The Department of Surgery

Raymond A. Dieter, III, MD, FACS

Professor
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Focus

Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Education

Medical School
Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL

Internship
General Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Residency
General Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Certification

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Professional Affiliations

American College of Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Current Publications

Saysana K, Chow N, Huang S, French B, Dieter R, Ali A, Farber-Eger E, Wells QS, Siddiqi HK, Bearl DW, Schlendorf KH, Amancherla K..
Sex-biased immune rewiring may underlie reduced risk for cardiac allograft vasculopathy in females following heart transplantation J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Nov 24:S1053-2498(25)02411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.11.022. Online ahead of print.

Current Presentations

Pandey M, Dasgupta M, Murdock PM, Boukovalas S, Dieter R, Jordan S. Partial sternectomy for chondrosarcoma with methylmethacrylate patch and bilateral pectoralis flaps. Presented at American Thoracic Society Conference 2026; May 15, 2026; Orlando, FL.

Dieter R, Shali L, Desrosiers G, Mehmood M. Isolated RV failure: A case of lymphocytic myocarditis. Presented at Tennessee American College of Cardiology; 2024 Nov - 1; Nashville, TN.

Tiperneni R, Villarosa A, Bevill B, ​ Venero C, Dieter R, Soto​ F. Positive end-expiratory pressure ​ and worsening hypoxemia: ​ A 3D view​. Presented at Chest 2024 annual meeting; 2024 Oct 6; Boston, MA.