Surgeons

Mark W. Burlingame, M.D.

College: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.A. Biology 1971

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, M.D. Cum Laude 1975

Internship and Residency: General Surgery: University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, AL 1975-1980; Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 1980-1982

Certifications: American Board of Surgery 1981, recertified 1990 & 2002; American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1983, recertified 1993 & 2003

Memberships: Fellow American College of Cardiology, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Fellow College of Chest Physicians, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Lancaster City and County Medical Society

Practice Experience: Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster, P.C. (Co-founder), Lancaster, PA 1983-present; Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pontiac, MI 1982-1983

Staff Appointments: Active Staff, Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) 1983-present; Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, LGH, 04/2003-present; Chairman, Department of Surgery, LGH< 01/1997-12/1999; Chairman, Critical Care Committee, LGH, 1994-1996 and member, 2005-present; Chief, Division of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, LGH, 04/2000-present; Surgical Services Technology Selection Committee, LGH, 2005-present; Physician Clinical Practice Council, LGH, 2004-present; Operating Room Governing Board, LGH, 1998-2000; Director Surgical ICU, 09/2006 – present

Jeffrey T. Cope, M.D.

College: Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, B.A. Biology 1988

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, M.D. 1992

Internship and Residency: General Surgery: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 1992-1994; Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 1994-1996; Resident, Surgery (Including Chief Resident) - University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 1996-1999; Research Fellow, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 1999-2000; Resident, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 2000-2002

Certifications: American Board of Surgery 2000; American Board of Thoracic Surgery 2003

Memberships: Fellow American College of Cardiology, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Fellow College of Chest Physicians, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha, Benjamin Rush Society of Health Arts Professionals, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Lancaster City and County Medical Society

Practice Experience: Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster, P.C., Lancaster, PA 07/2002-present

Staff Appointments: Active Staff, Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), 07/2002-present; Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, LGH, 04/2003-present; Chairman, Lancaster General Hospital Institutional Review Board, 10/2005-present; Director, Ventricular Assist Device and Congestive Heart Failure Surgery, 09/2006 – present; Lancaster General Hospital Cancer Committee, 2005-present; Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, LGH, 09/2004-present; Co-Chairman, Thoracic Oncology Steering Committee, LGH, 07/2002-present; Co-Chairman, Chest Cancer Conference, LGH, 2002-present; Performance Improvement Council, LGH, 07/2002-present

Richard B. Thompson, M.D.

College: University of Pennsylvania, B.A. Biological Basis of Behavior

Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, M.D. 1999

Internship and Residency: Surgical Internship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 1999-2000; General Surgery Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 1999-2006; Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2006-2008

Certifications: American Board of Surgery 2007; American Board of Thoracic Surgery 2009

Memberships: Fellow College of Chest Physicians

Practice Experience: Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster, P.C., Lancaster, PA 07/2008 - present

Physician Assistants

Jared R. Henninger, PA-C 
 
Education:  King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
B.A., Medical Studies
Minor – Health Care Administration

King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
M.S., Physician Assistant Studies 
 
Employment:  Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster, PC
10/2005 - Present 

Stacey D. Webb, PA-C 
 
Education:  Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
B.A., Biology, Chemistry

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
M.S., Physician Assistant Studies 
 
Employment:  Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster, PC
12/2006 - Present  

Heather J. Tryon, PA-C 
 
Education:  Ball State University, Muncie, IN
B.S. Exercise and Wellness

Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
M.S., Physician Assistant Program
 
Employment:  Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Lancaster, PC
08/2008 - Present 

Nursing Staff
 

Deborah Mimnall, RN, BSN
Nurse Clinician 
 
Deb received her BSN from Villanova in 1979 and is currently pursuing her Masters in Nursing. Deb has worked in cardiac surgery since 1994, joining the Lancaster General cardiothoracic surgical service as a nurse clinician in 1997. 

Michael Killinger, RN, BSN
Nurse Clinician 
 
Mike received his nursing diploma in 1992 from the Lancaster General School of Nursing and Millersville University. He received his BSN from Immaculata University West Chester in 2000. Mike worked as a cardiothoracic nurse clinician from 1998 – 2002, and after spending 4 years as a transplant coordinator with the Gift of Life Donor Program, has returned to the cardiothoracic surgery service at LGH. 

Mary Bassalin, BS, RN, CCRN
Nurse Clinician 
 
Mary received her BS from Temple University and her RN from Lancaster General College of Nursing. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Nursing. Mary has worked in critical care since 2004 and joined the cardiothoracic surgical service as a nurse clinician in 2008.