Dr. Ronald C Elkins MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
825 Ne 10th St Oupb2500 Oklahoma City OK, 73104Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Ronald Elkins is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. Elkins specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Elkins 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 Ok Coll of Med, Oklahoma City Ok 1962
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine 1962
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- Surgery for valvular heart disease.
- Advantage of autograft and homograft valve replacement for complex aortic valve endocarditis.
- Ross procedure for ascending aortic replacement.
- The Ross operation: a 12-year experience.
- Pulmonary autograft root replacement: mid-term results.
- Ross operation and aneurysm or dilation of the ascending aorta.
- Body surface area as a predictor of aortic and pulmonary valve diameter.
- Aortic valve replacement: comparison of late survival between autografts and homografts.
- Decellularized human valve allografts.
- Autologous tissue in complex aortic valve disease.
- Management of cardiovascular problems.
- Ross operation in children: late results.
- Humoral immune response to allograft valve tissue pretreated with an antigen reduction process.
- Recellularization of heart valve grafts by a process of adaptive remodeling.
- Hypoglycemic effects of endotoxin in eviscerated dogs.
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