Larry Lynn Shears II MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Erlanger
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979 E 3rd StSuite C520Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone+1 423-778-5661
Fax+1 423-778-5664
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1991 - 1999
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2018 - 2028
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2028
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2016
WV State Medical License Active through 1997
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- PARTNER II Trial: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves II - XT Intermediate and High Risk Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsParallel circuits for refractory hypoxemia on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Adnan Malik, Larry L. Shears, Dmitriy Zubkus, David J. Kaczorowski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017-03-01 - 10 citationsSuccessful Management of Cardiac Arrest Due to Pulmonary Embolus Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Ultrasound-Accelerated Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis.Vikas Sharma, Howard D. Goldberg, Dmitriy Zubkus, Larry L. Shears, David J. Kaczorowski
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016-04-01 - 3 citationsIntracardiac echocardiography for diagnosis and management of left ventricular assist device inlet obstruction.Aly El Banayosy, Michael M. Koerner, Christoph Brehm, Edward R. Stevenson, Walter E. Pae
ASAIO Journal. 2014-11-01
Press Mentions
Two Midstate Surgeons Lead Pa. In Heart Surgeries, but Mixed Results for Midstate Heart CentersJanuary 31st, 2017
Heater-Cooler Infections: Incidence Most Likely UnderreportedJanuary 23rd, 2017
Dr. Judy Tingley Named VP and CEO of Erlanger Heart and Lung InstituteJanuary 19th, 2017
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