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Address
HCA Florida Heart and Lung - Fort Walton Beach
1032 Mar Walt Dr ,#230
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
About Jean-Luc Delafontaine, MD
Biography
Dr. Jean-Luc Delafontaine is a fellowship-trained Cardiothoracic Surgeon caring for patients in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Dr. Delafontaine is Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Delafontaine earned his Medical Degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, and completed his Internship and General Surgery Residency from Louisiana Health Sciences in Shreveport, Louisiana. He continued his postgraduate education with a Clinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Rush Un
Dr. Delafontaine earned his Medical Degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, and completed his Internship and General Surgery Residency from Louisiana Health Sciences in Shreveport, Louisiana. He continued his postgraduate education with a Clinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Rush Un
Care Philosophy
Dr. Delafontaine believes developing meaningful relationships with patients and their families is “caring for the whole patient” and is equally as important as technical precision.
Procedures and Conditions Treated
- Ablations
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Acute Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Repair/ Grafts
- Aortic Root Surgery
- Aortic; Peripheral; And Visceral Artery Aneurysms
- Arterial Dissections
- Arterial dissections (or tears in artery lining)
- Atherosclerosis
- Blood clot removal
- Blood Vessel Repair
- CABG
- Cardiac (Procedural) - Cardiac Assist Device
- Cardiac (Procedural) - Transcatheter Valve
- Cardiac Rehab
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- CARDIAC TRANSPLANT/VAD
- Cardiac Valve & Other Maj Cardiothoracic Proced W Card Cath
- Cardiac Valve & Other Maj Cardiothoracic Proced W/O Card Cath
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Circulatory assist device
- Circulatory Signs And Symptoms
- Coronary bypass surgery
- Coronary Bypass W Cardiac Cath
- Coronary Bypass W Ptca
- Coronary Bypass W/O Cardiac Cath
- ECMO
- Endocarditis And Endocardial Disease
- Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement & Supplement
- External Circulatory Assist
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment
- Heart Failure
- Heart membrane procedures
- Heart Sac Surgeries
- Heart Septum Defect Repair
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Disease
- Heart valve inflammation
- Heart valve repair
- Incision & Drainage
- Insert Chest Tube
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip)
- Nonrheumatic And Unspecified Valve Disorders
- Other - Thoracic Sx
- Other And Ill-Defined Heart Disease
- Other Endovascular Cardiac Valve Procedures
- Other Heart Assist System Implant
- Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures
- Pericardial Procedures
- Peripheral And Visceral Vascular Disease
- PET
- Pulmonary valve repair
- Remove Clot
- Repair Heart Defect
- Surgical thrombectomy to remove blood clots
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Sx - Chest/ Wall
- Thoracic Sx - Lungs
- Thoracic Sx - Other
- Thoracoscopy
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thrombolysis to dissolve blood clots
- Valve Repair - Traditional
- Ventricular Assist Devices
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery - Board Certified
- Cardiac Surgery - Board Certified
Affiliations
- HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Clinic Website
Credentials and Education
Louisiana Health Sciences, Shreveport
Internship
2016
Tulane University School of Medicine
Medical School
2015
Louisiana Health Sciences, Shreveport
Residency
2020
Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship
2022
Tulane University
Undergraduate Degree
2011
Louisiana Health Sciences, Shreveport, 2016, Internship
Internship
Rush University Medical Center, 2022, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Fellowship
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2015, MD
Medical School
Louisiana Health Sciences, Shreveport, 2020, General Surgery Residency
Residency
Tulane University, 2011, Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate