Dr. Michael A Acker MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
3400 Spruce Street 6 Silverstein Bldg Philadelphia PA, 19104Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Michael Acker is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Acker specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Acker 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
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 1981
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Surgical management of heart failure: an overview.
- Successful explantation of a ventricular assist device following fulminant influenza type A-associated myocarditis.
- Left ventricular assist device for right side assistance in patients with transposition.
- Ventricular constraint using the acorn cardiac support device reduces myocardial akinetic area in an ovine model of acute infarction.
- Global surgical experience with the Acorn cardiac support device.
- Passive ventricular constraint to improve left ventricular function and mechanics in an ovine model of heart failure secondary to acute myocardial infarction.
- Diaphragmatic hernias associated with ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation.
- Surgical therapies for heart failure.
- Emergent mechanical support in the community: improvement with early transplant center referral.
- Cardiac support device modifies left ventricular geometry and myocardial structure after myocardial infarction.
- Infarct size reduction and attenuation of global left ventricular remodeling with the CorCap cardiac support device following acute myocardial infarction in sheep.
- Clinical results with the Acorn cardiac restraint device with and without mitral valve surgery.
- Safety and efficacy of left ventricular assist device support in postmyocardial infarction cardiogenic shock.
- Prone positioning to treat acute severe pulmonary edema in the post-cardiac surgical patient: a case report.
- Integrity of the cerebral blood-flow response to hyperoxia after cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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