Dr. John R Garrett M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1701 N George Mason Dr Suite 288 Arlington VA, 22205About
Dr. John Garrett is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Arlington, VA. Dr. Garrett specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Garrett 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
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neural regulation of submandibular gland blood flow in the streptozotocin-diabetic rat: evidence for impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilatation.
- Secretion of IgA by rat parotid and submandibular cells in response to autonomimetic stimulation in vitro.
- Microenvironmental adaptations in the parotid of ferret investigated by electron microscopy.
- Innervation and secretory function of transplanted human submandibular salivary glands.
- Microliths in the parotid of ferret investigated by electron microscopy and microanalysis.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
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