Constantine Mavroudis

Recognized around the world for his skill and expertise in pediatric cardiac surgery, Constantine Mavroudis is a 1968 graduate of Rutgers College, where he majored in biological sciences, and a 1973 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed general surgery training (1973-1979), thoracic-cardiovascular training (1979-1981), and his term as a research fellow (1976-1977) at the University of California-San Francisco.

After joining the faculty of the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1981, Dr. Mavroudis became Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery. He was recruited to Children’s Memorial Hospital at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in 1989 as the Willis J. Potts Professor of Surgery, Division Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Surgeon-in-Chief. During 2008-2011, he was chair of the Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioethics at the Cleveland Clinic. During 2012-2019, he was Director of Congenital Heart Surgery at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando and Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 2020, he became Professor Emeritus of Surgery at Johns Hopkins and served as Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis until his retirement from clinical surgery in 2024.

Dr. Mavroudis has published over 575 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He is editor of the standard textbook Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, now in its fifth edition, as well as editor of The Atlas of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Bioethical Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and many other influential textbooks. He has also published work in creative and personal writing genres, including a memoir and a novel, and has completed 11 marathons, 85 Olympic distance triathlons, and 15 Ironman triathlons in the United States, Europe, and Africa. The medical field continues to benefit from his deep knowledge of complex congenital heart repairs, arrhythmia surgery, coronary artery surgery in children, heart transplantation, and adult congenital heart interventions.