Dr. Francis L Shannon MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
3601 W. 13 Mile Rd Royal Oak MI, 48073About
Dr. Francis Shannon is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Royal Oak, MI. Dr. Shannon specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Shannon typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1978
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1974
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cardiac surgeons and the quality movement: the Michigan experience.
- Left ventricular myxoma resection with minimally invasive mitral valve reconstruction.
- Dynamic annuloplasty for mitral regurgitation.
- Mitral valve repair after annuloplasty ring dehiscence using MitraClip.
- Right atrial thrombosis: rare complication of the modified Fontan procedure.
- Primary repair of the colon: when is it a safe alternative?
- Colposcopic diagnosis of vaginal ulcerations in toxic shock syndrome.
- Intraoperative angiography to assess graft patency after minimally invasive coronary bypass.
Awards
- 2011 Detroit Super Doctors
- 2010-2013 Hour Detroit Magazine's Top Docs
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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