Professor, Thoracic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD
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Nicholas Kouchoukos practices Thoracic Surgery. He over the years received 5 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD", "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare" and "Fellow (FACC)". Nicholas Kouchoukos has written publications. He has 56 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Successful use of 20mm SAPIEN 3 for valve-in-valve intervention within a 19mm degenerated aortic bioprosthetic valve.' Nicholas Kouchoukos accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Successful use of 20mm SAPIEN 3 for valve-in-valve intervention within a 19mm degenerated Aortic bioprosthetic valve.
- Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Insights From PREVENT IV".
- Saphenous Vein Graft Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Insights From PREVENT IV.
- Repair of primary or complicated Aortic coarctation in the adult with cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermic circulatory arrest.
- Open thoracoAbdominal aortic repair for chronic type B dissection.
- Aortic root surgery in the United States: A report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database.
- Endoscopic Harvesting Device Type and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Impact of Extracardiac Vascular Disease on Vein Graft Failure and Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Re: Double arterial perfusion strategy for extensive thoracic Aortic surgery to avoid lower body hypothermic circulatory arrest.
- Clinical outcomes and fate of the distal aorta following 1-stage repair of extensive chronic thoracic Aortic dissection.
- Aortic valve and ascending aorta guidelines for management and quality measures.
- Aortic valve and ascending aorta guidelines for management and quality measures: executive summary.
- Outcomes after thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysm repair using hypothermic circulatory arrest.
- Differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of intraoperative versus spontaneous acute type A Aortic dissection.
- Relationship Between Vein Graft Failure and Subsequent Clinical Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Outcomes after thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysm repair with hypothermic circulatory arrest.
- Penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta.
- Should we still do the Ross operation in adults?
- Reoperative Coronary artery bypass grafting via left thoracotomy and hypothermic fibrillation.
- Left ventricular outflow tract reconstruction and translocation of the Aortic valve for annular erosion: early and midterm outcomes.
- One-stage repair of extensive thoracic Aortic disease.
- ApicoAortic conduit in a patient with severe Aortic stenosis: an alternative to transcutaneous Aortic valve implantation.
- Aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass via left anterior thoracotomy after previous left pneumonectomy.
- ThoracoAbdominal aneurysm repair after failed endovascular Abdominal aneurysm repair without endograft removal.
- Caseous calcification of the anterior mitral Valve annulus presenting as intracardiac mass.
- Patency and durability of presewn multiple branched graft for thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- Replacement of the descending thoracic aorta: contemporary outcomes using hypothermic circulatory arrest.
- Patterns of management of atrial fibrillation complicating Coronary artery bypass grafting: Results from the PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection...
- The stented elephant trunk: is it an optimal strategy?
- Incidence and management of intercostal patch aneurysms after repair of thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Intramural hematoma associated with an intimal tear.
- Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting in Coronary-artery bypass surgery.
- Endovascular credentialing and assembling the endovascular team.
- One-stage repair of extensive chronic Aortic dissection using the arch-first technique and bilateral anterior thoracotomy.
- Influence of preoperative renal dysfunction on one-year bypass graft patency and two-year outcomes in patients undergoing Coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Aberrant subclavian artery and Kommerell Aneurysm: surgical treatment with a standard approach.
- Letter regarding article by Katzen et al, "endovascular repair of Abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms".
- Aortic valve replacement for Aortic insufficiency: valve type as a determinant of systolic strain recovery.
- Use of presewn multiple branched graft in thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- Single-stage repair of extensive thoracic Aortic aneurysms: experience with the arch-first technique and bilateral anterior thoracotomy.
- Clinical pulmonary autograft valves: pathologic evidence of adaptive remodeling in the Aortic site.
- Total Aortic arch replacement with a branched graft and limited circulatory arrest of the brain.
- Percutaneous endovascular repair of Aneurysm after previous coarctation surgery.
- Are surgeons ethically obligated to refer patients to other surgeons who achieve better results?
- Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest in the management of extensive thoracic and thoracoAbdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Valve-sparing procedure for dilatation of the autologous pulmonary artery and ascending aorta after the Ross operation.
- Severe Aortic insufficiency and normal systolic function: determining regional left ventricular wall stress by finite-element analysis.
- The influence of mechanical properties on wall stress and distensibility of the dilated ascending aorta.
- Regarding "Consent for residents to perform surgery".
- Vasopressin therapy for vasoplegic Syndrome following cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Single-stage reoperative repair of chronic type A Aortic dissection using the arch-first technique.
- Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest for operations on the descending thoracic and thoracoAbdominal aorta.
- Single-stage replacement of the thoracic aorta.
- Aortic coarctation in the adult: management of complications and coexisting arterial abnormalities with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest.
- Mechanical properties of dilated human ascending aorta.
Schools
Washington University St Louis
Washington University School Of Medicine BarnesJewish Hospital
Barnes Jewish Hospital
University Ala Hosps
Procedures Preformed
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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Washington University - Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1972614576 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOUCHOUKOS | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | NICHOLAS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 631312322 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MO | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 178.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 21.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 11.8 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1972614576 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOUCHOUKOS |
| First Name Of The Provider | NICHOLAS |
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