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Dr. Eric Skipper graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University in 1985.
Dr. Skipper has one office in North Carolina where he specializes in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. Learn more.
Dr. Skipper works with twenty-nine doctors including Dr. John Holshouser and Dr. James Bower.
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Specialties
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Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Eric Skipper is a cardiac surgeon that specializes in the surgical healing of cardiovascular and heart ailments. These could include ischemic, rheumatic, valvular, or congenital heart disease, endocarditis and atherosclerosis. Dr. Skipper may carry out types of procedures such as surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, heart valve repair, heart transplant surgery, or coronary artery bypass.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is a highly specialized field of medicine that incorporates surgical procedures to treat diseases or trauma to the organs and structures of the chest – including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Dr. Skipper may perform both minimally invasive or invasive procedures ranging from angioplasty to open heart surgery or transplant surgeries.
Education & Training
Medical School
Hospital Affiliations
- Carolinas Medical Center
- Mercy Hospital, Inc
- Carolinas HealthCare System
- Amisub of South Carolina, Inc.
- Carolinas HealthCare System
Languages Spoken
- English