Robert S. Poston is an American cardiac surgeon at University of Arizona Medical Center most noted for his work in robot-assisted heart surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
Poston's first clinical appointment was in July 2002 under his mentor, Bartley Griffith at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
[1] With Griffith's guidance, he developed a clinical and research niche in off-pump Coronary artery bypass surgery and robotic CABG, establishing a national reputation in these areas.
[2] Subsequently, he was recruited to become the chief of cardiac surgery at Boston University in March 2008.
[5] In 2022, Robert Poston joined the surgical staff of Mercy Health Lourdes in Paducah, Kentucky.