Dr. Edward A Lefrak M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2921 Telestar Ct Suite 140 Falls Church VA, 22042About
Dr. Edward Lefrak is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Lefrak specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Lefrak 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.
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Current paediatric perfusion practice in North America.
- Results of a prospective multicenter study on port-access coronary bypass grafting.
- Retrospective comparison of postoperative complications after cardiovascular surgery in patients aged 80 and older.
- Postoperative complications among octogenarians after cardiovascular surgery.
- The internal mammary artery bypass graft: praise versus practice.
- Surgical complications in bridging to transplantation: the Thermo Cardiosystems LVAD.
- Mediastinitis complicating successful mechanical bridge to heart transplantation.
- Impact of follow-up on the success rate of the cryosurgical maze procedure in
- Comparisons of cardiac surgery outcomes in Jehovah's versus Non-Jehovah's Witnesses.
- Celiac artery aneurysms: case reports.
- Traumatic rupture of the interventricular septum and tricuspid valve: case report.
- Cardiac transplantation: goals and two-year results.
- Cardiac transplantation in a regional center: goals and results at two years.
- Early results of a new heart transplant program in Virginia.
- An improved mitral valve prosthesis.
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