MichaelDavidCrittendenMD
Thoracic Surgery • Saint Louis, MOAdult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
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Office
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Saint Louis, MO 63110Phone+1 314-362-7327Fax+1 314-747-0917- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Crittenden earned his BS in 1974 at Notre Dame then earned a MD from Georgetown in 1979.
He trained in general surgery at Howard University until 1984 then completed a trauma/critical care fellowship at the Maryland Shock-Trauma Unit in 1985. From 1985-87 he was a Thoracic Resident at the University of Toronto followed by a Senior Staff Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at NIH.
In 1989 he joined Howard’s Surgical Department as an Assistant Professor. In 1991 he was promoted to be Chief of Cardiothoracic Service.
In 1993 he joined the Cardiac Service at VA Boston, Brigham and Women's and the Harvard Medical School. At the VA, he served as the SICU Chief from 1995-2006 and as Acting Chief of Cardiac Surgery from 2007-9. During his time in Boston the Cardiac Service won two Center of Excellence Awards.
In 2009 he joined the VA St Louis as Chief of Surgery tasked to build a new Cardiac Service. He became an Associate Professor at Washington University.
He has served as a voting member to the FDA’s Circulatory Device Advisory Panel. He was a member of an AHA Study Section. He has co-authored original articles, abstracts, posters, and book chapters. He has reviewed manuscripts for academic journals and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
He has focused his scholarship on thoracic trauma, myocardial preservation, vascular biology, postoperative cerebral function, and patient safety. He shares patents for a mobile device allowing for the warm perfusion of donor organs.
From 2009-12 he rebuilt the Surgery Service by focusing on patient safety, starting a surgical ICU service, and improving collaboration in the OR. Surgical volume doubled including complex thoracic, abdominal, and vascular operations.
In 2015, surgeons at VA St Louis performed the first cardiac operation. Since then, over 300 Veterans have undergone cardiac surgery. In June 2017, Dr. Crittenden was selected to serve as the Chief of Staff at VA St Louis.
Education & Training
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIHSenior Cardiac Surgery Fellow, 1987 - 1989- University of TorontoCardiothoracic Surgery Residency, 1985 - 1987
- University of Maryland Shock/Trauma CenterSurgical Critical Care, 1984 - 1985
Howard UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1984
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2009 - 2025
DC State Medical License 1980 - 2024- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 307 citationsBlunt thoracic trauma. Analysis of 515 patients.Robert M. Shorr, Michael D. Crittenden, Matthew C. Indeck, Susan L. Hartunian, Aurelio Rodriguez> ;Annals of Surgery. 1987 Aug 1
- Cultural Insensitivity Despite the Best Intentions.Michael D. Crittenden> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Aug 17
- Distal pancreatectomy with splenic preservation: a blunt trauma patient report.Henriques Hf, Soderstrom Ca, Crittenden, Gens Dr> ;Maryland Medical Journal. 1986 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations
John J. Cochran Veterans HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
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