Jeffrey B. Rich, M.D.

Jeffery B. Rich, M.D.

In February 2008, Dr. Rich was appointed as Director of The Center for Medicare Management in Washington, D.C. During his tenure there, he will be working with Mid-Atlantic Cardiothoracic Surgeons as an independent contractor.

Medical School:

  • University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency/Fellowship:

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Stanford University Hospital

Board Certification:

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • General Surgery

Hospital Affiliations:

  • Sentara Heart Hospital 
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
  • Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
  • Naval Regional Medical Center - Portsmouth

Previous Directorships:

  • Director, Heart Transplant Program, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 6/2004 - 1/2008
  • Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 1993 - 1/2008
  • Co-Director, Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute, 9/2004 - 1/2008 

Professional Organizations:

  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • American College of Surgeons
  • International Society of Heart & Lung Transplantation
  • Southern Thoracic Surgical Society

Clinical Interests:

  • Adult Cardiac Surgery
  • Adult Heart Transplantation
  • Ventricular Assist Devices