Kevin D Accola, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon specializing in mitral valve repair, aortic valve procedures and ascending aortic aneurysms with clinical interests in new valvular technology, cardiac protective drugs and critical care studies. Dr Accola earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois School of medicine in Chicago, IL. His medical education continued when he completed his residency in general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He then became a cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellow at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.