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Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

University of Virginia School of Medicine (1981)

1912 Tradd Court
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 251-3766

Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD is a cardiac surgeon in Wilmington, NC specializing in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1981 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD is affiliated with Novant Health and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1912 Tradd Court
Wilmington, NC 28401

In The News

“With the help of the non-profit Ruth Paz Foundation, Dr. Howard Marks at Coastal Thoracic Surgical Associates, donations from people in her country and help from people in Wilmington, Ortega Alfaro...”—"N.C. heart surgeon saves life of Honduran woman - Salisbury Post", Salisbury Post, July 2009

bypass surgery	78
cardiac procedures	185
doctor visit	46
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
open surgery	155
thoracic (chest) imaging	326
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	155
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	92
X-rays	326

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

bypass surgery	74
cardiac procedures	227
doctor visit	60
hospital care	199
inpatient care	199
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	147
thoracic (chest) imaging	476
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	147
vascular procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	100
X-rays	476

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	46
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	52
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

bypass surgery	59
cardiac procedures	163
doctor visit	62
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
open surgery	117
thoracic (chest) imaging	350
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	117
X-rays	350

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

bypass surgery	59
cardiac procedures	199
doctor visit	55
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	117
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	117
vascular procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	50
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

bypass surgery	39
cardiac procedures	139
doctor visit	49
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	77
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	77
vascular procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	17
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

bypass surgery	66
cardiac procedures	219
doctor visit	12
minimally invasive procedures	26
open surgery	131
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	131
vascular procedures	26

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

bypass surgery	62
cardiac procedures	165
minimally invasive procedures	22
open surgery	123
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	123
vascular procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

bypass surgery	98
cardiac procedures	285
minimally invasive procedures	46
open surgery	195
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	195
vascular procedures	46

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Wilmington, NC were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

ablation	12
bypass surgery	68
cardiac procedures	201
doctor visit	49
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
minimally invasive procedures	22
open surgery	138
thoracic (chest) imaging	389
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	138
vascular procedures	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	96
X-rays	389

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	129
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	9
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	10
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1981)

Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals (1986)

Board Certification: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Howard F. Marks Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5,517 Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,753	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $1,473	Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Ease Pericardial Valve $1,187	MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve $373	Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT RSR Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis $202	Other $529
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$5,332 Heart Valves $4,486	Aortic Stent Grafts $278	Miami Instruments Joseph Lamelas Intercostal Retractor System $125	Freestyle $81	Autotransfusion and Diagnostics $80	Other $282
Abbott Laboratories	$2,460 Mitra Clip system $1,320	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $1,085	Circulatory Support $48	$8
ABIOMED	$2,354 Impella $2,354
AtriCure, Inc.	$2,265 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV $539	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $272	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $123	Cardiovascular $91	COBRA Fusion Ablation System $88	Other $1,152
Other	$3,232 TMR $1,044	ECM Patch $195	LifeVest $113	NephroCheck Test Kit $100	PACEART SYSTEM ECG MODULE $95	Other $1,685

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$11,396
Food and Beverage	$9,614
Consulting Fee	$100
Education	$50

Biography

Dr. Howard Marks is a specialist in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Novant Health. He studied medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

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