Professor, Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine

Family Medicine

practices Family Medicine. is a published doctor as well. He has 100 publications published. The latest was: Use of the modified technique of ultrafiltration in pediatric open-heart surgery: a prospective study. He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Development of the Cardiac Surgery Patient Expectations Questionnaire (C-SPEQ).
• The Effects of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery.
• Potential Impact of Modifiable Clinical Variables on Length of Stay After First-Time Cardiac Surgery.
• Impact of Atrial Fibrillation Duration on the Success of First-Time Concomitant Cox Maze Procedures.
• Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery without Aortic cross-clamping and with femoral cannulation is not associated with increased risk of stroke compared with tradit...
• A systematic review of minimally invasive surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation: a comparison of the Cox-Maze procedure, beating-Heart epicardial ablation, and th...
• Preoperative Hematocrit as a Predictor of Perioperative Morbidities Following Nonemergent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
• Impact of perioperative glycemic control strategy on patient survival after Coronary bypass surgery.
• A more specific anticoagulation regimen is required for patients after the cox-maze procedure.
• Practice changes in blood glucose management following open Heart surgery: from a prospective randomized study to everyday practice†
• Rhythm course over 5 years following surgical ablation for Atrial fibrillation.
• Performance of the Cox Maze procedure-a large surgical ablation center's experience.
• Minimally invasive fibrillating Heart surgery: a safe and effective approach for mitral valve and surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation.
• Minimally Invasive Stand-Alone Cox-Maze Procedure for Patients With Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
• The surgical treatment for Atrial fibrillation: ablation technology and surgical approaches.
• Health-related quality of life following isolated Aortic valve surgery: is earlier intervention better?
• Impact of Clinical Presentation and Surgeon Experience on the Decision to Perform Surgical Ablation.
• Outcome of Concomitant Cox-Maze III Procedure Using an Argon-Based Cryosurgical System: A Single-Center Experience With 250 Patients.
• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Among Cardiac Surgery Patients: What Can We Do for Prevention?
• Results of the Cox-Maze III/IV procedure in patients over 75 years old who present for cardiac surgery with a history of Atrial fibrillation.
• Blood product conservation is associated with improved outcomes and reduced costs after cardiac surgery.
• The association between early Atrial arrhythmia and long-term return to sinus rhythm for patients following the Cox maze procedure for Atrial fibrillation.
• The state of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral Valve disease.
• Patient Disposition and Long-Term Outcomes After Valve Surgery in Octogenarians.
• Drug, Devices, Technologies, and Techniques for Blood Management in Minimally Invasive and Conventional Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Consensus Statement From the Internat...
• The impact of surgical ablation for Atrial fibrillation in high-risk patients.
• A one-way, valved, atrial septal patch in the management of postoperative right Heart failure. An animal study.
• A one-way Valved atrial septal patch: a new surgical technique and its clinical application.
• Unidirectional Valve patch.
• Surgical results in cardiac patients over the age of 80 years.
• Use of the modified technique of ultrafiltration in pediatric open-Heart surgery: a prospective study.
• The myocardial profile of the cytosolic isozymes of creatine kinase is apparently not related to cyanosis in congenital Heart disease.
• Coarctation of the aorta with right Aortic arch: surgical technique and new classification.
• Impact of the maze procedure on the stroke rate in patients with Atrial fibrillation.
• Potential preoperative markers for the risk of developing Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
• Current status of the Maze procedure for the treatment of Atrial fibrillation.
• The importance of cryoablation of the Coronary sinus during the Maze procedure.
• The Maze-III procedure combined with Valve surgery.
• Stroke prevention as an indication for the Maze procedure in the treatment of Atrial fibrillation.
• Observations on the perioperative management of patients undergoing the Maze procedure.
• New surgical and catheter-based modifications of the Maze procedure.
• Histologic Atrial myolysis is associated with Atrial fibrillation after cardiac operation.
• Impact of low level laser irradiation on infarct size in the rat following Myocardial infarction.
• Benefits of prophylactic continuous infusion of furosemide after the maze procedure for Atrial fibrillation.
• Type A aortic Dissection with associated anomaly of the carotid and vertebral vessels.
• Intraoperative alternatives for treating atrial fibrillation associated with mitral Valve disease: introduction.
• The significance of atrial fibrillation ablation in patients undergoing mitral Valve surgery.
• The technology in use for the surgical ablation of Atrial fibrillation.
• Combined mitral Valve surgery and the Maze III procedure.
• The significance of subclavian Artery injection prior to surgical myocardial revascularization.
• Are there gender differences in outcomes after the cox-maze procedure for Atrial fibrillation?
• New Approach to Exclude the Left Atrial Appendage During Minimally Invasive Cryothermic Surgical Ablation.
• Protection of myocardium by cyclosporin A and insulin: in vitro simulated ischemia study in human myocardium.
• The effect of the maze procedure on the secretion of arginine-vasopressin and aldosterone.
• The Maze procedure for the treatment of Atrial fibrillation: a minimally invasive approach.
• Impaired mitochondrial response to simulated ischemic injury as a predictor of the development of Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: in vitro study in human my...
• When should we discontinue antiarrhythmic therapy for atrial fibrillation after Coronary artery bypass grafting? A prospective randomized study.
• Tubular Heart valves: a new tissue prosthesis design--preclinical evaluation of the 3F aortic bioprosthesis.
• Surgical ablation as treatment for the elimination of Atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis.
• Impact of follow-up on the success rate of the cryosurgical maze procedure in patients with rheumatic Heart disease and enlarged atria.
• Combined Heart transplantation and thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Heart failure secondary to tricuspid atresia palliated with potts shunt.
• Gender differences for Rapid After Bypass Back Into Telemetry tract following cardiac surgery.
• How do we spell maze? A dialogue concerning definitions and goals.
• Surgery for Atrial fibrillation.
• The performance of the EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality risk score: the gender factor.
• The multi-purse string maze procedure: a new surgical technique to perform the full maze procedure without atriotomies.
• The Cox-Maze procedure: history, results, and predictors for Failure.
• Serial development of Pulmonary hypertension in patients with idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis.
• Institutional and national trends in isolated mitral Valve surgery over the past decade.
• The surgical treatment for Atrial fibrillation: a call for standardization.
• The association between early outcome, health-related quality of life, and survival following elective open-Heart surgery.
• Public health reporting: the United States perspective.
• Survival and quality of life following elective open-Heart surgery.
• The Maze procedure: a surgical intervention for ablation of Atrial fibrillation.
• A quality improvement project to optimize patient outcomes following the maze procedure.
• Does preoperative atrial fibrillation increase the risk for mortality and morbidity after Coronary artery bypass grafting?
• Surgery for Aortic and mitral valve disease in the United States: a trend of change in surgical practice between 1998 and 2005.
• The Cox-Maze III procedure success rate: comparison by electrocardiogram, 24-hour holter monitoring and long-term monitoring.
• The effect of previous Coronary artery stenting on short- and intermediate-term outcome after surgical revascularization in patients with diabetes mellitus.
• Left atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation: off-bypass, primary repair using an extrapericardial approach.
• Impact of body mass index on clinical outcome and health-related quality of life following open Heart surgery.
• The use of spirometry testing prior to cardiac surgery may impact the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk prediction score: a prospective study in a cohort of patients a...
• The quest to identify predictors for success and failure after the Cox-Maze procedure for the treatment of Atrial fibrillation.
• Steps for successful implementation of proteomic research in the OR.
• Percutaneous catheter ablation treatment of recurring atrial Arrhythmias after surgical ablation.
• Bispectral index monitoring to facilitate early extubation following cardiovascular surgery.
• The implementation of a comprehensive clinical protocol improves long-term success after surgical treatment of Atrial fibrillation.
• Comparison of blood glucose management strategies to achieve control following cardiac surgery (computerized versus paper).
• The CHADS score role in managing anticoagulation after surgical ablation for Atrial fibrillation.
• The impact of surgical ablation in patients with low ejection fraction, Heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.
• The outcome of the Cox Maze procedure in patients with previous percutaneous catheter ablation to treat Atrial fibrillation.
• The concomitant cryosurgical Cox-Maze procedure using Argon based cryoprobes: 12 month results.
• Development of a novel proteomic approach for mitochondrial proteomics from cardiac tissue from patients with Atrial fibrillation.
• Endoscopic versus direct vision for saphenous vein graft harvesting in Coronary artery bypass surgery.
• Strict versus liberal target range for perioperative glucose in patients undergoing Coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomized controlled trial.
• The challenge of defining procedural endpoints for the surgical treatment of Atrial fibrillation.
• Using multiple databases to produce comprehensive follow-up in an effort to enhance evaluation of outcome measurements: surgical ablation (maze) exemplar.
• Systemic inflammatory response during cardiac surgery: a pilot study.
• Does cryomaze injure the circumflex Artery?: a preliminary search for occult postprocedure stenoses.

Schools

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• Sackler School Of Medicine Tel Aviv University

• Rabin Medical Center Cardiothoracic SurgeryAnesthesiaVascular Surgery

• Georgetown University Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
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Conditions Treated

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• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Family Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Select
• Pathway X Tier Hosp HealthKeepers DirectAccess VA
• HealthKeepers HMO
• KeyCare PPO
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Choice Advantage
• Blue Choice Network POS
• Blue Preferred PPO
• CareFirst Maryland POS
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Southern Health PPO
• Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
• Coventry Health Care of Virginia HMO
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• Kaiser Permanente
• Medical Mutual of Ohio
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Tricare
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Hospital

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• Inova Alexandria Hospital
• Inova Fairfax Hospital

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1982673364
Last Name Of The Provider	AD
First Name Of The Provider	NIV
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