RobertEHelmJr.MD

Thoracic Surgery • Portsmouth, NH

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
333 Borthwick Ave
Mob, Suite 402
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone+1 603-559-4111

Fax+1 603-559-4110
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1998 - 2000
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1990 - 1998
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2000 - 2024
ME State Medical License 2002 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2019
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
A multi-center analysis of readmission after cardiac surgery: Experience of The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
Spencer W. Trooboff, Patrick C. Magnus, Cathy S. Ross, Kristine Chaisson, Robert S. Kramer, Robert E. Helm, Helen Desaulniers, Roberto C. De La Rosa, Benjamin M. Westb...> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Aug 1
16 citations
Accepted but Unacceptable: Peripheral IV Catheter Failure: 2019 Follow-up.
Robert E Helm> ;Journal of Infusion Nursing. 2019 May 1
Accepted but Unacceptable: Peripheral IV Catheter Failure.
Helm, R. E.,Klausner, J. D.,Klemperer, J. D.,Flint, L. M.,Huang, E.> ;J Infus Nurs. 2019 Apr 16
102 citations
Comprehensive multimodality blood conservation: 100 consecutive CABG operations without transfusion
Robert E. Helm, Todd K. Rosengart, Maureen E. Gomez, John D. Klemperer, William DeBois, Ferdinand T. Velasco, Jeffrey P. Gold, Nasser K. Altorki, Samuel J. Lang, Steph...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998 Jan 1
90 citations
Accepted but unacceptable: peripheral IV catheter failure.
Robert E Helm, Jeffrey D Klausner, John D Klemperer, Emily Huang, Flint, L.> ;Journal of Infusion Nursing. 2015 Apr 15
15 citations
Geographic variability in potentially discretionary red blood cell transfusions after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Donald S. Likosky, Paul M. Al-Attar, David J. Malenka, Anthony P. Furnary, Eric J. Lehr, Gaetano Paone, Mallika Kommareddi, Robert E. Helm, Ruyun Jin, Charles Maynard,...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Dec 1
41 citations
Impact of perioperative acute kidney injury as a severity index for thirty-day readmission after cardiac surgery.
Jeremiah R. Brown, Chirag R. Parikh, Cathy S. Ross, Robert S. Kramer, Patrick Magnus, Kristine Chaisson, Richard A Boss, Robert E. Helm, Susan R. Horton, Patricia Hofm...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
57 citations
Effect of Preoperative Pulmonary Hypertension on Outcomes in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
David Zlotnick, Michelle L. Ouellette, David J. Malenka, Joseph P. DeSimone, Bruce J. Leavitt, Robert E. Helm, Elaine M. Olmstead, Salvatore P. Costa, Anthony W. DiSci...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2013 Nov 15
9 citations
Preoperative white blood cell count and risk of 30-day readmission after cardiac surgery.
Jeremiah R. Brown, R. Clive Landis, Kristine Chaisson, Cathy S. Ross, Lawrence J. Dacey, Richard A Boss, Robert E. Helm, Susan R. Horton, Patricia Hofmaster, Cheryl Jo...> ;International Journal of Inflammation. 2013 Jul 18
12 citations
Impact of Preoperative Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Long-Term Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis
Joshua B. Goldberg, Joseph P. DeSimone, Robert S. Kramer, Anthony W. DiScipio, Louis Russo, Lawrence J. Dacey, Bruce J. Leavitt, Robert E. Helm, Yvon R. Baribeau, Gera...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2013 Jan 1
16 citations
Limited blood transfusion does not impact survival in octogenarians undergoing cardiac operations.
James J. Yun, Robert E. Helm, Robert S. Kramer, Bruce J. Leavitt, Stephen D. Surgenor, Anthony W. DiScipio, Lawrence J. Dacey, Yvon R. Baribeau, Louis Russo, Gerald L....> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Dec 1
15 citations
Variability in Surgeons’ Perioperative Practices May Influence the Incidence of Low-Output Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Donald S. Likosky, Joshua B. Goldberg, Anthony W. DiScipio, Robert S. Kramer, Robert C Groom, Bruce J. Leavitt, Stephen D. Surgenor, Yvon R. Baribeau, David C. Charles...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2012 Sep 1
4 citations
Effect of prior cardiac operations on survival after coronary artery bypass grafting
Donald S. Likosky, Stephen D. Surgenor, Robert S. Kramer, Louis Russo, Bruce J. Leavitt, Meredith J. Sorensen, Robert E. Helm, Gerald L. Sardella, Francis V. DiPierro,...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Oct 1
8 citations
Does tight glucose control prevent myocardial injury and inflammation
Brown, Furnary Ap, Todd A. MacKenzie, Duquette D, Helm Re, Paliotta M, Cathy S. Ross, David J. Malenka, Gerald T. O'Connor> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2011 Sep 1
65 citations
Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Lawrence J. Dacey, John H. Braxton, Robert S. Kramer, Joseph D. Schmoker, David C. Charlesworth, Robert E. Helm, Carmine Frumiento, Gerald L. Sardella, Robert A. Cloug...> ;Circulation. 2011 Jan 18
12 citations
Using biomarkers to improve the preoperative prediction of death in coronary artery bypass graft patients.
Brown, Todd A. MacKenzie, Lawrence J. Dacey, Leavitt Bj, Braxton Jh, Westbrook Bm, Helm Re, Klemperer Jd, Frumiento C, Sardella Gl, Cathy S. Ross, Gerald T. O'Connor> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2010 Dec 1
119 citations
Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Comparison of Two Consensus Criteria
Alina M. Robert, Robert S. Kramer, Lawrence J. Dacey, David C. Charlesworth, Bruce J. Leavitt, Robert E. Helm, Felix Hernandez, Gerald L. Sardella, Carmine Frumiento, ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2010 Dec 1
77 citations
Long-Term Survival of the Very Elderly Undergoing Aortic Valve Surgery
Donald S. Likosky, Meredith J. Sorensen, Lawrence J. Dacey, Yvon R. Baribeau, Bruce J. Leavitt, Anthony W. DiScipio, Felix Hernandez, Richard P. Cochran, Reed D. Quinn...> ;Circulation. 2009 Sep 15
90 citations
Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery is Predicted by Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
Jeremiah R. Brown, Richard P. Cochran, Todd A. MacKenzie, Anthony P. Furnary, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Cathy S. Ross, Craig W. Langner, David C. Charlesworth, Bruce J. Leav...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Jul 1
128 citations
Multivariable prediction of renal insufficiency developing after cardiac surgery.
Jeremiah R. Brown, Richard P. Cochran, Bruce J. Leavitt, Lawrence J. Dacey, Cathy S. Ross, Todd MacKenzie, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Robert S. Kramer, Felix Hernandez, Rober...> ;Circulation. 2007 Sep 11
123 citations
Perioperative Increases in Serum Creatinine Are Predictive of Increased 90-Day Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Jeremiah R. Brown, Richard P. Cochran, Lawrence J. Dacey, Cathy S. Ross, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Robert F. Dunton, John H. Braxton, David C. Charlesworth, Robert A. Clough...> ;Circulation. 2006 Jul 4
153 citations
Intraoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion During Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Increases the Risk of Postoperative Low-Output Heart Failure
Stephen D. Surgenor, Gordon R. DeFoe, Mary P. Fillinger, Donald S. Likosky, Robert C Groom, Cantwell Clark, Robert E. Helm, Robert S. Kramer, Bruce J. Leavitt, John D....> ;Circulation. 2006 Jul 4
34 citations
The preoperative intraaortic balloon pump in coronary bypass surgery : A lack of evidence of effectiveness
Roger J.F. Baskett, Gerald T. O'Connor, G.M. Hirsch, William A. Ghali, Kathryn A. Sabadosa, Cathy S. Ross, Felix Hernandez, William C. Nugent, Stephen J. Lahey, Donato...> ;American Heart Journal. 2005 Dec 1
133 citations
Comparing Long-Term Survival of Patients With Multivessel Coronary Disease After CABG or PCI Analysis of BARI-Like Patients in Northern New England
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24 citations
A multicenter comparison of intraaortic balloon pump utilization in isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Roger J.F. Baskett, Gerald T. O'Connor, G.M. Hirsch, William A. Ghali, Kathy Sabadosa, Cathy S. Ross, Felix Hernandez, William C. Nugent, Stephen J. Lahey, Donato Sist...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 Dec 1
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