Dr. Thomas A. Pfeffer MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
4733 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA, 90027Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Thomas Pfeffer is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Pfeffer specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Pfeffer 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
Univ of Wa Sch of Med, Seattle Wa 1980
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary abnormalities after coronary arterial bypass grafting operation: cardiopulmonary bypass versus mechanical stabilization.
- Optimizing myocardial hypothermia: I. Temperature probe design and clinical inferences.
- Effective median sternotomy closure in high-risk open heart patients.
- Cardiac assistance by atrial or ventricular cardiomyoplasty.
- Colchicine-binding activity distinguishes sea urchin egg and outer doublet
- Isolation and partial characterization of flagellar tubulin from Marsilea vestita.
- Endovascular stent-grafting after arch aneurysm repair using the "elephant trunk".
- Surgical revascularization after acute myocardial infarction. Does timing make a difference?
- Preservation of normal left ventricular geometry during mitral valve replacement.
- Intraoperative autotransfusion reduces blood loss after cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Properties of tubulin in unfertilized sea urchin eggs. Quantitation and characterization by the colchicine-binding reaction.
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