Surender Neravetla, M.D., joined the Genesis Heart & Vascular Group, specializing in Cardiothoracic Surgery, bringing decades of expertise in providing advanced surgical care to Genesis. Dr. Neravetla earned his doctorate of medicine at Osmania Medical College and completed an internship in general surgery at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad, India. He then completed extensive residency training in general surgery at The Jewish Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Neravetla furthered his specialized training in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati. He holds board certifications in general and thoracic surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Dr. Neravetla’s extensive training, experience and leadership in cardiac surgery make him a trusted expert in the field, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care for his patients.

Dr. Neravetla is accepting new patients at the Genesis Heart & Vascular Institute.

1968 - 1974 Osmania Medical College

1974 - 1976 Osmania Medical College

1976 - 1977 Interfaith Medical Center

1977 - 1981 Interfaith Medical Center

1981 - 1983 University of Cincinnati Medical Center

2015 - 2017 Ohio Dominican University

Physician Assistant

2020 - 2023 University of the Cumberlands

Edmund Kassis, M.D., is a Fellowship-trained and Board-certified Thoracic Surgeon and Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery.

2007 - 2009 MD Anderson Cancer Center

1994 - 1999 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

1999 - 2007 Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

2000 - 2003 D'Youville College,2003 - 2003 Erie County Medical Center

Physician Assistant

Meet Trevor Ellison, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon with the Genesis Heart & Vascular Group. He earned his doctor of medicine degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ellison completed his general surgery residency and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery in cardiothoracic surgery.

Dr. Ellison’s surgical interests include coronary artery bypass surgery, transcatheter and open valve interventions, endovascular and open repair of the aorta and surgical management of atrial fibrillation. Some of the procedures performed by Dr. Ellison include coronary artery bypass grafting, TAVR, Tevar, MitraClip and open valve repair and replacement.

2015 - 2018 Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine

2001 - 2005 Johns Hopkins University

2005 - 2015 Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Genesis' general and trauma surgeons deliver a full range of convenient, personalized surgical services to meet your medical needs.

1991 - 1992 Emory University Hospital (Atlanta, GA)

1978 - 1982 University of Puerto Rico

1982 - 1987 University of Puerto Rico,1989 - 1991 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

2008 - 2012 Ohio University College of Health & Human Services,2012 - 2015 Ohio University College of Health & Human Services

Nurse Practitioner

2016 - 2019 Otterbein College

Nurse Practitioner