Mr. Peter Lawrence Birnbaum MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1377 E Herndon Ave Suite 104 Fresno CA, 93720Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Peter Birnbaum is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Fresno, CA. Dr. Birnbaum specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Birnbaum 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 Ottawa- Fac Of Med- Ottawa- Ont- Canada 1984
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laser fulguration for palliation of rectal tumours.
- Ventricular assistance with a centrifugal pump.
- Asymptomatic gunshot wound to the heart with retained intracardiac pellet.
- Myocardial salvage with trolox and ascorbic acid for an acute evolving infarction.
- Off-Pump Double Coronary Artery Bypass in a 14-Year-Old With Kawasaki Disease.
- Postoperative hypertension: a comparison of diltiazem, nifedipine, and nitroprusside.
- Extracorporeal circulatory assist devices.
- Is the incidence of recurrent carotid artery stenosis influenced by the choice of the surgical technique? Carotid endarterectomy versus saphenous vein bypass.
- Successful removal of an unusual cystic mass of the heart.
- Direct right atrial catheter insertion with video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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