• Clinton Kemp, M.D., F.A.C.S.

    Professional studio portrait of Clinton Kemp

    Surgery - Cardiothoracic, General Surgery


    Dr. Kemp is board certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery and has been named a "Top Doctor" by Coastal Virginia Magazine. He specializes in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, transcatheter valve replacement (TAVR/TMVR), aortic aneurysm repair, heart failure, mechanical circulatory support (LVAD/ECMO) and heart transplantation. He also specializes in general and oncologic thoracic surgery.


    In his free time, Dr. Kemp and his wife Jean, a dermatopathologist in the U.S. Navy, enjoy spending time with their two children and trips down to the Outer Banks, where Dr. Kemp has spent time growing up.

    • American Board of Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
    M.D.
    Vanderbilt University, 2006
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    General Surgery, 2006-2007
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    General Surgery, 2007-2013
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2013-2016

    National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health
    Thoracic Surgical Oncology, 2008-2010
     
    Publications on PubMed

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    • Aortic surgery
    • Coronary artery disease
    • Heart failure
    • Heart transplants
    • Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
    • Thoracic surgery
    • Thoracic surgical oncology
    • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
    • Valvular heart disease
    • Ventricular assist devices