Professor of Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Scott A. LeMaire, MD
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Dr. Scott A. LeMaire practices Thoracic Surgery. He went to medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is ranked 19/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received 14 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital 2011 Distinguished Scientist Award", "Elected President-Elect of the Association for Academic Surgery", "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Faculty Research Achievement Award", "American Heart Association Research Administration Volunteer Recognition Award", "Elected Secretary of the Association for Academic Surgery", "The First Association for Academic Surgery International Visiting Professorship Award", "Faculty Recognition Award", "Coauthor, Best Paper", "The James E. Thompson Award for Best Paper", "Finalist, Hans G. Borst Award for Thoracic Aortic Surgery", "Coauthor, The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association President's Award for Best Scientific Paper", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Doctor Scott A. LeMaire, MD is a published doctor. He has 101 papers published. The most current publication "Outcomes of 3309 thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairs."
Publications
- Results of Open Surgical Repair in Patients With Marfan Syndrome and Distal Aortic Dissection.
- Outcomes of 3309 thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm repairs.
- Total Aortic arch replacement: A comparative study of zone 0 hybrid arch exclusion versus traditional open repair.
- Aortic Disease Presentation and Outcome Associated with ACTA2 Mutations.
- Contemporary outcomes of open thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians.
- Outcomes of open distal Aortic aneurysm repair in patients with chronic DeBakey type I dissection.
- Endovascular repair as a bridge to surgical repair of an aortobronchial fistula complicating chronic residual Aortic dissection.
- D-dimer levels remain elevated in acute Aortic dissection after 24 h.
- Matrix metalloproteinase levels in chronic thoracic Aortic dissection.
- Advanced atherosclerosis is associated with increased medial degeneration in sporadic ascending Aortic aneurysms.
- Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Early and Midterm Outcomes in 83 Patients.
- Total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique.
- Mitral valve disease in patients with marfan syndrome undergoing Aortic root replacement.
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Frequency and Dissection are Associated with Fibrillin-1 Fragment Concentrations in Circulation.
- Cirrhosis as a Moderator of Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Operations: A 12-Year Population-Based Study.
- Molecular mechanisms of thoracic Aortic dissection.
- GenTAC registry report: Gender differences among individuals with genetically triggered thoracic Aortic aneurysm and dissection.
- ADAMTS-1 and ADAMTS-4 Levels Are Elevated in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections.
- AKT2 Confers Protection Against Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections.
- Complications of cerebrospinal fluid drainage after thoracic Aortic surgery: A review of 504 patients over 5 years.
- Thoracic Aortic dissection: genes, molecules, and the knife.
- Notch signaling in descending thoracic Aortic aneurysm and dissection.
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with better perioperative outcomes than open lobectomy in a veteran population.
- Surgical intervention for infective endocarditis in a veteran population.
- Association for Academic Surgery presidential address: toward self-actualization in academic surgery.
- Commentary: Advances in noninvasive perispinal oximetry.
- The natural history of moderate Aortic stenosis in a veteran population.
- Impact of functional status on survival after coronary artery bypass grafting in a veteran population.
- Morbid Obesity Is Associated With Increased Resource Utilization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
- Stem Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections: Potential Contributors to Aortic Repair.
- Open Aortic arch replacement: a technical odyssey.
- Emergent pectus excavatum repair after Aortic root replacement in marfan patient.
- Predicting Mortality in High-Risk Coronary Artery Bypass: Surgeon Versus Risk Model.
- The National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC): Results from phase I and scientific opportunities in p...
- Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for thoracic Aortic aneurysms and Aortic dissections spanning FBN1 at 15q21.1.
- Endovascular versus open repair of ruptured descending thoracic Aortic aneurysms: A nationwide risk-adjusted study of 923 patients.
- Case Scenario: Anesthetic Considerations for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
- Outcomes of concomitant Aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting at teaching hospitals versus nonteaching hospitals.
- Open repair of thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm in the modern surgical era: contemporary outcomes in 509 patients.
- Thrombotic occlusion of an Aortic-root xenograft during left ventricular assistance.
- When stent-grafts fail: extraction and open surgical repair of the thoracic aorta.
- Intraoperative conversion after surgical failure: an overlooked complication of Aortic root replacement in marfan patients?
- Rare copy number variants disrupt genes regulating vascular smooth muscle cell adhesion and contractility in sporadic thoracic Aortic aneurysms and dissections.
- Outcomes of circulatory arrest procedures for the treatment of thoracic Aortic disease at a veterans facility.
- Superior nationwide outcomes of endovascular versus open repair for isolated descending thoracic Aortic aneurysm in 11,669 patients.
- Endovascular repair of thoracic Aortic pseudoaneurysms and patch aneurysms.
- Impact of ACGME work-hour restrictions on the outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in a cohort of 600,000 patients.
- The impact of obesity on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Large deletions and uniparental disomy detected by SNP arrays in adults with thoracic Aortic aneurysms and dissections.
- Aortic valve replacement: mortality predictions of surgeons versus risk model.
- FBN1 mutations in patients with descending thoracic Aortic dissections.
- Contemporary outcomes of open thoracic Aortic surgery in a veteran population: do risk models exaggerate mortality?
- The impact of resident work-hour restrictions on outcomes of cardiac operations.
- Predictors of surgical mortality and discharge status after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients 80 years and older.
- Prognostic impact of intra-Aortic balloon pump insertion before versus after cardiac surgical intervention in a veteran population.
- Activation of the AMPK-FOXO3 pathway reduces fatty acid-induced increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species by upregulating thioredoxin.
- Cardiac surgery in patients with major lower extremity amputation: a single institution experience.
- Outcomes of Aortic valve replacement performed by residents in octogenarians.
- Outcomes of coronary surgery at a Veterans Affairs hospital versus other hospitals.
- Mutations in smooth muscle alpha-actin (ACTA2) cause coronary artery disease, stroke, and Moyamoya disease, along with thoracic Aortic disease.
- Up-regulation of thioredoxin interacting protein (Txnip) by p38 MAPK and FOXO1 contributes to the impaired thioredoxin activity and increased ROS in glucose-treated en...
- Does the level of experience of residents affect outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery?
- Valve-sparing and valve-replacing techniques for Aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: analysis of early outcome.
- Descending thoracic Aortic dissection: evaluation and management in the era of endovascular technology.
- Aortic root replacement with stentless porcine xenografts: early and late outcomes in 132 patients.
- Randomized comparison of cold blood and cold crystalloid renal perfusion for renal protection during thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm repair.
- The impact of placing multiple grafts to each myocardial territory on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Does the duration of surgery affect outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
- Does the use of bilateral internal mammary artery grafts impact survival of veterans undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
- The July effect and cardiac surgery: the effect of the beginning of the academic cycle on outcomes.
- Concomitant colorectal cancer and abdominal Aortic aneurysm: evolution of treatment paradigm in the endovascular era.
- Managing Dissections of the thoracic aorta.
- Tips for successful outcomes for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm procedures.
- Bridge to transplantation with the TandemHeart: bending the indications in a chronic Aortic dissection patient with postcardiotomy shock.
- Hurricane Katrina: impact on cardiac surgery case volume and outcomes.
- Nerve and conduction tissue injury caused by contact with BioGlue.
- Options for managing infected ascending Aortic grafts.
- Acute Aortic dissection associated with use of cocaine.
- TNF-alpha suppresses prolyl-4-hydroxylase alpha1 expression via the ASK1-JNK-NonO pathway.
- An entirely endovascular approach to the repair of an ascending Aortic pseudoaneurysm.
- Combining open and endovascular approaches to complex Aneurysms.
- Transcutaneous near-infrared spectroscopy for detection of regional spinal ischemia during intercostal artery ligation: preliminary experimental results.
- Free fatty acids inhibit insulin signaling-stimulated endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation through upregulating PTEN or inhibiting Akt kinase.
- Increased collagen deposition and elevated expression of connective tissue growth factor in human thoracic Aortic dissection.
- A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene (-8202A/G) is associated with thoracic Aortic aneurysms and thoracic Aortic dissection.
- Human prolyl-4-hydroxylase alpha(I) transcription is mediated by upstream stimulatory factors.
- Up-regulation of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten) mediates p38 MAPK stress signal-induced inhibition of insulin signaling. A cross-talk ...
- Decreased expression of fibulin-5 correlates with reduced elastin in thoracic Aortic dissection.
- Organ protection during thoracoabdominal Aortic surgery: rationale for a multimodality approach.
- HIV-based vectors and angiogenesis following rabbit hindlimb ischemia.
- Matrix metalloproteinases in ascending Aortic aneurysms: bicuspid versus trileaflet Aortic valves.
- Left heart bypass during descending thoracic Aortic aneurysm repair does not reduce the incidence of paraplegia.
- Use of near-infrared spectroscopy to monitor regional cerebral oxygen saturation during infrarenal Aortic crossclamping in piglets.
- Estimating group mortality and paraplegia rates after thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm repair.
- Tracheal erosion by an innominate artery graft: presentation and surgical repair.
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysm repair: review and update of current strategies.
- Proximal Aortic reoperations in patients with composite valve grafts.
- Emergency surgery for thoracoabdominal Aortic aneurysms with acute presentation.
- BioGlue surgical adhesive impairs Aortic growth and causes anastomotic strictures.
- Midterm Survival and Quality of Life After Extent II Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair in Marfan Syndrome.
Procedures Preformed
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Decortication and Pleurectomy
- Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
- Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
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Conditions Treated
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Lung Cancer
Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital 2011 Distinguished Scientist Award
- Elected President-Elect of the Association for Academic Surgery
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Faculty Research Achievement Award
- American Heart Association Research Administration Volunteer Recognition Award
- Elected Secretary of the Association for Academic Surgery
- The First Association for Academic Surgery International Visiting Professorship Award
- Faculty Recognition Award
- Coauthor, Best Paper
- The James E. Thompson Award for Best Paper
- Finalist, Hans G. Borst Award for Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Coauthor, The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association President's Award for Best Scientific Paper
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Baylor College of Medicine -
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Hospital
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center -
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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