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Gerald Helms, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Santa Fe, NM, WellStar Douglas Hospital

GeraldAndrewHelmsMDFACS, FCCP(He/Him)

Thoracic Surgery • Santa Fe, NM

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic Surgeon

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Summary

  • Board certified Thoracic surgeon

Education & Training

  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2004 - 2006
  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2003
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
  • University of Alabama School of Medicine
    University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1998
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityM.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1987 - 1988
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    Georgia Institute of TechnologyB.S., Aerospace Engineering, With honors, 1982 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2009 - 2011
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2007 - 2009
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2005 - 2008
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
  • “Two on the Town” award National Aerospace Plane, 1989
  • Scholarship New York City Post Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1984-1985
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Nonparticulate Components of Diesel Exhaust Promote Constriction of Coronary Arteries from ApoE-/- Mice  
    MJ Campen, NS Babu, GA Helms, SB Pett, JA Wernly, RJ Mehran, JD McDonald, Toxilogical Sciences, 1/1/2005
  • Fragmentation Hemolytic Anemia Eight Years after Replacement of Ascending Aorta with a Sutureless Intraluminal Graft  
    S Hamid, I Rabinowitz, A Helms, C Dietl, American Journal of Hematology, 1/1/2005
  • A 2-D Approximation of 3-D Flow Over Hypersonic Blunt Leading Edge Vehicles  
    A Helms, R Batchelder, McDonnell Douglas Computational Fluid Mechanics Conference, 1/1/1987

Abstracts/Posters

  • Volatile Organic Air Toxics, not Particulates, Promote Constrictive Effects of Diesel Exhaust on Murine Coronary Arteries
    MJ Campen, NS Babu, GA Helms, L Blair, S Lucas, JD McDonald, American Heart Association Conference, 1/1/2005

Lectures

  • Past, Present and Future of the Artificial Heart 
    1/1/2003
  • Esophageal Perforation 
    1/1/2002
  • Nontraumatic Indications for Spelenectomy 
    1/1/2001
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Gerald Helms, Dr. Gerald Helms, MD, Dr. G Helms, Dr. Gerald Andrew Helms