ThomasXAufieroMD

Thoracic Surgery • Butte, MT

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
435 S Crystal St
Ste 220
Butte, MT 59701
Phone+1 406-723-2951
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Education & Training

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1991
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1989
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

MT State Medical License 2011 - 2023
SC State Medical License 2015 - 2016
MI State Medical License 2011 - 2012
MO State Medical License 2011 - 2012
IN State Medical License 1995 - 2011
DE State Medical License 2004 - 2009
PA State Medical License 1984 - 2008

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
Valved bovine jugular venous conduits for right ventricular to pulmonary artery reconstruction.
Vincent A. Scavo, Mark W. Turrentine, Thomas X. Aufiero, Thomas G. Sharp, John W. Brown> ;ASAIO Journal. 1999 Sep 1
12 citations
Coronary sinus adrenomedullin rises in response to myocardial injury.
Palaniswamy Vijay, Laszlo Szekely, Thomas X. Aufiero, Thomas G. Sharp> ;Clinical Science. 1999 Apr 1
9 citations
Establishment of a clinically correlated human pericardial fluid bank: Evaluation of intrapericardial diagnostic potential
Tonya J. Dickson, A. Q. Nguyen, K. Kumfer, W. Maxted, Vivek Gurudutt, John Brown, Yousuf Mahomed, Thomas G. Sharp, Thomas X. Aufiero, Naomi S. Fineberg, Keith L. March> ;Clinical Cardiology. 1999 Jan 1
1 citations
Transthoracic echocardiographic power motion tissue imaging of an intracardiac tumor that could not be seen with conventional transthoracic echocardiographic recordings
William C. Maxted, Douglas S. Segar, Stephen G. Sawada, Thomas X. Aufiero, Harvey Feigenbaum> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 1998 Oct 1
20 citations
Monocusp valve and transannular patch reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract: an experimental study.
Vincent A. Scavo, Mark W. Turrentine, Thomas X. Aufiero, Kyung Sun, Robert Binford, Glenn Carlos, John W. Brown> ;ASAIO Journal. 1998 Sep 1
108 citations
Pulmonary hypertension after operations for congenital heart disease: Analysis of risk factors and management
Ko Bando, Mark W. Turrentine, Thomas G. Sharp, Yasuo Sekine, Thomas X. Aufiero, Kyung Sun, Eri Sekine, John W. Brown> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1996 Dec 1
12 citations
Bridging to transplant. Equal extended survival for patients undergoing LVAD support when compared with long-term medical management.
Sanjay M. Mehta, John P. Boehmer, Walter E. Pae, Thomas X. Aufiero, Dwight Davis, William S. Pierce> ;ASAIO Journal. 1996 Sep 1
30 citations
Results of mechanical ventricular assistance for the treatment of post cardiotomy cardiogenic shock.
Sanjay M. Mehta, Thomas X. Aufiero, Walter E. Pae, Cynthia A. Miller, William S. Pierce> ;ASAIO Journal. 1996 May 1
25 citations
Mechanical ventricular assistance: An economical and effective means of treating end-stage heart disease
Sanjay M. Mehta, Thomas X. Aufiero, Walter E. Pae, Cynthia A. Miller, William S. Pierce> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1995 Aug 1
29 citations
INTRAPULMONARY BENIGN FIBROUS TUMOR OF THE PLEURA
Thomas X. Aufiero, Suzan A. McGary, David B. Campbell, Peter P. Phillips> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1995 Aug 1
7 citations
Long-term left ventricular assist device use before transplantation.
John S. Sapirstein, Walter E. Pae, Thomas X. Aufiero, John P. Boehmer, William S. Pierce> ;ASAIO Journal. 1995 Jul 1
91 citations
Combined Registry for the Clinical Use of Mechanical Ventricular Assist Pumps and the Total Artificial Heart in conjunction with heart transplantation: sixth official ...
Sanjay M. Mehta, Thomas X. Aufiero, Walter E. Pae, Cynthia A. Miller, William S. Pierce> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1995 Jan 1
94 citations
Combined Registry for the Clinical Use of Mechanical Ventricular Assist Pumps and the Total Artificial Heart in conjunction with heart transplantation: sixth official ...
Sanjay M. Mehta, Thomas X. Aufiero, Walter E. Pae, Cynthia A. Miller, William S. Pierce> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1995 Jan 1
2 citations
Alternatives to human heart replacement.
Thomas X. Aufiero, Ramchandra C. Reddy, James A. Magovern, Walter E. Pae, David K. C. Cooper> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 1995 Mar 1
8 citations
Aprotinin therapy for insertion of ventricular assist devices for staged heart transplantation
Walter E. Pae, Thomas X. Aufiero, Cynthia A. Miller, William S. Pierce> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1994 Sep 1
16 citations
Heart transplantation for tumor.
Thomas X. Aufiero, Walter E. Pae, Barry S. Clemson, David G. Pawlush, Dwight Davis> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1993 Nov 1
6 citations
Case 1--1993. Emergency use of cardiopulmonary bypass for resuscitation from CPR-resistant cardiac arrest.
P. Martens, A. Mullie, Y. Vandekerckhove, Thomas X. Aufiero, Charles E. Chambers> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 1993 Apr 1
35 citations
Clinical trials of an intravenous oxygenator in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Kane M. High, Michael T. Snider, Russell B. Richard, Garry B. Russell, John K. Stene, David B. Campbell, Thomas X. Aufiero, Gary A. Thieme> ;Anesthesiology. 1992 Nov 1
2 citations
Early surgery for native left-sided endocarditis.
Thomas X. Aufiero, John A. Waldhausen> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1991 Sep 1
7 citations
Hemodynamic performance of carotid artery shunts.
Thomas X. Aufiero, Brian L. Thiele, John A. Rossi, Cynthia A. Miller, Marsha M. Neumyer> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1989 Aug 1
5 citations
LONG-TERM SURVIVAL WITH A PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL HEART.
Thomas X. Aufiero, James A. Magovern, Gerson Rosenberg, Walter E. Pae, James H. Donachy, William S. Pierce> ;ASAIO Transactions. 1987 Jul 1
7 citations
Cochlear aqueduct radiographic anatomy in temporal bone preparations and in sudden hearing loss.
Melvin Strauss, Thomas Aufiero, Lottie Varano> ;The Laryngoscope. 1983 Oct 1
1 citations
Conduits in the pulmonary circulation.
John W. Brown, T. X. Aufiero, Kyung Sun> ;Advances in Cardiac Surgery. 1996 Jan 1
[Monosomy 5 (-5), deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 (6q) and acquisition of a chromosome 21 (+21) in a boy with acute leukemia at high-risk].
Burattini, M. G., Santoro, N., Spano, M., Aufiero, T., Schettini, F.> ;Minerva Pediatr. 1989 Jul
[Evaluation of the effectiveness of gastro-protected proteoferrin in the therapy of sideropenic anemia in childhood].
Burattini, M. G., Amendola, F., Aufiero, T., Spano, M., Di Bitonto, G., Del Vecchio, G. C., De Mattia, D.> ;Minerva Pediatr. 1990 Sep
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Hospital Affiliations

SCL Health - St. James HealthcareButte, Montana