Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Research interest: Thoracic Oncology, Lung Transplantation, ECMO
Dr. D’Cunha is the Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr. D’Cunha studied molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before he earned his PhD and then MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin in a prestigious medical scientist training program. He then did his residency and cardiothoracic fellowship at the University of Minnesota before he became an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. Dr. D’Cunha’s research interests are novel therapeutics for non-small cell lung cancer, a broad based research platform in lung transplantation, and surgical education. He was at the University of Pittsburgh where he was a Division Chief and Vice Chairman of the Department. At the Mayo Clinic in Arizona he is a Full Professor. Dr. D’Cunha is board certified American Board of Thoracic Surgery and a member of both the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Editorial Board (Thoracic Surgery)
Terms of Appointment: February 2019 - January 2021; February 2021 - January 2023; February 2023 - January 2025