Board certified in cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and surgery by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Malcolm MacDonald is a member of Children’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Team. He has expertise in many aspects of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, including simple and complex pediatric and congenital cardiovascular surgical procedures. The Cardiothoracic Surgery Team is part of the Northern California regional congenital heart program affiliated with Stanford University.

Dr. MacDonald has served as Chair of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children’s. He has been published in several professional journals including the Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. MacDonald graduated with honors from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. After five years of general surgery residency training and two years of cardiothoracic surgery research at Emory University of Medicine, Dr. MacDonald moved west to California. He completed a cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco and received fellowship training in pediatric cardiac surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. MacDonald lives in the Madera foothills with his wife, Children’s Vice President Jane Willson, where they enjoy the abundance of outdoor activities that the Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains have to offer. Hobbies and interests include photography and endurance sports (running and triathlons).

Publications

Petrossian E, Reddy VM, Collins KK, Culbertson CB, MacDonald MJ, Lamberti JJ, Reinhartz O, Mainwaring RD, Francis PD, Malhotra SP, Gremmels DB, Suleman S, Hanley FL. “The extracardiac conduit Fontan operation using minimal approach extracorporeal circulation: early and midterm outcomes.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006; 132(5):1054-63.
PMID: 17059923

Reinhartz O, Reddy VM, Petrossian E, MacDonald M, Lamberti JJ, Roth SJ, Wright GE, Perry SB, Suleman S, Hanley FL. “Homograft valved right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit as a modification of the Norwood procedure.” Circulation. 2006; 114(1 Suppl):I594-9.
PMID: 16820644

MacDonald MJ, Reinhartz O, Hanley FL. “Effect of surgical case volume on outcome after the Norwood procedure.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005; 130(6):1731; author reply 1731-2.
PMID: 16308032

MacDonald MJ, Hanley FL, Reddy VM. “Arch reconstruction without circulatory arrest: current clinical applications and results of therapy.” Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2002; 5:95-103.
PMID: 11994869

Duarte IG, MacDonald MJ, Cooper WA, Schmarkey SL, Gott JP, Brown WM 3rd, Vinten-Johansen J, Guyton RA. “In vivo hemodynamic, histologic, and antimineralization characteristics of the Mosaic bioprosthesis.” Ann Thorac Surg. 2001; 71(1):92-9.
PMID: 11216817

Duarte IG, Shen Y, MacDonald MJ, Jones EL, Craver JM, Guyton RA. “Treatment of moderate mitral regurgitation and coronary disease by coronary bypass alone: late results.” Ann Thorac Surg. 1999; 68(2):426-30.
PMID: 10475407

Duarte IG, Shearer ST, MacDonald MJ, Gott JP, Brown WM 3rd, Vinten-Johansen J, Guyton RA. “Myocardial distribution of antegrade cold crystalloid and tepid blood cardioplegia.” Ann Thorac Surg. 1998; 65(6):1610-6.
PMID: 9647067

Schmidt FE Jr, MacDonald MJ, Murphy CO, Brown WM 3rd, Gott JP, Guyton RA. “Leukocyte depletion of blood cardioplegia attenuates reperfusion injury.” Ann Thorac Surg. 1996; 62(6):1691-6; discussion 1696-7.
PMID: 8957373