Dr. Alfred S. Casale M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1000 E Mountain Blvd Wilkes Barre PA, 18711About
Dr. Alfred Casale is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Wilkes Barre, PA. Dr. Casale specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Casale 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
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1980
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery.
- Immunosuppression after heart transplantation: prednisone and cyclosporine with and without azathioprine.
- The mechanism of mannitol in reducing ischemic injury: hyperosmolarity or hydroxyl scavenger?
- Reduction of myocardial ischemic injury with oxygen-derived free radical scavengers.
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