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Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.
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He could live anywhere in the world. But being a world-renowned pioneer in minimally invasive cardiac surgery hasn't given Dr. Randolph Chitwood wanderlust. Nor has teaching medical teams at leading hospitals around the globe. He's right at home in Greenville, North Carolina.
"You don't have to be in a big city to accomplish something exciting. I could have chosen any number of places to live and work, and I've had offers to lead other major programs elsewhere. But I don't think I could have found a more advanced and integrated medical and industrial environment, more recreational opportunities, or friendlier people than in eastern North Carolina."
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- Director of the East Carolina Heart Institute
- Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, East Carolina University
- Architect of the Pitt County Memorial Hospital cardiovascular surgery program
- First in the United States to perform a minimally invasive mitral valve operation with the aid of a voice-controlled robot in 1998
- First American to perform mitral valve repair in Germany at the Leipzig University Clinic in 1999
- Member of 25 professional societies including the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Designer of surgical instruments for minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Developing a totally endoscopic procedure using 3D cameras and robotic devices
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