Thomas Caranasos

Dr. Thomas Caranasos is an adult cardiac and thoracic surgeon at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. His expertise includes heart and lung transplantation, ventricular assist device implantation, and minimally invasive approaches to cardiac surgery. In addition to his role of Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr. Caranasos leads the structural heart program focusing on transcatheter aortic valve replacement.