Emmanuel Daon, M.D.

Professional Background

Born near Paris, France, Dr. Daon emigrated to the United States of America in 1983. After graduating from Louisiana state University School of Medicine in 1993, he completed a general surgery residency in Kansas City, and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Daon has been teaching cardiothoracic surgery residents since 2001. His principal interests and passions include resident education and cardiothoracic robotic and transcatheter mitral valve therapy. He is the founding director of the cardiovascular and thoracic surgery residency program at the University of Kansas Medical Center and serves as the vice-chair for the department of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery and the University of Kansas Health System.

He is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery and licensed in the states of Missouri and Kansas. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, where he serves on the taskforce for innovative learning and education. He has served on multiple working committees of the thoracic surgery directors association, and currently serves as chair of the professionalism and ethics committee of the TSDA. He serves as a journal reviewer for the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and has published at the national level, principally in clinical outcomes research. Currently, Dr. Daon is principal investigator of the Apollo pivotal trial evaluating the effectiveness of transcatheter mitral valve replacement therapy, and actively involved in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapy.

Dr. Daon’s dedication to education has been a lifelong professional commitment. “My goal for our cardiothoracic surgery residency program is to produce surgeons who are competent to deliver state of the art, compassionate cardiothoracic surgical care. It is my desire to prepare surgeons to practice cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in a manner that is safe, effective, accomplished, without sacrificing the human needs of our patients or trainees.”

• BS, Southwestern Louisiana
• MD, Medicine, Louisiana St. Univ. New Orleans
• Residency, General Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
• Clinical Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

• Medical License, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
• Medical License, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
• Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

• International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Member, 2009 - Present
• Midamerica Heart Institute of Kansas City, Mid-America Heart Institute Cardiovascular Service Line Advisory Board , Member, 2007 - 2008
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow, 2003 - Present
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member, 2003 - Present
• Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Member, 2003 - Present