Dr. Ralph J Damiano MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
4921 Parkview Pl Suite 8a Saint Louis MO, 63110Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Ralph Damiano is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Damiano specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Damiano 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
Duke University School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- 2,3-Butanedione monoxime cardioplegia: advantages over hyperkalemia in blood-perfused isolated hearts.
- The mimimally invasive direct coronary artery by-pass procedure: what is its future role?
- Potassium-channel opener cardioplegia is superior to St. Thomas' solution in the intact animal.
- Age-related effects of St Thomas' Hospital cardioplegic solution on isolated cardiomyocyte cell volume.
- Computer-assisted endoscopic coronary artery bypass anastomoses: a chronic animal study.
- Donor heart preservation with the potassium channel opener pinacidil: comparison
- Potassium channel openers: are they effective as pretreatment or additives to cardioplegia?
- Cardioplegia-induced cell swelling: prevention by normothermic infusion.
- Aortic dissection in a weight lifter with nodular fasciitis of the aorta.
- Mechanisms responsible for cell volume regulation during hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest.
- Donor heart preservation with a novel hyperpolarizing solution: superior protection compared with University of Wisconsin solution.
- Endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting-the first steps on a long journey.
- Robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery: moving toward a completely endoscopic procedure.
- Postoperative atrial fibrillation: an old problem crying for new solutions.
- Prospective clinical trial of robotically assisted endoscopic coronary grafting with 1-year follow-up.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
Fellowships
- Duke University Hospital
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