Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Gerhard Ziemer, MD
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Gerhard Ziemer practices Thoracic Surgery. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Gerhard Ziemer, MD has written publications. He has 101 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Effect of a single element subcutaneous array electrode added to a transvenous electrode configuration on the defibrillation field and the defibrillation threshold.'
Publications
- Peripheral artery occlusion: treatment with abciximab plus urokinase versus with urokinase alone--a randomized pilot trial (the PROMPT Study). Platelet Receptor Antibo...
- Ventricular Septal defect closure in a neonate with combined methylmalonic aciduria/homocystinuria.
- Primary repair of tetralogy of fallot in infancy--the effect on growth of the pulmonary arteries and the risk for late reinterventions.
- Oxygenator thrombosis: worst case after development of an abnormal pressure gradient--incidence and pathway.
- Early failure of the autograft Valve after the Ross procedure.
- Incidence and impact of systemic venous collateral development after Glenn and Fontan procedures.
- Gene monitoring of surface-activated monocytes in circulating whole blood using duplex RT-PCR.
- MRI diagnosis of a previously undiagnosed large trabecular ventricular Septal defect in an adult after multiple catheterizations and angiocardiograms.
- Primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma originating from the pulmonary Valve. Case report and review of the literature.
- Newly developed cathether set for in situ protection of Hearts.
- Hearts from non-Heart-beating donors: sodium-hydrogen-inhibitor cariporide improves functional recovery.
- Correction of anterior thoracic wall deformities: improved planning by means of 3D-spiral-computed tomography.
- Repeated delayed sternal closure with stenting for right and left Heart failure.
- A patient with five primary tumours of the aerodigestive tract and the kidney. The Interdisciplinary Tumour Board, Tübingen.
- [Comparative studies of the adsorption behavior of plasma proteins to heparin-coated surfaces].
- [Pulsed spray lysis with reteplase in peripheral arterial occlusions--technique and initial results].
- Quality assessment of heparin coatings by their binding capacities of coagulation and complement enzymes.
- Successful weaning of a transplanted Heart from biventricular assist device.
- S-100 after correction of Congenital heart defects in neonates: is it a reliable marker for cerebral damage?
- Evaluation of protein S-100 serum concentrations in healthy newborns and seven newborns with perinatal acidosis.
- Anaphylactic aprotinin reaction.
- Heart preservation of non-Heart-beating donors by in situ perfusion: comparison of artificial oxygen carrier perfluorocarbons with University of Wisconsin solution in ...
- The significance of preformed aprotinin-specific antibodies in cardiosurgical patients.
- Increased coagulation and bradykinin-release in shed pleural blood during cardiac surgery.
- Transmyocardial laser revascularization with the Holmium:YAG laser does not improve myocardial perfusion in the acutely ischemic Heart: an experimental study measuring...
- Increased adsorption of high molecular weight kininogen to heparin-coated artificial surfaces and correlation to hemocompatibility.
- Coating-techniques to improve the hemocompatibility of artificial devices used for extracorporeal circulation.
- Preparatory surgical stent placement facilitating extracardiac vascular connections.
- Resection of a large right atrial hemangioma in a neonate after prenatal diagnosis.
- Aprotinin in fibrin tissue adhesives induces specific antibody response and increases antibody response of high-dose intravenous application.
- Transmyocardial laser revascularization in the acute ischaemic Heart: no improvement of acute myocardial perfusion or prevention of myocardial infarction.
- Improvement of non-small-cell lung cancer staging by means of positron emission tomography.
- Evaluation of a new protection technique for Heart preservation of non-Heart-beating donors.
- Haemocompatibility of paediatric membrane oxygenators with heparin-coated surfaces.
- Effect of a single element subcutaneous array electrode added to a transvenous electrode configuration on the defibrillation field and the defibrillation threshold.
- Left ventricular geometry and cardiac function during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Combined Norwood and Rastelli procedure for repair of interrupted aortic arch with subaortic stenosis.
- Repeated anaphylactic reactions to aprotinin in fibrin sealant.
- Early and late atrial dysrhythmias after modified Fontan operation.
- Fibrin sealant, aprotinin, and immune response in children undergoing operations for Congenital heart disease.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms: treatment with juxtarenal placement of covered stent-grafts.
- Single-incision and single-element array electrode to lower the defibrillation threshold.
- Surgical management of persistent mediastinitis after coronary bypass grafting.
- Postischemic synthesis of high energy phosphates in isolated porcine Hearts during reperfusion with 11 or 25 degrees C hypothermic perfluorocarbon emulsion FC 43. A 31...
- [Total cavopulmonary anastomosis for definitive palliation of complex univentricular cardiovascular systems--potential preoperative risk factors].
- [Tricuspid valvulectomy in antibiotic-refractory right-Heart endocarditis].
- Extraanatomic thoracic aortic bypass grafts: indications, techniques, and results.
- Anaphylactic shock after aprotinin reexposure: time course of aprotinin-specific antibodies.
- Myocardial protection in chronic volume-overload hypertrophy of immature rat Hearts.
- Modified Fontan operation in functionally univentricular Hearts: preoperative risk factors and intermediate results.
- Isolated aortic coarctation in neonates and infants: results of resection and end-to-end anastomosis.
- Reconstruction of a new inferior vena cava after right atrial disruption during recipient hepatectomy.
- Modified Fontan procedure for Ebstein''s anomaly of the tricuspid Valve--an alternative surgical approach preserving Ebstein''s anatomy.
- Total cavopulmonary anastomosis in patients less than three years of age.
- [Therapy of postoperative ectopic junctional tachycardia by surface hypothermia].
- [Atrial arrhythmias after modified Fontane operation: effect of preoperative hemodynamics and the kind of operation (atriopulmonary vs. total cavopulmonary anastomosis)].
- A new procedure for abdominal wound closure after pediatric liver transplantation: the "sandwich" technique.
- Coarctation of the pulmonary artery in neonates. Prevalence, diagnosis, and surgical treatment.
- Cerebral ultrasonography before and after cardiac surgery in infants.
- Protection of the chronic hypoxic immature rat Heart during global ischemia.
- [The value of myocardia protection in chronic hypoxic immature rat Hearts].
- Successful management of junctional tachycardia by hypothermia after cardiac operations in infants.
- [Excretion of methylated nucleosides in the initial therapy phase in a case of anorexia nervosa].
- Malfunction of a St. Jude medical Heart valve in mitral position.
- [A rare form of vascular ring in association with transposition of the great arteries: left-sided course of the aortic arch with arteria lusoria and a right-sided pers...
- Urinary excretion of methylated nucleosides in different states of failure to thrive.
- Assessment of bypass grafts by computed tomography.
- [Treatment of acromioclavicular dislocations with the Balser hook plate and ligament suture].
- [Massive hemorrhage following multiple epidural punctures as a late complication in thrombocythemia].
- The influence of a right-to-left cardiac shunt on lidocaine pharmacokinetics.
- Surgery for coarctation of the aorta in the neonate.
- [Surgery of Congenital heart defects in deep hypothermic cardiovascular arrest: postoperative renal function].
- Cryopreserved and fresh antibiotic-sterilized Valved aortic homograft conduits in a long-term sheep model. Hemodynamic, angiographic, and histologic comparisons.
- [Orthotopic Heart transplantation in childhood and adolescence].
- Truncus arteriosus type A3: complex repair with cryopreserved pulmonary homograft.
- A new sealant for knitted Dacron prostheses: minimally cross-linked gelatin.
- Biological sealants and knitted Dacron conduits: comparison of collagen and fibrin glue pretreatments in circulatory models.
- Distant organ procurement in clinical lung- and Heart-lung transplantation. Cooling by extracorporeal circulation or hypothermic flush.
- Coarctation of the aorta in complex Congenital heart disease: simultaneous repair via sternotomy.
- Heart transplantation: intraoperative management, postoperative therapy and complications.
- Hyperacute rejection in Heart allografts. Case studies.
- [Simplified surgical procedure for closure of the ductus arteriosus in premature infants].
- Partial "anomalous" hepatic venous connection associated with secundum atrial Septal defect.
- Staged chest closure in pediatric cardiac surgery preventing typical and atypical cardiac tamponade.
- Open-Heart surgery in patients requiring chronic hemodialysis.
- Successful lung transplantation for posttraumatic adult respiratory distress syndrome after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
- Pulmonary artery sling with tracheal stenosis: primary one-stage repair in infancy.
- Value of transesophageal color Doppler echocardiography for detection of different types of atrial Septal defect in adults.
- [Complex progressive palliation for univentricular circulation].
- Thoracic organ transplantation in the paediatric age group. The Hannover experience.
- Value of positron emission tomography for lung cancer staging.
- Influence of high molecular dextrans on lung function in an ex vivo porcine lung model.
- [Endovascular implantation of stent-grafts in the thoracic aorta -mid-term results of a prospective controlled study].
- [Tetralogy of Fallot with right pulmonary artery origin from the ascending aorta: noninvasive diagnosis and surgical correction in a 7-week-old infant].
- Right-sided cervical aortic arch with stenosis--treatment with an extra-anatomic bypass graft.
- Successful repair of intraoperative type-A dissection in an infant.
- [Echocardiographic diagnosis of the aorto-left ventricular tunnel].
- Cytokine gene expression in monocytes of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery evaluated by real-time PCR.
- Isolated coronary artery rupture after blunt chest trauma.
- Excision of the coronary orifices in arterial switch operation: "O" like obstructive and "U" like unobstructive?
Procedures Preformed
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Heart Defect Repair
- Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
Conditions Treated
- Cardiomegaly
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Septal Defect
Doctors Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Cofinity PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- Health and Life PPO
- Platinum PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- Medicare MCR
- Meritain Health
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Kiel Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Chicago Medical Center
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