AbdullaAAttumMD

Thoracic Surgery • Pikeville, KY

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Office
911 Bypass Rd
2nd Floor Clinic
Pikeville, KY 41501
Phone+1 606-218-3500

Fax+1 606-218-7502
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Education & Training

University of MarylandFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1976 - 1979
United Health Services HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1976
Columbia Saint Luke's Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1972 - 1973
University of Kansas (Wichita)/Via Christi Hospitals WichitaInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
Al-Azhar University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
KY State Medical License 1979 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
WI State Medical License 2014 - 2023
IN State Medical License 1990 - 2023
DC State Medical License 1974 - 2016
NY State Medical License 1974 - 2004
FL State Medical License 1982 - 1985
MD State Medical License 1979 - 1982
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Reoperation for prosthetic heart valve dysfunction: 19 years' experience.
Zahi Masri, Roland Girardet, Abdulla A. Attum, Ronald Barbie, Isam Yared, Allan M. Lansing> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 1990 Jan 1
14 citations
The use of the gastroepiploic artery for coronary artery bypass graft: another alternative.
Abdulla A. Attum> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 1987 Sep 1
33 citations
Malignant Clinical Behavior of Cardiac Myxomas and “Myxoid Imitators”
Abdulla A. Attum, George S. Johnson, Zahi Masri, Roland Girardet, Allan M. Lansing> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1987 Aug 1
1 citations
Circular myotomy as an aid to resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the esophagus.
Abdulla A. Attum, John R. Hankins, Jerome Ngangana, Joseph S. McLaughlin> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1979 Aug 1
Infective endocarditis: diagnosis, treatment, and mortality, as related to surgical timing and infectious organism.
Attum, A. A., Masri, Z., Yared, S. F., Johnson, G. S., Girardet, R., Lansing, A. M.> ;Tex Heart Inst J. 1987 Dec
Risks of cerebrovascular events related to open heart surgery.
Attum, A. A., Girardet, R., Barbie, R., Yared, S., Raleigh, D., Mathew, T., Hymes, W., Lansing, A.> ;J Ky Med Assoc. 1998 Aug
Atrial myxoma: benign and malignant.
Attum, A. A., Ogden, L. L., Lansing, A. M.> ;J Ky Med Assoc. 1984 Jul
Vein graft arteriovenous fistula for long-term venous access in a heart transplant recipient lacking superficial veins: a case report.
Girardet, R. E., Masri, Z. H., Barbie, R. N., Attum, A. A., Yared, S., DeVries, W. C., Lansing, A. M.> ;J Heart Transplant. 1986 Nov 01
Significance of asymptomatic biliary tract disease in heart transplant recipients.
Girardet, R. E., Rosenbloom, P., DeWeese, B. M., Masri, Z. H., Attum, A. A., Barbie, R. N., Yared, S. F., Lusk, R. A., Lansing, A. M.> ;J Heart Transplant. 1989 Sep 01
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, Kentucky