LouisEdwardSamuelsMD

Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Hahnemann Univ

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Office
1025 Walnut Street
Suite 607
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-5818
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Education & Training

Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1992 - 1995
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License Current
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1987 - 2015
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2015
FL State Medical License 2008 - 2015
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2015
VA State Medical License 2008 - 2014
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2014
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2014
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2014
AZ State Medical License 2011 - 2014
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2014
AL State Medical License 2011 - 2014
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2014
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2009
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2001: An artificial heart odyssey.
Louis E Samuels> ;Artificial Organs. 2023 Jul 1
Inflammatory aneurysm of ascending aorta and left anterior descending artery.
Amanda Stella, Alexandra Tuluca, Anastasia Arce, Louis Samuels> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
Development of malignancies and their outcomes in patients supported on continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices-a systematic review.
Elizabeth J. Maynes, Jonathan S. Gordon, Matthew P. Weber, Thomas J. O’Malley, Tyler M. Bauer, Chelsey T. Wood, Rohinton J. Morris, Louis E. Samuels, John W. Entwistle...> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2021 May 1
7 citations
Outcomes of surgical treatment for carcinoid heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Thomas J. O’Malley, Diana C Jimenez, Abhiraj Saxena, Matthew P. Weber, Louis E. Samuels, John W. Entwistle, T. Sloane Guy, H. Todd Massey, Rohinton J. Morris, Vakhtang...> ;Surgery. 2021 Mar 31
4 citations
Driveline damage and repair in continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review.
Nicholas D. D’Antonio, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Abhiraj Saxena, Simon Maltais, Louis E. Samuels, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, > ;Artificial Organs. 2021 Feb 22
16 citations
Survival outcomes of stenting outflow graft stenosis in continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: a systematic review.
Chelsey T. Wood, Thomas J. O’Malley, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Alec Vishnevsky, Rohinton J. Morris, Louis E. Samuels, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili> ;Heart Failure Reviews. 2020 Nov 1
12 citations
Characteristics and outcomes of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review
Laura A. Carlson, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Jae Hwan Choi, Andrew M. Hallett, Dylan P. Horan, Matthew P. Weber, Avijit K. Deb, Sinal Patel, Louis E. Samuels, Rohinton J. Mo...> ;Artificial Organs. 2020 Nov 1
1 citations
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation in patients with preexisting mechanical mitral valves: a systematic review.
Jonathan S. Gordon, Thomas J. O’Malley, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Chelsey T. Wood, Neal Kalantri, Rohinton J. Morris, Louis E. Samuels, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchale...> ;Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2020 Apr 20
12 citations
Indications and outcomes of combined heart-liver transplant: A systematic review and met-analysis.
Syed Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jothika Challapalli, Matthew P. Weber, Jae Hwan Choi, Thomas J. O'Malley, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Louis E. Samuels, H. Todd Masse...> ;Transplantation Reviews. 2020 Apr 1
6 citations
Single versus multi-drug antimicrobial surgical infection prophylaxis for left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sinal Patel, Jae Hwan Choi, Ester Moncho Escrivá, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Louis E. Samuels, Jessica G.Y. Luc, Rohinton J. Morris, H.T. Massey, Vakh...> ;Artificial Organs. 2019 Jul 1
1 citations
Extralobar Sequestration Complicated by a Cystic Hamartoma in an Adult.
Andrew Greenspon, Louis E. Samuels, Lee Greenspon> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
20 citations
Device exchange versus nonexchange modalities in left ventricular assist device-specific infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Tyler M. Bauer, Jae Hwan Choi, Matthew P. Weber, Ester Moncho Escrivá, Sinal Patel, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Andrew J. Boyle, Louis E. Samuels, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton...> ;Artificial Organs. 2019 May 1
28 citations
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during extracorporeal life support: incidence, management and outcomes.
Jae Hwan Choi, Matthew P. Weber, Haritha G. Reddy, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Avijit K. Deb, Louis E. Samuels, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Antonio Loforte, Vakhtang ...> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2019 Jan 1
2 citations
Sternal Closure With Tie Bands: A Word of Caution
Louis E. Samuels> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Aug 1
3 citations
A hybrid configuration of a left ventricular assist device and venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Louis E. Samuels, Eric Gnall, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Konstadinos A. Plestis> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2016 Apr 1
2 citations
Resolution of hemolysis from pump thrombus during left ventricular assist device exchange.
Shinya Unai, Hitoshi Hirose, John W. Entwistle, Louis E. Samuels> ;World Journal of Clinical Cases. 2014 Aug 16
142 citations
The RECOVER I: a multicenter prospective study of Impella 5.0/LD for postcardiotomy circulatory support.
Bartley P. Griffith, Mark B. Anderson, Louis E. Samuels, Walter E. Pae, Yoshifumi Naka, O. Howard Frazier> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Feb 1
2 citations
Left ventricular apical papillary fibroelastoma
Louis E. Samuels, Sean Curran, Robert F. Carr> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Apr 1
10 citations
Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach
Louis E. Samuels, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Roberto Rodriguez, Christopher Droogan> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2012 Mar 12
Heartmate II™ device placement five years following ACORN CorCap™ device implantation.
Louis E. Samuels, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Roberto Rodriguez, Christopher Droogan> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2012 Mar 1
7 citations
Heart rate variability measures poorly predict atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
Dmitri Chamchad, Jay Horrow, Louis E. Samuels, Lev Nakhamchik> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2011 Sep 1
2 citations
Cardiogenic shock associated with loco-regional anesthesia rescued with left ventricular assist device implantation.
Louis E. Samuels, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Christopher Droogan> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2010 Dec 8
31 citations
The Impact of Immediate Extubation in the Operating Room After Cardiac Surgery on Intensive Care and Hospital Lengths of Stay
Dmitri Chamchad, Jay Horrow, Lev Nachamchik, Francis P. Sutter, Louis E. Samuels, Candace L. Trace, Francis D. Ferdinand, Scott M. Goldman> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2010 Oct 1
25 citations
Use of the AB5000 ventricular assist device in cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction.
Mark B. Anderson, Nicholas G. Smedira, Louis E. Samuels, Michael M. Madani, Yoshifumi Naka, Michael A. Acker, Mariah Hout, Karim Benali> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2010 Sep 1
16 citations
Argatroban as a Primary or Secondary Postoperative Anticoagulant in Patients Implanted With Ventricular Assist Devices
Louis E. Samuels, Jaromir Kohout, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Kevin Hagan, Phil Garwood, Francis D. Ferdinand, Scott M. Goldman> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 May 1
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