Dr. Sinan A Simsir M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Sinan Simsir is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Simsir specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Simsir 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
Marmara Univ- Tip Fak- Istanbul- Turkey 1991
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Successful bilateral lung transplant outcomes in recipients 61 years of age and older.
- Histopathology and transmurality of acute microwave lesions on the beating human atrium.
- Maximal care considerations when treating patients with end-stage heart failure: ethical and procedural quandaries in management of the very sick.
- Use of ventricular assist device as bridge to simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation in patients with cardiac and renal failure.
- Factors influencing limb salvage and survival after amputation and revascularization in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- A comparison of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in patients on hemodialysis.
- Management of acute right heart failure after combined heart and kidney transplantation: case report.
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