882 top medical experts on Sternotomy across 45 countries and 31 U.S. states, including 838 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Sternotomy: Making an incision in the sternum.
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  1. Thourani, Vinod H   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Heart and Vascular Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, 95 Collier Road, Suite 5015, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: Emory University School of Medicine (MD, 1994)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 80.3/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 172 biomedical companies, totalling $153,854.81, including $108,828.16 from  Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Subjects: Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Sternum; Aortic Valve; Aortic Valve Stenosis
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Instrumentation; Physiopathology; Economics; Therapy
    Randomized, multicenter trial comparing sternotomy closure with rigid plate fixation to wire cerclage. (2017)
    Less Invasive Mitral Surgery Versus Conventional Sternotomy Stratified by Mitral Pathology. (2021)

  2. Patel, Nirav C   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, 130 East 77th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10075, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1992)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 88.9/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 10 biomedical companies, totalling $1,503.04, including $1,065.46 from  Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Sternum; Wound Closure Techniques; Bone Plates; Bone Wires
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Instrumentation; Economics
    Randomized, multicenter trial comparing sternotomy closure with rigid plate fixation to wire cerclage. (2017)
    Reoperative mitral valve surgery via sternotomy or right thoracotomy: A propensity-matched analysis. (2019)

  3. Santana, Orlando   Cardiovascular Disease   Google Publications
    Department of Echocardiography Laboratory, Columbia University Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, FL, USA .
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.) in 2021 for $21.8
    Subjects: Heart Valve Diseases; Mitral Valve; Aortic Valve; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Heart Neoplasms
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Epidemiology; Adverse Effects; Economics; Mortality
    Outcomes of minimally invasive valve surgery versus standard sternotomy in obese patients undergoing isolated valve surgery. (2011)
    Outcomes of minimally invasive valve surgery versus median sternotomy in patients age 75 years or greater. (2011)

  4. Allen, Keith B   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Saint Lukes Mid America Heart Institute, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 4320 Wornall Road, Suite 50-II, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: University of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal) (MD, 1986)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 53/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 148 biomedical companies, totalling $279,473.31, including $140,010.36 from  Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Subjects: Sternum; Staphylococcal Vaccines; Wound Closure Techniques; Bacteremia; Bone Plates
    Categories: Prevention & Control; Adverse Effects; Instrumentation; Surgery; Administration & Dosage; Economics
    Effect of an investigational vaccine for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections after cardiothoracic surgery: a randomized trial. (2013)
    Randomized, multicenter trial comparing sternotomy closure with rigid plate fixation to wire cerclage. (2017)

  5. Argenziano, Michael   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Division of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
    Physician 
    Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD, 1992)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $2,517.23, including $2,517.23 from  Medtronic, Inc.
    Subjects: Mitral Valve; Hospital Costs; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Surgical Wound Dehiscence; Surgical Wound Infection
    Categories: Etiology; Methods; Surgery; Economics
    Minimally invasive versus sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery: a propensity analysis. (2010)
    Risk factors of infected sternal wounds versus sterile wound dehiscence. (2016)

  6. Naka, Yoshifumi   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published  Clinical Trial  Case Reports 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 16 biomedical companies, totalling $1,883.55, including $1,883.55 from  Abbott Laboratories
    Subjects: Sternum; Heart Failure; Heart-Assist Devices; Wound Closure Techniques; Bone Plates
    Categories: Surgery; Instrumentation; Methods; Economics; Therapy
    Randomized, multicenter trial comparing sternotomy closure with rigid plate fixation to wire cerclage. (2017)
    Rigid Plate Fixation Versus Wire Cerclage: Patient-Reported and Economic Outcomes From a Randomized Trial. (2018)

  7. Grossi, Eugene A   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD, 1981)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 86/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 40 biomedical companies, totalling $28,664.38, including $15,674.56 from  Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Subjects: Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Thoracotomy; Aortic Valve; Bioprosthesis; Cardiac Surgical Procedures
    Categories: Economics; Statistics & Numerical Data; Surgery; Methods
    Minithoracotomy for mitral valve repair improves inpatient and postdischarge economic savings. (2014)
    Right anterior thoracotomy aortic valve replacement is associated with less cost than sternotomy-based approaches: a multi-institution analysis of 'real world' data. (2014)

  8. Badhwar, Vinay   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 78.8/100
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Abbott Laboratories) in 2021 for $900
    Subjects: Mitral Valve; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Thoracotomy; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Heart Valve Diseases
    Categories: Methods; Surgery; Economics; Statistics & Numerical Data
    Robotic mitral valve operations by experienced surgeons are cost-neutral and durable at 1 year. (2018)
    Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. (2018)

  9. Dearani, Joseph A   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: Georgetown University School of Medicine (MD, 1986)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 79.7/100
    Subjects: Heart Defects, Congenital; Coronary Artery Bypass; Anxiety; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cause of Death
    Categories: Adverse Effects; Education; Methods; Surgery; Statistics & Numerical Data; Complications
    Identifying patients at particular risk of injury during repeat sternotomy: analysis of 2555 cardiac reoperations. (2010)
    Risk factors and early outcomes of multiple reoperations in adults with congenital heart disease. (2011)

  10. Stulak, John M   Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Top Hospital
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine (MD, 2001)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 79.7/100
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Abbott Laboratories) in 2021 for $101.96
    Subjects: Anxiety; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Heart Defects, Congenital
    Categories: Methods; Complications; Prevention & Control; Psychology; Surgery
    The Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety in First-Time Sternotomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. (2020)
    Coronary artery disease in adult congenital heart disease: outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting. (2012)

  11. Sabik, Joseph F   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Aorta Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    Physician 
    Medical school: Harvard Medical School (MD, 1987)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 88/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 11 biomedical companies, totalling $2,412.69, including $1,820.53 from  Medtronic, Inc.
    Subjects: Aortic Valve; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cefuroxime
    Categories: Administration & Dosage; Surgery; Adverse Effects; Methods; Physiopathology; Prevention & Control
    Outcomes of less invasive J-incision approach to aortic valve surgery. (2012)
    When the timing is right: Antibiotic timing and infection after cardiac surgery. (2012)

  12. Glower, Donald D   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (ATRICURE, INC.) in 2021 for $82.18
    Subjects: Heart Valve Diseases; Mitral Valve; Thoracotomy; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Aortic Valve Stenosis
    Categories: Surgery; Methods
    Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. (2018)
    Aortic valve replacement via right minithoracotomy versus median sternotomy: a propensity score analysis. (2014)

  13. Svensson, Lars G   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1978)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 5 biomedical companies, totalling $228.85, including $228.85 from  Artivion, Inc.
    Subjects: Aortic Valve; Heart Valve Diseases; Aortic Diseases; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Aortic Valve Stenosis
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Complications; Physiopathology; Therapy
    Outcomes of less invasive J-incision approach to aortic valve surgery. (2012)
    Less invasive versus conventional double-valve surgery: a propensity-matched comparison. (2011)

  14. Gaca, Jeffrey G   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Top Hospital
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 3 biomedical companies, totalling $2,180.98, including $2,000 from  Artivion, Inc.
    Subjects: Thoracotomy; Aorta; Aortic Valve; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Aortic Valve Stenosis
    Categories: Methods; Surgery
    Aortic valve replacement via right minithoracotomy versus median sternotomy: a propensity score analysis. (2014)
    Right Minithoracotomy Versus Median Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity Matched Study. (2015)

  15. Roselli, Eric E   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    Physician 
    Medical school: Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (MD, 1997)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 43 biomedical companies, totalling $65,619.82, including $44,856.46 from  Artivion, Inc.
    Subjects: Aortic Valve; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Aortic Diseases; Aortic Valve Insufficiency
    Categories: Surgery; Adverse Effects; Complications; Methods; Physiopathology; Therapy
    Evaluation of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use for Delayed Sternal Closure After Cardiothoracic Operation. (2018)
    Should less-invasive aortic valve replacement be avoided in patients with pulmonary dysfunction? (2014)

  16. Sellke, Frank W   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address: .
    Physician 
    Medical school: Indiana Medical College, School of Medicine of Purdue University (MD, 1981)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 23 biomedical companies, totalling $18,530.79, including $7,603.81 from  Stryker Corporation
    Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages; Ethanol; Heart Diseases; Hypercholesterolemia; Pericardium
    Categories: Adverse Effects; Prevention & Control; Administration & Dosage; Pathology; Surgery; Complications
    Effects of alcohol on pericardial adhesion formation in hypercholesterolemic swine. (2012)
    Effects of Alcohol on Postoperative Adhesion Formation in Ischemic Myocardium and Pericardium. (2017)

  17. Suri, Rakesh M   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)   Google Publications
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    Physician 
    Medical school: Mayo Medical School (MD, 2006)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Mitral Valve; Aortic Valve; Cardiac Surgical Procedures
    Categories: Surgery; Adverse Effects; Methods; Etiology
    Identifying patients at particular risk of injury during repeat sternotomy: analysis of 2555 cardiac reoperations. (2010)
    Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. (2018)

  18. Gillinov, A Marc   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Medical school: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (MD, 1988)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 18 biomedical companies, totalling $65,559.96, including $60,000 from  ClearFlow Inc.
    Subjects: Aortic Valve; Heart Valve Diseases; Mitral Valve; Forced Expiratory Volume; Lung
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Physiopathology
    Outcomes of less invasive J-incision approach to aortic valve surgery. (2012)
    Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. (2018)

  19. Plestis, Konstadinos A   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA.
    Physician  Case Reports 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1987)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 74 biomedical companies, totalling $8,698.37, including $5,024.83 from  Getinge USA Sales, LLC
    Subjects: Aortic Valve; Aneurysm, Dissecting; Aorta; Aorta, Thoracic; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Transplantation
    Current Trends in Aortic Root Surgery: The Mini-Bentall Approach. (2018)
    Hybrid Aortic Arch Repair Using a Ministernotomy. (2020)

  20. Kiaii, Bob B   Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)  Google Publications
    Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 24 biomedical companies, totalling $19,663.76, including $14,778.94 from  Medtronic, Inc.
    Subjects: Coronary Artery Bypass; Reoperation; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Conversion to Open Surgery; Emergencies
    Categories: Methods; Statistics & Numerical Data
    Minimally Invasive coronary surgery compared to STernotomy coronary artery bypass grafting: The MIST trial. (2019)
    Higher-risk mitral valve operations after previous sternotomy: endoscopic, minimally invasive approach improves patient outcomes. (2016)

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