Dr. Joseph Matthew Forbess MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
419 W REDWOOD ST STE 300 BALTIMORE MD, 21201About
Dr. Joseph Forbess is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Dallas, TX. Dr. Forbess specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Forbess 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
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Myocardial self-preservative effect of heat shock protein 70 on an immature lamb heart.
- Effects of Hot shot on recovery after hypothermic ischemia in neonatal lamb heart.
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children after the fontan operation.
- Management of coronary artery fistulae. Patient selection and results of transcatheter closure.
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in a patient with cardiomyopathy and hemophilia A.
- Pre-stage II mortality after the Norwood operation: addressing the next challenge.
- Use of nesiritide (human B-type natriuretic peptide) in infants following cardiac surgery.
- Conduit selection for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction: contemporary options and outcomes.
- Intermediate outcomes of atrioventricular valvuloplasty in lateral tunnel Fontan patients.
- Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in pediatric cardiac support.
- Ministernotomy for repair of congenital cardiac disease.
- Heart transplantation techniques after hybrid single-ventricle palliation.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- 2011 Texas Super Doctors
- 1986 Harvard College Scholarship
- 1985 John Harvard Scholarship
- 2007 Top Pediatric Specialist - Named by D Magazine
- Heller School for Social Policy/Management, Brandeis University 2007 TSFRE Scholarship - Leadership Program in Health Policy & Management
- AmSECT Pediatric Conference, Atlanta, Georgia 2006 Meritorius Service Award
Treatments
- Heart Transplant, Heart Problems, Congenital Heart Disease And More
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Cardiology
- Member American College of Surgeons
- Member American Heart Association, Council on Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Member Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Fellowships
- Duke University Medical Center, Thoracic Surgery 1999
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