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Office
3400 Spruce Street
6 Silverstein Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-615-4949- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1991
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1988
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1991 - 1996
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Confirmation Trial of the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support Device (CSD) at the Same Time as Mitral Valve Repair Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Anaerobic Lactate Production Is Associated With Decreased Microcirculatory Blood Flow and Decreased Mitochondrial Respiration Following Cardiovascular Surgery With Car...Fatima M Talebi, Frances S Shofer, Vladimir R Muzykantov, Jan Bakker, John C Greenwood, David H Jang, Audrey E Spelde, Emily K Gordon, Jiri Horak, Michael A Acker, Tod...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Apr 5
- Transaortic TAVR and Mitral Repair Under Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in a Porcelain Aorta Patient.Pitoulis, F., Pamias-Lopez, B., Fraser, C., Rao, A., Mangino-Blanchard, L., Vernick, W., Shah, R., Kukafka, J., Spelde, A., Acker, M., Szeto, W., Ibrahim, M.> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2024 Jan 3
- Infarct-related structural disconnection and delirium in surgical aortic valve replacement patients.Browndyke, J., Tomalin, L., Erus, G., Overbey, J., Kuceyeski, A., Moskowitz, A., Bagiella, E., O'Gara, P., Gelijns, A., Suarez-Farinas, M., Messé, S., , Iribarne, A., ...> ;Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2024 Feb 1
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Lectures
- Cardiology Update 2012: A Patient Management ApproachPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Atlantic City, New Jersey - 10/13/2012
- Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Yield Similar Outcomes in SMR StudyAmerican Heart Association, Scientific Sessions 2013, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Yield Similar Outcomes in SMR StudyScientific Sessions 2013, Dallas, Texas, USA
Press Mentions
- HeartValveSurgery.com, Cedars-Sinai and Penn Medicine Launch Mitral Valve Disease Awareness Week to Educate Heart Patients About Health Risks & Treatment AdvancesApril 10th, 2023
- Persevering Through the Pandemic to Become Physicians — Perelman School of Medicine Students Celebrate Match DayMarch 31st, 2022
- US Cities Reclaiming Health Through Blue Zones Project InitiativeAugust 27th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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