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Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

300 Pasteur Dr Stanford University Stanford CA, 94305
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Dr. Ahmad Sheikh is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Stanford, CA. Dr. Sheikh specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Sheikh 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 Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 2001

University of California 2001

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS- 2013

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 16 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Awards

  • The Western Thoracic Surgical Association 2013 Norman E. Shumway Award Research Award 
  • Massachusetts General Hospital 2009 Chief Resident Teaching Award 
  • Tufts University School of Medicine 2008 Awarded Excellence in Teaching Citation 
  •  2006 New Era Cardiac Care Scholar 
  •  2000-2001 Alpha Omega Alpha, President, UCSF Chapter 
  • University of California at San Francisco 1996-2001 UC Regents Scholar 
  •  1995 Phi Beta Kappa 
  • Graduated with Highest Distinction in General Scholarship, 1995 University of California at Berkeley 
  • Departmental Honors Thesis in Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1995 University of California at Berkeley 
  • University of California at Berkeley 1992-1995 Dean's List 
  • Edward Frank Kraft Scholarship, 1993 University of California at Berkeley 

Treatments

  • Transplant Surgery
  • Heart Disease

Fellowships

  • Stanford University, Stanford, CA    2012
  • Post-doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University Cardiac stem cell therapy    2007
  • Stanford University CA    2012
  • Transplant Fellowship: Stanford University, Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support    2013

Publications

  • The Jourl of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryIndividual differences in field independence influence the ability to determine accurate needle0
  • ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGYIn Vivo Functiol and Transcriptiol Profiling of Bone Marrow Stem Cells After Transplantation Into2012
  • European jourl of cardio-thoracic surgeryHeart transplantation with or without prior mechanical circulatory support2014
  • TransfusionOpen aortic valve replacement in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia2014
  • JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYSurgical reconstruction of peripheral pulmory artery stenosis in Williams and Alagille syndromes2013
  • The Jourl of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryResource use trends in extracorporeal membrane oxygetion in adults0
  • Mainwaring, R. D., Sheikh, A. Y., Punn, R., Reddy, V. M., Hanley, F. LSurgical outcomes for patients with pulmory atresia2012
  • Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular intervRevaTen platelet-rich plasma improves cardiac function after myocardial injury.2011
  • HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATIONWhat are the Predictors that Affect the Excellent Long2010
  • EUROPEAN JOURL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERYStentless aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease2010
  • GENE THERAPYIndirect imaging of cardiac-specific transgene expression using a bidirectiol two2010
  • JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGINGMicro-CT for Characterization of Murine CV Disease Models2010
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGYEndogenous regulation of cardiovascular function by apelin-APJ2009
  • JOURL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINEPostpericardiotomy syndrome from transdiaphragmatic pericardial window following trauma2009
  • ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYRight Atrial Mass: The Dilemma of Diagnosis and When Not to Operate Reply2009
  • MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGYComparison of Optical Bioluminescence Reporter Gene2009
  • TRANSPLANTATIONComparison of Transplantation of Adipose Tissue-2009
  • JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYPropensity alysis of survival after subcorory or root replacement techniques2009
  • JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYMultimodal evaluation of in vivo magnetic resonce imaging of myocardial restoration by mouse2008
  • JOURL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONApelin sigling antagonizes Ang II effects in mouse models of atherosclerosis2008
  • CIRCULATIONComparison of different adult stem cell types for treatment of myocardial ischemia2008
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE TIOL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMImmunosuppressive therapy mitigates immunological rejection of human embryonic stem cell xenografts2008
  • CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGINGMultimodality Evaluation of the Viability of Stem Cells Delivered Into Different Zones of2008
  • EUROPEAN HEART JOURLValve failure following homograft aortic valve replacement2008
  • ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYMultimodal imaging characterization of intracardiac thrombus and myxoma - Reply2008
  • EUROPEAN JOURL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERYPerioperative myocardial injury after elective open abdomil aortic aneurysm repair predicts outcome2008
  • CIRCULATION RESEARCHSmooth muscle protein 22 alpha2008
  • ILAR jourlA novel platform device for rodent echocardiography.2008
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGYIn vivo genetic profiling and cellular localization of apelin reveals a hypoxia-sensitive2008
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISMHIF-1 regulates hypoxia- and insulin-induced expression of apelin in adipocytes2007
  • STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENTSpatial and temporal kinetics2007
  • ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYRight atrial mass after primary repair of an atrial septal defect2007
  • CIRCULATIONDifferentiation, survival2007
  • JOURL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGYPositron emission tomography imaging of conditiol gene activation in the heart2007
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGYMagnetic resonce imaging of progressive cardiomyopathic changes in the db/db mouse2007
  • FASEB JOURLComment on Transplantation of undifferentiated murine embryonic stem cells in the heart2007
  • CLONING AND STEM CELLSMolecular imaging of embryonic stem cell misbehavior and suicide gene ablation2007
  • CIRCULATIONPulmory arterial hypertension is linked to insulin resistance2007
  • JOURL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATIONIn vivo optical bioluminescence imaging of collagen-supported cardiac cell grafts2007
  • CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGYClinical hurdles for the transplantation of cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells2007
  • CLONING AND STEM CELLSGenetic modification of embryonic stem cells with VEGF enhances cell survival2007
  • STEM CELLSMolecular Imaging of bone marrow mononuclear cell homing and engraftment in ischemic myocardium2007
  • MICROSURGERYExperimental orthotopic tracheal transplantation: The Stanford technique2007
  • CIRCULATIONCollagen matrices enhance survival of transplanted cardiomyoblasts2006
  • CIRCULATIONAdenoviral human BCL2006
  • PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICSTranscriptiol profiling of reporter genes used2006
  • Current cardiology reportsMolecular imaging of cardiac stem cell transplantation.2006
  • WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATIONHyperoxia improves microvascular perfusion in a murine wound model2005
  • ARCHIVES OF SURGERYEffect of hyperoxia on vascular endothelial growth factor levels in a wound model2000

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300 Pasteur Dr Stanford University -
Stanford, CA 94305
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Practice At Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street

Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street -
Boston, MA 02114
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