Dr. Joseph McGinn Jr. oversees fellowship leadership, curriculum development, trainee evaluation and clinical supervision within the FIU/Baptist Health Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program. He also serves as chief of cardiac surgery at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Health South Florida.
A pioneer in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, McGinn developed the “McGinn Technique,” an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery, and has performed more than 1,500 procedures while training physicians worldwide. Before joining Baptist Health, he held leadership roles at Atrium Health, Staten Island University Hospital and The Heart Institute of New York. He is board certified in thoracic surgery, surgical critical care and general surgery.
Areas of Expertise
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Surgical critical care
Honors & Awards
- Best Doctors in New York, New York Magazine, 2015
- Samuel L. Koontz Award for Clinical Excellence
- American Heart Association Recognition for Excellence in Medicine
Education
- Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 1988
- Residency, General Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York 1985
- M.D., State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
- BS, Biology, Saint Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ 1977
Board Certifications
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
- General Surgery