Dr. John E. Streitman is a board certified thoracic surgeon with the Heart Institute at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in the resort town of Pinehurst, NC. Specializing in complex cardiac surgeries, Dr. Streitman established the minimally invasive aortic valve program at the Heart Institute. His practice also emphasizes complicated endovascular surgery. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Streitman received his doctor of medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, completed his residency in general surgery at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas and his thoracic and cardiovascular surgery residency at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Dr. James V. Winkley is a diplomate of the National Board of Echocardiography in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography, a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners. Previously at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dr. Winkley joined the Heart Institute at FirstHealth Moore Regional in 2006 and specializes in cardiovascular anesthesiology for a wide range of procedures, including valve replacement. He received his doctor of medicine at the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed Army Medical Center.