WilliamMorrisBrownIIIMDPiedmont Heart, Chief, CV Surgery

Thoracic Surgery • Atlanta, GA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
95 Collier Road, Nw
Suite 5015
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone+1 404-605-5699

Fax+1 404-355-4235
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1991 - 1994
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
GA State Medical License 1985 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2024
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Percutaneous ventricular assist device for higher-risk percutaneous coronary intervention in surgically ineligible patients: Indications and outcomes from the OPTIMUM ...
Hirai, T., Grantham, J., Kandzari, D., Ballard, W., Brown, W., Allen, K., Kirtane, A., Argenziano, M., Yeh, R., Khabbaz, K., Lombardi, W., Lasala, J., Kachroo, P., Kar...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Nov 1
Fusion of Bovine Tissue Aortic Valve Leaflets in a Patient With Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Nishi H Patel, Cesar Guerrero-Miranda, Shelley Hall, Aldo E Rafael, W Morris Brown, Amarinder S Bindra> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2022 May 18
Geographical variations in left main coronary artery revascularisation: a pre-specified analysis of the EXCEL trial.
Aung Myat, David Hildick-Smith, Adam de Belder, Uday Trivedi, Aaron Crowley, Marie-Claude Morice, David E. Kandzari, Nicholas Lembo, W. Morris Brown, Patrick W. Serruy...> ;Eurointervention. 2021 Jul 2
Impact of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors after revascularization of patients with left main coronary artery disease.
Shmuel Chen, Björn Redfors, Patrick W. Serruys, Arie Pieter Kappetein, Aaron Crowley, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Iva Srdanovic, Nicholas Lembo, W. Morris Brown, Joseph F. Sabik, ...> ;Coronary Artery Disease. 2021 May 18
62 citations
Implications of Alternative Definitions of Peri-Procedural Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Revascularization.
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11 citations
Safety, efficacy, and hemodynamic performance of a stented bovine pericardial aortic valve bioprosthesis: Two-year analysis
François Dagenais, Michael G. Moront, W. Morris Brown, Michael J. Reardon, Michael W.A. Chu, Elizabeth Gearhart, Robert J.M. Klautz> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Aug 1
363 citations
Five-Year Outcomes after PCI or CABG for Left Main Coronary Disease
Gregg W. Stone, A. Pieter Kappetein, Joseph F. Sabik, Stuart J. Pocock, Marie-Claude Morice, John D. Puskas, David E. Kandzari, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, W. Morris Brown, ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2019 Sep 28
20 citations
Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease.
Umberto Benedetto, John D. Puskas, Arie Pieter Kappetein, W. Morris Brown, Ferenc Horkay, Piet W. Boonstra, Gábor Bogáts, Nicolas Noiseux, Ovidiu Dressler, Gianni D An...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Aug 13
51 citations
Impact of large periprocedural myocardial infarction on mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting for left main disease: a...
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12 citations
C-reactive protein and prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention and bypass graft surgery for left main coronary artery disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial.
Ioanna Kosmidou, Björn Redfors, Shmuel Chen, Aaron Crowley, Nicholas Lembo, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, W. Morris Brown, Eric Maupas, Nicolas Durrleman, Alpesh Shah, Michael...> ;American Heart Journal. 2019 Apr 1
13 citations
Outcomes following surgical revascularization with single versus bilateral internal thoracic arterial grafts in patients with left main coronary artery disease undergo...
Thuijs Djfm, Stuart J. Head, Gregg W. Stone, John D. Puskas, David P. Taggart, Patrick W. Serruys, Ovidiu Dressler, Crowley A, Brown Wm, Ferenc Horkay, Piet W. Boonstr...> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
19 citations
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Assessment in Patients Undergoing Revascularization for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Analysis From the EXCEL Trial.
Björn Redfors, Shmuel Chen, Aaron Crowley, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Bernard J. Gersh, Nicholas Lembo, W. Morris Brown, Adrian P. Banning, David P. Taggart, Patrick W. Serruys, ...> ;Circulation. 2018 Jul 31
36 citations
Outcomes After Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting According to Lesion Site: Results From the EXCEL Trial.
Anthony H. Gershlick, David E. Kandzari, Amerjeet Banning, David P. Taggart, Marie Claude Morice, Nicholas Lembo, W. Morris Brown, Adrian P. Banning, Béla Merkely, Fer...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Jul 9
51 citations
Quality-of-Life After Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left-Main Disease: Results From the EXCEL Trial.
Suzanne J. Baron, Khaja Chinnakondepalli, Elizabeth A. Magnuson, David E. Kandzari, John D. Puskas, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Gerrit-Anne van Es, David P. Taggart, Marie-Claude ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Dec 26
2 citations
Balloon “Valvuloplasty” for Mechanical Valve Dysfunction
David E. Kandzari, Harold Carlson, John Parker Gott, Prashant Kaul, W. Morris Brown> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017 Mar 13
670 citations
Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
Gregg W. Stone, Joseph F. Sabik, Patrick W. Serruys, Charles A. Simonton, Philippe Généreux, John D. Puskas, David E. Kandzari, Marie Claude Morice, Nicholas Lembo, W....> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 Oct 31
170 citations
Clinical outcomes, angiographic patency, and resource utilization in 200 consecutive off-pump coronary bypass patients
John D. Puskas, Vinod H. Thourani, J. Jeffrey Marshall, Steven J Dempsey, Mark A. Steiner, Bonnie H Sammons, W. Morris Brown, John Parker Gott, William S. Weintraub, R...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2001 May 1
26 citations
In vivo hemodynamic, histologic, and antimineralization characteristics of the Mosaic bioprosthesis.
Ignacio G Duarte, Malcolm J MacDonald, William A. Cooper, Susan L. Schmarkey, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2001 Jan 1
20 citations
Influence of concomitant CABG and urgent/emergent status on mitral valve replacement surgery
Vinod H. Thourani, William S. Weintraub, Joseph M. Craver, Ellis L. Jones, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, John D. Puskas, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000 Sep 1
116 citations
Stroke after coronary artery operation: incidence, correlates, outcome, and cost.
John D. Puskas, A. Daniel Winston, Carolyn E Wright, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, Joseph M. Craver, Ellis L. Jones, Robert A. Guyton, William S. Weintraub> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000 Apr 1
133 citations
Hypothermic circulatory arrest causes multisystem vascular endothelial dysfunction and apoptosis.
William A. Cooper, Ignacio G Duarte, Vinod H. Thourani, Masanori Nakamura, Ning-Ping Wang, W. Morris Brown, John Parker Gott, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000 Mar 1
46 citations
A randomized trial of endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest in coronary bypass surgery.
John D. Puskas, Carolyn E Wright, Philip K Miller, Thomas Anderson, John Parker Gott, W. Morris Brown, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1999 Oct 1
18 citations
Risk neutralization in cardiac operations: detection and treatment of associated carotid disease.
John Parker Gott, Vinod H. Thourani, Carolyn E Wright, W. Morris Brown, Andrew B. Adams, George M. Skardasis, William M. McKinnon, Patrick M. Battey, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1999 Sep 1
105 citations
Off-pump multivessel coronary bypass via sternotomy is safe and effective
John D. Puskas, Carolyn E Wright, Russell S. Ronson, W. Morris Brown, John Parker Gott, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998 Sep 1
133 citations
Modifying risk for extracorporeal circulation: trial of four antiinflammatory strategies.
John Parker Gott, William A. Cooper, Frank E. Schmidt, W. Morris Brown, Carolyn E Wright, John D. Merlino, James D. Fortenberry, W. Scott Clark, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998 Sep 1
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