John Nigro, M.D.

Bio

Dr. John J. Nigro, a cardiothoracic and heart transplant surgeon, is the Division Chief of Cardiac Surgery & Cardiac Transplant Services at Rady Children's Hospital. He is also a clinical professor of surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Previously, he worked with patients at Phoenix Children's Hospital Heart Center, where he held similar roles. Dr. Nigro has considerable experience with heart care and an interest in complex neonatal heart surgery and pediatric heart transplantation.

Before becoming a heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Nigro received his medical degree from the University of Illinois School of Medicine at Chicago. He completed his internship and surgery residency at LAC + USC Medical Center, a cardiothoracic surgery residency at LAC + USC Medical Center and a pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and transplantation fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Besides being the Division Chief of Cardiac Surgery & Cardiac Transplant Services, he is a widely published and frequently invited lecturer. His professional society memberships include the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Western Thoracic Surgical Association and International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant.