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Meet The Surgeons

Desert Cardiothoracic Surgeons is comprised of highly skilled surgeons who are board certified in both General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. Our surgeons are devoted to improving patient outcomes by providing safe and effective surgical treatments that meet the patient’s medical condition. We believe in a team approach to provide comprehensive and timely surgical services to our patients. Physicians cross cover for each other to ensure that timely service is provided 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Dudley A Hudspeth, MD

MEDICAL DEGREE: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RESIDENCY: General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.

FELLOWSHIP: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Dudley Hudspeth, MD is the founder and senior surgeon of Desert Cardiothoracic Surgeons. He has provided high quality surgical services in Arizona since 1995. Dr. Hudspeth is active in the local medical community having served as President of the Medical Staff at Banner Baywood Heart Hospital, and currently as a member of several hospital committees for quality improvement and endovascular surgery. He is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons and an active member in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He plays a vital role in bringing advanced surgical treatments to the valley in the areas of atrial fibrillation surgery, repair of thoracic aneurysms with endoluminal grafts, stentless valves, and more.
 

Michael C Maxwell, MD

MEDICAL DEGREE: Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

RESIDENCY: General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.

FELLOWSHIP: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Michael Maxwell, MD joined Desert Cardiothoracic Surgeons in November of 2003 after gaining over 7 years of cardiothoracic surgery experience in a private practice setting in Charlotte, NC. He has served as a Clinical Instructor in Surgery at the University of North Carolina and currently serves as a Preceptor for students in the Physicians Assistant program at Midwestern University. He is active in the medical community serving on several hospital committees for quality improvement and critical care. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and has presented and published on various topics in cardiovascular medicine.
 

 
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