Dr. Mark D. Plunkett, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Professional interests include: thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, heart surgery

1003 Chafee Avenue
Augusta, GA 30904

(706) 721-2426

Dr. Mark D. Plunkett, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA specializing in cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Mark D. Plunkett, MD is affiliated with Wellstar and OSF Healthcare.

Office Locations

Wellstar

1003 Chafee Avenue
Augusta, GA 30904

(706) 721-2426

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1120 15th Street # Or6000
Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 721-3813

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OSF Healthcare

420 Northeast Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61603

1-800-443-9898

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Mark Plunkett studied it, trying to determine how to patch the many Swiss-cheeselike holes in the bottom of her heart -- a potentially life-threatening condition.”—"Hospitals printing 3-D hearts to help in surgeries", Orlando Sentinel, October 2016

“Dr. Mark Plunkett studied it, trying to determine how to patch the many Swiss-cheeselike holes in the bottom of her heart - a potentially life-threatening condition.”—"Hospitals printing 3-D hearts to help in surgeries", Chicago Tribune, October 2016

“Dr. Mark Plunkett was the chief heart surgeon at Kentucky Children's Hospital before he resigned to take a position with University of Florida Health.”—"After babies' deaths, more scrutiny for Kentucky surgeon", CNN, August 2013

Education & Training

Dr. Mark D. Plunkett, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Congenital Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (1988)

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Congenital Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (2010)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark D. Plunkett, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

OSF Healthcare

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mark D. Plunkett, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$384 COBRA Fusion Ablation System $140	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS $107	CRYO3 $80	Cardiovascular $57
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$108 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $108
Syncardia Systems, LLC	$94 The SynCardia Total Artificial Heart $94
CorMatrix Cardiovascular Inc.	$87 ECM Patch $87
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.	$32 ECM $32
Other	$52 Structural Heart $29	XARELTO $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$756

Biography

Dr. Mark Plunkett is a specialist in cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, and thoracic surgery. He has indicated that his clinical interests include heart surgery and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures. He is affiliated with OSF Healthcare and Wellstar. Dr. Plunkett welcomes new patients at his office inPeoria, IL as reported by OSF Healthcare. Dr. Plunkett graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Duke University Medical Center.