Marc Moon

After completing his cardiothoracic surgery training at Stanford University in 1998, Dr. Moon joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine and was ultimately honored as John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease and Chief of Cardiac Surgery. Dr, Moon was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha as a faculty member in 2020. In February 2022, Dr. Moon joined the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute as the Denton A. Cooley, MD Chair in Cardiac Surgery and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.

Dr. Moon has authored more than 300 scientific publications and received NIH/NHLBI funding for research for nearly two decades.  Dr. Moon was President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2020-2021 and is a consultant to the Circulatory System Devices Panel and the Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration.  Dr. Moon is also a strong advocate for diversity in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, which was the focus of his AATS Presidential Address in 2021, “Is This an Adventure?” (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021;162:907-916)