Paul C. Kerr, DO, FACS, FCCP, is a well-versed cardiothoracic surgeon who diagnoses and treats patients at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina, where he serves as Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). The William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a level 1C teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, education, and research. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, he specializes in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Dr. Kerr’s professional journey spans thirty years as a general surgeon, including twenty-eight ears as a cardiothoracic surgeon. His areas of expertise include adult cardiac surgery, general thoracic surgery, surgical critical care/cardiac surgery critical care, and resident education. Prior to his current endeavors, he has served as Chief Clinical Associate of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic (1999 – 2000) and Chief of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the University of Missouri (2001 – 2003). Dr. Kerr has also worked as Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Associate Program Director of Thoracic Surgery at the University of New York at Buffalo, as well as Chief Cardiac Surgery Services at Kaleida Health Care in Buffalo, NY. For more information about Paul C. Kerr, DO, please visit https://www.va.gov/find-locations/facility/vha_544.

Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Paul C. Kerr, who serves patients in Columbia, South Carolina. 

Dr. Kerr is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon who is affiliated with the William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Among his professional roles, Dr. Kerr served as Chief Clinical Associate of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic from 1999 until 2000. He also served as Chief of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the University of Missouri from 2001 until 2003. Pertaining to his educational background, he earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California in 1986. He then went on to complete a residency in general surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hospitals in 1991. This was followed by a residency in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1989, and a residency in thoracic surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 1993.

Paul C. Kerr, DO, FACS, FCCP, attended the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, and received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree in 1986. Furthermore, he conducted his general surgery residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1986-1991), including a surgical oncology residency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1988-1989). Subsequently, he completed his training in thoracic surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1991-1993). In addition, he completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN (2005-2006), as well as a cardiac surgery fellowship at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, TN (2012-2013). Dr. Kerr received board certification in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (1994, recertified 2016), board certification in thoracic surgery from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (1995) and board certification in surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery (2016).  Dr. Kerr is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians (FCCP). For more information about Paul C. Kerr, DO, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3019102-Paul-Kerr-Trauma-Surgeon.