Dariush H. Heidary, M.D., joined Memorial Health University Physicians -- CVT Surgery in 1977 after finishing his cardiothoracic surgery training. He attended Shiraz University Medical School in Iran before completing his residencies at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Dr. Heidary is board certified in both general and thoracic surgery. In addition, he is a member of both the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Chest Physicians.