:
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1982)

Professional Organizations:
Fellow - American College of Surgeons
Member - American Medical Association, Illinois State Medical Society, Southeastern Surgical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, New Orleans Surgical Society, The Warren H. Cole Society, The John Alexander Society, American College of Phlebology

Background:
Dr. Pridjian served as instructor of thoracic surgery at the University of Michigan (1991-92), assistant clinical professor (1994-96) and associate clinical professor (1996-97) (1999-2001) for Tulane University and associate clinical professor for the University of Chicago (1998-99).

He continued to enhance his medical expertise through endovascular training at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Lafayette, La. (2003).

Dr. Pridjian previously practiced with the Ochsner Clinic in Louisiana, the Prairie Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgical Association in Illinois and the Southern Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Associates in Mississippi.

Personal:
Dr. Pridjian resides in Haslett with his wife, Ginger and their youngest daughter, the couple also have two daughters attending Tulane University in Louisiana.