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Office
801 N 29th St
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
Billings, MT 59101Phone+1 406-238-2770- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a cardiac and thoracic surgeon. I specialize in minimally invasive surgery. This includes video and robotic assisted thoracic surgery, catheter based surgery and minimal access open heart surgery.
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2011 - 2013
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
- New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
- Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2006
- Dartmouth CollegeBA, Literature, 1997 - 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- OR State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MT State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- WY State Medical License 2015 - 2021
- CT State Medical License 2011 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- FSCAI 2023
- COAPT Top Cardiac Surgery Program WA State COAPT, 2021-2022
- FACS American College of Surgeons, 2019
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Invited Commentary: Impact of New eGFR Equations on Risk Assessment in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.Kimberly A Skelding, Kraev, A., Alexander S Kraev> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2023 Apr 1
- A Gnostic Understanding of Coping for the Cardiothoracic Surgeon.Alexander I Kraev, R Anthony Perez-Tamayo> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2022 Jul 1
- 4 citationsImproving the Power of the American Society of Anesthesiology Classification System to Risk Stratify Vascular Surgery Patients Based on National Surgical Quality Impro...Alexander I. Kraev, Joseph McGinn, Yana Etkin, James W. Turner, Gregg S. Landis> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2018 Oct 1
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Other
- Using Konno Aortic Root Enlargement Technique to Solve a Complex Post-Endocarditis AnatomyAlexander Kraev, MD
https://www.ctsnet.org/article/using-konno-aortic-root-enlargement-technique-solve-complex-post-endocarditis-anatomy
CTSNet - 10/24/2023 - Kraev A, Counts S. Robotic Left Diaphragm Plication Using Automatic (Cor-Knot) Device. February 2021. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.13957454Kraev A, Counts S, CTSNet
https://www.ctsnet.org/article/robotic-left-diaphragm-plication-using-automatic-cor-knot-device
2/15/2021 - Kraev A. VATS Epicardial LV Lead Placement. May 2020. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.12350456Kraev A, CTSNet
https://www.ctsnet.org/article/vats-epicardial-lv-lead-placement
5/25/2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Fellow
- International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic SurgeryMember
- Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsFellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Russian
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