JohnMArmitageMDFACS, FAAC

Thoracic Surgery • Springfield, OR

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Director Cardiac Thoracic Surgery McKenzie Willamette Medical Center Starr Wood Cardiac Group

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Office
960 N 16th St
Suite #304
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone+1 541-744-8682

Fax+1 541-744-8608
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Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1986 - 1987
UPMC Medical Education Prog1986
Brown UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1984
Brown UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1979
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2011 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1994 - 2022
NC State Medical License 2010 - 2022
AK State Medical License 2019 - 2022
MI State Medical License 2010 - 2014
PA State Medical License 1984 - 1996
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

75 citations
Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement.
John D. Puskas, Marc W. Gerdisch, Dennis Nichols, Lilibeth Fermin, Birger Rhenman, Divya Kapoor, Jack G. Copeland, Reed D. Quinn, G. Chad Hughes, Hormoz Azar, Michael ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Jun 19
Sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibition by cariporide to reduce the risk of ischemic cardiac events in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: results of the ...
Mentzer, R. M. Jr, Bartels, C., Bolli, R., Boyce, S., Buckberg, G. D., Chaitman, B., Haverich, A., Knight, J., Menasche, P., Myers, M. L., Nicolau, J., Simoons, M., Th...> ;Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Apr
2 citations
Airway function tests and vocal cord paralysis in lung transplant recipients.
Alois Zapletal, Geoffrey Kurland, Steven R. Boas, Blakeslee E. Noyes, Peter Greally, Albert Faro, John M. Armitage, David M. Orenstein> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 1997 Feb 1
21 citations
Interferon-alpha affects the immune response in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.
A Faro, Geoffrey Kurland, Marian G. Michaels, P S Dickman, Peter Greally, K J Spichty, B B Noyes, Steven R. Boas, Frederick J. Fricker, John M. Armitage, A. Zeevi> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1996 Apr 1
33 citations
Comparison of outcomes after single and bilateral lung transplantation for obstructive lung disease.
Ko Bando, Paradis Il, Robert J. Keenan, S.A. Yousem, Kanshi Komatsu, Hiroaki Konishi, Guilinger Ra, Masciangelo Tn, Si M. Pham, John M. Armitage> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1995 Jul 1
332 citations
Obliterative bronchiolitis after lung and heart-lung transplantation: An analysis of risk factors and management
Ko Bando, Irvin L. Paradis, Shari L. Similo, Hiroaki Konishi, Kanshi Komatsu, Thomas G. Zullo, Samuel A. Yousem, John M. Close, Adriana Zeevi, Rene J. Duquesnoy, Jan D...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1995 Jul 1
44 citations
Exercise Testing in Pediatric Heart, Heart-Lung, and Lung Transplant Recipients
Patricia A. Nixon, F. Jay Fricker, Blakeslee E. Noyes, Steven A. Webber, David M. Orenstein, John M. Armitage> ;Chest. 1995 May 1
43 citations
Immunosuppression switch in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Cyclosporine to FK 506
Jeanine M. Swenson, F. Jay Fricker, John M. Armitage> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1995 Apr 1
14 citations
Left atrial thrombus after lung transplantation.
Si M. Pham, John M. Armitage, William E. Katz, Bartley P. Griffith> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1995 Feb 1
20 citations
Critical issues in pediatric lung transplantation
John M. Armitage, Geoffrey Kurland, Marian G. Michaels, Lynne A. Cipriani, Bartley P. Griffith, Frederick J. Fricker> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1995 Jan 1
129 citations
Analysis of time-dependent risks for infection, rejection, and death after pulmonary transplantation.
Ko Bando, Irvin L. Paradis, Kanshi Komatsu, Hiroaki Konishi, Masato Matsushima, Robert J. Keenan, Robert L. Hardesty, John M. Armitage, Bartley P. Griffith> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1995 Jan 1
101 citations
Indications for and results of single, bilateral, and heart-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension.
Ko Bando, John M. Armitage, Irvin L. Paradis, Robert J. Keenan, Robert L. Hardesty, Hiroaki Konishi, Kanshi Komatsu, Keith L. Stein, Ajit N. Shah, Henry T. Bahnson, Ba...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1994 Dec 1
39 citations
Orthotopic heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease
Steven A. Webber, F. Jay Fricker, Marian G. Michaels, Ruth M. Pickering, Pedro J. del Nido, Bartley P. Griffith, John M. Armitage> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994 Dec 1
98 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a bridge to pediatric heart transplantation.
P J del Nido, John M. Armitage, Frederick J. Fricker, M Shaver, Lynne A. Cipriani, G Dayal, Sang C. Park, Ralph D. Siewers> ;Circulation. 1994 Nov 1
63 citations
Risk stratification using the society of thoracic surgeons program
Brack G. Hattler, Carol Madia, Carol Johnson, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Hardesty, Robert L. Kormos, Si M. Pham, Dale N. Payne, Bartley P. Griffith> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994 Nov 1
74 citations
Psychosocial predictors of vulnerability to distress in the year following heart transplantation.
Mary Amanda Dew, Roberta G. Simmons, Loren H. Roth, Herbert C. Schulberg, M. E. Thompson, John M. Armitage, Bartley P. Griffith> ;Psychological Medicine. 1994 Nov 1
1 citations
Development of an intravenous membrane oxygenator: a new concept in mechanical support for the failing lung.
Brack G. Hattler, Reeder Gd, Sawzik Pj, Walters Fr, Si M. Pham, Robert L. Kormos, Robert J. Keenan, Griffith Bp, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Hardesty> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1994 Nov 1
6 citations
Assessment of the response of right ventricular performance to decreasing levels of mechanical assistance by on-line pressure area relationships.
William A. Mandarino, John Gorcsan, John M. Armitage, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Kormos> ;ASAIO Journal. 1994 Oct 1
6 citations
Management of a tracheal bronchus in a pediatric lung transplant recipient
Mitchell J. Magee, Bartley P. Griffith, John M. Armitage> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994 Jul 1
32 citations
Pseudomonas cepacia empyema necessitatis after lung transplantation in two patients with cystic fibrosis.
Blakeslee E. Noyes, Marian G. Michaels, Geoffrey Kurland, John M. Armitage, David M. Orenstein> ;Chest. 1994 Jun 1
26 citations
Pediatric Lung Transplantation for Graft-Versus-Host Disease Following Bone Marrow Transplantation
Steven R. Boas, Blakeslee E. Noyes, Geoffrey Kurland, John M. Armitage, David M. Orenstein> ;Chest. 1994 May 1
99 citations
A prospective randomized trial of FK506 versus cyclosporine after human pulmonary transplantation.
Bartley P. Griffith, Ko Bando, Robert L. Hardesty, John M. Armitage, Robert J. Keenan, Si M. Pham, Irvin L. Paradis, Samuel A. Yousem, Kanshi Komatsu, Hiroaki Konishi,...> ;Transplantation. 1994 Mar 27
89 citations
Anastomotic pitfalls in lung transplantation.
Bartley P. Griffith, Mitchell J. Magee, Ivan F. Gonzalez, Rémi Houel, John M. Armitage, Robert L. Hardesty, Brack Hattler, Peter F. Ferson, Rodney J. Landreneau, Rober...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1994 Mar 1
100 citations
Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on early graft dysfunction in clinical lung transplantation
Ryo Aeba, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Kormos, John M. Armitage, Thomas A. Gasior, Carl R. Fuhrman, Samuel A. Yousem, Robert L. Hardesty> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994 Mar 1
29 citations
Experience with pediatric lung transplantation
Blakeslee E. Noyes, Geoffrey Kurland, David M. Orenstein, F. Jay Fricker, John M. Armitage> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 1994 Feb 1
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