Dr. Thomas P. Heffernan completed medical school at the University of Miami School of Medicine, graduating with an M.D. in 2001.
Dr. Heffernan completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio and was then accepted to the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern. He joined North Texas Gynecologic Oncology immediately after completing his fellowship in 2009.
Dr. Heffernan is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honors society. He has published scientific papers both as an author and an illustrator. His research during fellowship focused on cervical cancer and was supported by a grant from 3M and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Since joining NTGO, Dr. Heffernan has been at the forefront of applying da Vinci robotic surgery for management of gynecology cancers and high complexity gynecologic surgery. In 2001 he was named an Epicenter surgeon by Intuitive Surgical, makers of the da Vinci robot, indicating excellence in his field. He has trained more than 50 gynecologists in robotic surgery both in DFW and around the country. In 2011 he and Dr. Munoz began a Fellowship in Robotics and Advance Pelvic Surgery, which is the busiest by surgical volume in the U.S.