Dr. Alan M Speir M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2921 Telestar Ct Suite 140 Falls Church VA, 22042Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Alan Speir is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Speir specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Speir 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
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1975
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1975
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Risk factors predicting pneumonia in patients aged 80 and older after cardiac surgery.
- Incidence of postoperative complications among coronary artery bypass patients with and without hypertension.
- Atrio-cavoplasty for repair of sinus venosus atrial defect.
- Resection of the aortic arch with moderate hypothermia and temporary circulatory arrest.
- Making a business case for quality by regional information sharing involving cardiothoracic surgery.
- Endovascular stent-graft repair of penetrating descending thoracic aortic ulcer.
- The performance of the EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality risk score: the gender factor.
- Does preoperative atrial fibrillation increase the risk for mortality and morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting?
- Left ventricular rupture. A collaborative approach to emergency management.
- Coronary artery bypass surgery: emerging trends in mortality.
- Blood product conservation is associated with improved outcomes and reduced costs after cardiac surgery.
- Preoperative beta-blocker use should not be a quality metric for coronary artery bypass grafting.
- A contemporary cost analysis of postoperative morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without concomitant aortic valve replacement to improve patient quality and cost-effective care.
- Combined heart transplantation and thoracic endovascular aortic repair for heart failure secondary to tricuspid atresia palliated with Potts shunt.
- Impact of perioperative glycemic control strategy on patient survival after coronary bypass surgery.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Aneurysm
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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