Alexander Serge Giritsky

Background

Giritsky, Alexander Serge was born on August 27, 1947 in Shanghai, China. Son of Serge Nicholas and Tatiana Joachim Giritsky.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Stanford University, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford School Medicine, 1972.

Career

Fellow internal medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1972-1973; resident in cardiac surgery, Stanford (California) U. Hospital, 1973-1974; research fellow, Stanford University, 1974-1975; resident in thoracic, general, and vascular surgery, Stanford University and affiliated hospitals, Palo Alto, California, 1975-1978; chief resident cardiac surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, 1978-1979; chief resident in general surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, 1979-1980; senior staff cardiac surgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, since 1980; head department cardiothoracic surgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, 1987-1991; member cardiology advisory board, Scripps Institutions of Science and Medicine, La Jolla, since 1991.

Achievements

• Alexander Serge Giritsky has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiothoracic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons, American College Chest Physicians, American College Cardiology. Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Western Thoracic Surgery Association.

Interests

• Avocations: running, swimming, skiing, biking, surfing.

Connections

Married Susan Rae McCanna, May 6, 1984.

Father:

Serge Nicholas Giritsky

Mother:

Tatiana Joachim Giritsky

Spouse:

Susan Rae McCanna