Professor, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. George Letsou, MD
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Doctor George Letsou, MD is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is a top medical college. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons is ranked 8/52 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACC)". George Letsou, MD is also published. He has 87 publications published. The lastest publication: "Orthotopic cardiac transplantation after minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass.' He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Thyrotoxicosis-facilitated bridge to recovery with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device.
- ArterioVenous malformation and gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.
- Off-pump Coronary artery bypass and avoidance of hypothermic cardiac arrest improves early left ventricular function in patients with systolic dysfunction.
- Long-term results of complex left ventricular reconstruction surgery: case report.
- Improved left ventricular unloading and circulatory support with synchronized pulsatile left ventricular assistance compared with continuous-flow left ventricular assi...
- Location and density of alpha- and beta-adrenoreceptor sub-types in myocardium after mechanical left ventricular unloading.
- High cardiac output due to fistula after cardiac transplantation.
- Is native Aortic valve commissural fusion in patients with long-term left ventricular assist devices associated with clinically important Aortic insufficiency?
- Myocardial perfusion as assessed by positron emission tomography during long-term mechanical circulatory support.
- Successful ventricular remodeling with coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair in a patient with severe Heart failure.
- Vascular Thrombosis during support with continuous flow ventricular assist devices: correlation with computerized flow simulations.
- Evaluation of myocardial function in patients with end-stage Heart failure during support with the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device.
- Gastrointestinal bleeding from arterioVenous malformations in patients supported by the Jarvik 2000 axial-flow left ventricular assist device.
- Orthotopic cardiac transplantation 30 months after successful dynamic cardiomyoplasty.
- Continuous axial-flow left ventricular assist device (Jarvik 2000) maintains kidney and liver perfusion for up to 6 months.
- Resuscitating hypothermic dogs after 2 hours of circulatory arrest below 6 degrees C.
- Diagnosis and management of bacterial Endocarditis in 2003.
- Identification of hibernating myocardium with quantitative intraVenous myocardial contrast echocardiography: comparison with dobutamine echocardiography and thallium-2...
- Microvascular structural correlates of myocardial contrast echocardiography in patients with Coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction: implications for...
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Eosinophilic pericarditis and myocarditis.
- Long-term follow-up of pacing of the conditioned diaphragm in quadriplegia.
- Active interstitial remodeling: an important process in the hibernating human myocardium.
- Evidence for an active inflammatory process in the hibernating human myocardium.
- Mitral Valve repair and the anterior leaflet.
- Recommendations of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on Future Direction in Cardiac Surgery.
- Initial report of percutaneous right ventricular assist for right ventricular shock secondary to right ventricular infarction.
- Surgical revision after percutaneous Mitral repair with the MitraClip device.
- Selective left anterior descending shunting provides effective off-pump myocardial protection.
- Physiologic characteristics of canine skeletal muscle: implications for timing skeletal muscle cardiac assist devices.
- Descending thoracic Aortic aneurysm: surgical approach and treatment using the adjuncts cerebrospinal fluid drainage and distal Aortic perfusion.
- Deceleration time in ischemic Cardiomyopathy: relation to echocardiographic and scintigraphic indices of myocardial viability and functional recovery after revasculari...
- Alternatives in selection of rings for Mitral annuloplasty.
- Altered adrenergic receptor density in myocardial hibernation in humans: A possible mechanism of depressed myocardial function.
- Relation of tissue Doppler derived myocardial velocities to myocardial structure and beta-adrenergic receptor density in humans.
- The surgical management of bacterial valvular Endocarditis.
- Pharmacokinetics of liposomal aerosolized cyclosporine A for pulmonary immunosuppression.
- Methods of Acute postcardiotomy left ventricular assistance.
- Development of a totally implantable biventricular bypass centrifugal blood pump system.
- Relation of the contractile reserve of hibernating myocardium to myocardial structure in humans.
- Long-term in vivo left ventricular assist device study for 284 days with Gyro PI pump.
- Selection of appropriate patients with Heart failure for aortocoronary bypass surgery.
- Thoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal neurogenic Tumors in the adult.
- The anatomical aspects of minimally invasive cardiac Valve operations.
- Orthotopic cardiac transplantation after minimally invasive direct Coronary artery bypass.
- The impact of diaphragm management on prolonged ventilator support after thoracoAbdominal aortic repair.
- Long-term in vivo left ventricular assist device study with a titanium centrifugal pump.
- Thoracic and thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysm repair using cardiopulmonary bypass, profound hypothermia, and circulatory arrest via left side of the chest incision.
- Operation for acute and chronic Aortic dissection: recent outcome with regard to neurologic deficit and early death.
- Mitral Valve injury from blunt trauma.
- Minimally invasive Valve surgery.
- Impact of distal aortic and visceral perfusion on liver function during thoracoAbdominal and descending thoracic aortic repair.
- Staged repair of extensive Aortic aneurysm: improved neurologic outcome.
- Ischemic left ventricular free wall rupture: prediction, diagnosis, and treatment.
- CT reconstruction of an unusual chronic posttraumatic Aneurysm of the thoracic aorta.
- Cerebral spinal fluid drainage and distal aortic perfusion decrease the incidence of neurological deficit: the results of 343 descending and thoracoAbdominal aortic an...
- Minimally invasive Coronary artery surgery--a word of caution.
- Impact of retrograde cerebral perfusion on ascending Aortic and arch aneurysm repair.
- Skeletal muscle ventricles in continuity with the bloodstream.
- Left ventricular rupture following mitral Valve replacement.
- Predictive factors for acute renal failure in thoracic and thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.
- Autoregulation of myocardial glycogen concentration during intermittent hypoxia.
- Reoperative mitral Valve surgery via right thoracotomy: decreased blood loss and improved hemodynamics.
- Improved ultrastructural lung preservation with prostaglandin E1 as donor pretreatment in a primate model of Heart-lung transplantation.
- Pulmonary Artery balloon counterpulsation: safe after peripheral placement.
- In response to Dr. King's article.
- Effect of supercooling solutions on electromechanical activity.
- Latency of skeletal muscle contraction after pulse train stimulation: an important factor in correct timing of skeletal muscle cardiac assist devices.
- Effect of nonworking heterotopic transplantation on rat Heart glycogen metabolism.
- Symposium on advanced treatment options for the failing left ventricle. Synthesis. Guidelines for selection among treatment options.
- Skeletal muscle for cardiac assist.
- Dynamic cardiomyoplasty.
- Advanced treatment options for the failing left ventricle. Introduction.
- The effects of supercooling chemicals on myocardial ultrastructure: a transmission electron microscopy case study.
- Optimal timing of coronary artery bypass graft surgery after Acute myocardial infarction.
- Use of neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet laser in long-term palliation of airway obstruction.
- Behavioral recovery from binocular deprivation in the cat.
- Screening for colorectal neoplasms. A comparison of the fecal occult blood test and endoscopic examination.
- Rectal carcinoma in a renal transplant patient. Long-term complication of immunosuppression?
- Blunt innominate injury: a report of three cases.
- Mechanosensitive adenylate cyclase activity in Coronary vascular smooth muscle cells.
- Isolated bilateral renal artery thrombosis: an unusual consequence of blunt Abdominal trauma--case report.
- Stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity in cultured endothelial cells subjected to cyclic stretch.
- Heart-lung transplantation: initial experience in New England.
- Is cardiopulmonary bypass effective for treatment of hypothermic arrest due to drowning or exposure?
- Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes.
- Isolation and characterization of rabbit cardiac endothelial cells: response to cyclic strain and growth factors in vitro.
Schools
Columbia University College Of Physicians and Surgeons
Yale New Haven Hospital
Yale University
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- ArterioVenous Fistula Repair
- ArterioVenous Shunt Creation
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
- Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
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Doctors Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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Yale-New Haven Hospital -
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Hospital
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1730118902 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | LETSOU | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | GEORGE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 770303411 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | Thoracic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 115.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 36.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 31.3 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1730118902 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | LETSOU |
| First Name Of The Provider | GEORGE |
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