PROVIDENCE – Lifespan announced that Dr. James G. Fingleton is new chief of clinical cardiac surgery operations and quality at its Cardiovascular Institute. He succeeds Dr. Arun Singh, who retired last year from Rhode Island Hospital, where he had worked for more than 40 years. Fingleton assumed his new position, effective April 1, when he joined University Cardiovascular Surgical Associates in Providence.
This appointment represents a homecoming for Fingleton, who had been a member of The Miriam Hospital’s open-heart surgery program for 17 years and later a key member of the combined Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals’ open-heart program. Fingleton returns to Lifespan from Southcoast Health System, where he served as chief of cardiovascular surgery for five years and expanded cardiac services at the Massachusetts-based health system.
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“Dr. Fingleton’s strong commitment to providing individualized care, focused on each patient’s unique needs, along with his extensive experience and training will be a valuable addition to the Lifespan cardiac surgery program,” William G. Cioffi, surgeon-in-chief at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals, and chairman of the department of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, said in a statement.
At the Cardiovascular Institute, Fingleton will be responsible for the day-to-day quality operations for Lifespan’s cardiac surgery program, which, Lifespan reported, is the largest volume open-heart surgery and interventional cardiology program in southeastern New England. Fingleton’s clinical interests include multiple arterial grafting, aortic aneurysm surgery and minimally invasive valve repair and replacement.
“I am looking forward to returning to Lifespan and the academic practice environment at Brown University. I will be part of an excellent group of surgeons, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, nurses and perfusionists, all top-flight professionals that constitute the Rhode Island Hospital cardiac surgery team,” Fingleton said in the statement. “I hope to augment the already strong procedural offerings at Lifespan, and to serve the community of Rhode Island and southern New England.”
Dr. Frank W. Sellke, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Lifespan, said Fingleton’s arrival will further enhance a program that offers comprehensive services, from cutting-edge diagnostics and therapies to cardiac rehabilitation service critical to long-term recovery.
Board-certified in thoracic surgery, Fingleton is a Barrington resident. A graduate of Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he also completed an internship and residency in general surgery, he completed an additional residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
