Dr. Heck graduated from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis with a B.S. in physiology. He received his M.D. from Mayo Medical School in Rochester. He completed fellowships in general surgery at the University of California in San Francisco and cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His special interests include aortic dissection, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, valve surgery, and coronary revascularization using all arterial conduits.

Dr. King received his B.S. in biology and chemistry from Memphis State University in Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis with his M.D. He completed fellowships in general surgery and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His special interests include valve replacement/repair, ascending aorta repairs, congenital repairs and transmyocardial revascularization (TMR).