Dr. Francis D Ferdinand MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
100 E Lancaster Ave Suite 280 Lankenau M Wynnewood PA, 19096Rating
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About
Dr. Francis Ferdinand is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Wynnewood, PA. Dr. Ferdinand specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Ferdinand 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.
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- Effect of coronary occlusion on left ventricular function with and without collateral supply during beating heart coronary artery surgery.
- Intraoperative cardiac troponin T release and lactate metabolism during coronary artery surgery: comparison of beating heart with conventional coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
- The smooth muscle cell membrane during atherogenesis: a potential target for amlodipine in atheroprotection.
- Three dimensional reconstruction of CT scan images to aid the cardiac surgeon.
- Detection of preoperatively unrecognized multiple pancreatic pseudocysts by intraoperative ultrasonography. Report of two cases.
- Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting.
- Stentless Versus Stented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: A Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2008.
- Stentless versus stented bioprosthetic aortic valves: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.
- Message from the president.
- Quality drives innovation.
- ISMICS Consensus Conference and Statements of Randomized Controlled Trials of Off-Pump Versus Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Case 2--1997. On-line contrast echocardiographic assessment of myocardial perfusion: its role in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass procedures.
- Coronary artery problems during homograft aortic valve replacement: role of transesophageal echocardiography.
- Case 4--1997. The role of ischemic preconditioning during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery.
- New approach for reconstruction of the pulmonary outflow tract during the Ross procedure.
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Practice At 100 E Lancaster Ave Suite 280 Lankenau Med Sci. Bldg.
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