Dr. Ceppa is an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she is also the Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Simulation Laboratory. She also serves as the Medical Director of the Indiana University Health lung-screening-program and is also on faculty for the Masters of Physician Assistant Studies program.
Dr. Ceppa received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 2001, and completed her residency in General Surgery also at Duke in 2008. During her residency, Dr. Ceppa also completed a 2-year research fellowship in New York City at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with the Thoracic Surgery service. Choosing Duke again, Dr. Ceppa then completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship in 2011.
Dr. Ceppa is married to an academic surgeon, and they have three young children.
Please enjoy with Dr. Mimi Ceppa!
Post-interview Notes from Dr. Ceppa
After the interview, Dr. Ceppa also stressed the importance of choosing a supportive spouse, that is, a spouse who is willing to split household responsibilities 50/50 (among other things).
Selected Show Notes
Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS) Net.
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association.
“Wherever you go, make sure you have a mentor” – Dr. Ceppa.
Dr. Ceppa wishes she had been more “goal directed” during her research time in med school and wished she had used that time to get more training, possibly in the form of a degree (e.g., masters in statistics / clinical research, MPH, MBA, law degree, etc.).
Books
- Any of the Atul Gawnade books
- Lean In
- Being a Women Surgeon: Sixty Women Share Their Stories
- this is the one Dr. Ceppa had trouble recalling at the end of the interview.
“Always be prepared to be the eternal student” -Dr. Ceppa.
Dr. Ceppa says it like it is
(source: http://fox59.com/2014/11/20/ celebrating-great-american-smokeout-how-indy-mom-saved-daughter- with-50-bill/)