Clifton Lewis, Sr., M.D.

Dr. Clifton Lewis is a board certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon specializing in the latest surgical techniques with additional interest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Lewis' extensive training at the Texas Heart Institute and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides patients with the most comprehensive care available. Dr. Lewis will render second opinions and frequently assess patients who are considered high risk operative candidates at other centers.

Undergraduate Education:

05/1979: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Medical School:  

06/1983: University Alabama School of Medicine

Internship:

07/1983 - 06/1984: University of Alabama in Birmingham, General Surgery

Residencies:

07/1984 - 06/1987: University of Alabama in Birmingham, General Surgery
07/1987-06/1988: Chief Resident in General Surgery at the University of Alabama in Birmingham
07/1988-06/1990: Texas Heart Institute, Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Licensure:

09/11/1989: State of Florida
06/30/1984: Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama

Certifications: 

1/30/1989: American Board of Surgery
10/16/1998: Recertified
06/08/1991: American Board of Thoracic Surgery
2001: Recertified

Memberships:

Alpha Omega Alpha
American College of Surgeons-Fellow
Florida Medical Association
Sarasota County Medical Society
Tinsley Harrison Society
John W. Kirklin Society
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons-Fellow
The Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society
The Cooley Hands Society
American College of Chest Physicians-Fellow
American College of Cardiology, Fellow
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Heart Valve Society of America
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professional Societies:

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Jefferson County Medical Society
American Medical Association
John W. Kirklin Society
Fellow American College of Cardiology
Fellow American College of Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons