• American Board of Surgery
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery

• University of Minnesota

• Franciscan Health Indianapolis
  8051 South Emerson Ave, Suite 365, Indianapolis, IN, 46237
  Phone: (317) 528-2331
  Fax: (317) 528-2333
• Franciscan Health Lafayette East
  3900 St Francis Way, Suite 200, Lafayette, IN, 47905
  Phone: (765) 775-2800
  Fax: (765) 775-2831

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Coronary Artery Reoperation
• Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
• Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
• Repair of Atrial Septal Defects
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• Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
• Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
• Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
• da Vinci Robotic Surgery
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• Endoscopy
• High Risk Reoperation Surgery
• Lung Cancer Surgery
• Pericardial Window
• Pericardiectomy
• Pleurectomy
• Pneumonectomy
• Thymus Gland Surgery
• Tracheostomy
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Dialysis Access
• Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Management of Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Disease
• Emergent Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysms
• Iliac Aneurysm
• Management of Peripheral Arterial and Vascular Disease
• Claudication

Dr. Barksdale is an experienced cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon at Franciscan St. Francis Health and a partner of Cardiac Surgery Associates. During his career, he has performed more than 2,000 combined elective and emergency procedures. Dr. Barksdale specializes in performing adult cardiac operations, minimally invasive lung surgery and a variety of peripheral vascular procedures. He is a former recipient of the National Institutes of Health/National Research Service Award and has been published in several peer-reviewed research publications. Dr. Barksdale has been named America’s Top Doctor by Castle Connelly and Indy’s Top Doctor by Indianapolis Monthly in 2014.