The new Christine E. Lynn Cardiovascular Institute at Boca Raton Community Hospital is on target for a fall 2006 opening with the hiring of lead surgeon, James Morris, M.D. Dr. Morris will lead the open heart surgery team, the first time this service has been offered in the history of the hospital. Dr. Morris was chosen from a field of more than 100 qualified candidates from across the country, and he brings to Boca Raton and surrounding area residents an expertise in off-pump surgery, valve reconstructive surgery and a minimally invasive atrial fibrillation surgery program.

Dr. Morris comes to Boca Raton from Charleston, SC where he has been the Director of the Heart Center and Cardiac Services at Roper Hospital, part of Roper Saint Francis Health System, since 1996. Dr. Morris received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth University then attended Duke University’s School of Medicine, where he continued through their surgery and cardiothoracic programs. Dr. Morris was an Assistant then Associate Professor of Surgery at the world renowned Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School.