Chad Stouffer
Dr. Chad Stouffer moved to Jacksonville and joined Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates in 2024. He brings nearly 15 years of cardiothoracic surgical experience to the group. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Board of Surgery. He is a
Biography
Dr. Stouffer has particular interest in valvular heart disease and helped to start the Structural Heart Programs at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN in 2012 and at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA in 2015. He served as the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line at Memorial Savannah from 2022-2024. Medical and surgical education have been important components of Dr. Stoufferâs practice with an appointment of Associate Professor of Surgery with Mercer University School of Medicine. He has extensive experience in complex aortic surgery, coronary revascularization, surgery for atrial fibrillation, heart valve surgery, catheter-based valve procedures (TAVR, Mitraclip), and lung resections.
Although a Michigan native, Dr. Stouffer has family throughout the state of Florida and he trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He is honored and excited to, once again, call Florida home and to serve the people of Florida and South Georgia.Â
Education & Training
University of Michigan – B.S. – 1999
Michigan State University – M.D. – 2003
Michigan State University/Grand Rapids General Surgery Residency – 2003-2008
University of Florida Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship – 2008-2010