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Dr. Alan M. Speir, MD
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Doctor Alan M. Speir, MD practices Thoracic Surgery. He went to Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine. He received awards:"Top Doctors:Washington DC Area", "Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore", "Northern Virginia Magazine", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD", "Fellow (FACC)" and "Super Doctor". Alan M. Speir, MD is also a published physician. He has 47 paper published. The most recent paper is: Paediatric perfusion practice in North America: an update. Alan Speir is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Preoperative Renal Function Predicts Hospital Costs and Length of Stay in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
- Potential Impact of Modifiable Clinical Variables on Length of Stay After First-Time Cardiac Surgery.
- Institutional Variation in Mortality After Stroke After Cardiac Surgery: An Opportunity for Improvement.
- Minimally invasive Aortic valve replacement provides equivalent outcomes at reduced cost compared with conventional Aortic valve replacement: A real-world multi-instit...
- The challenge of achieving 1% operative mortality for Coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institution Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis.
- Prediction of costs and length of stay in Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Impact of perioperative glycemic control strategy on patient survival after Coronary bypass surgery.
- Multicenter Evaluation of High-Risk Mitral Valve Operations: Implications for Novel Transcatheter Valve Therapies.
- Mitral Valve repair rates correlate with surgeon and institutional experience.
- Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement with Bio-prostheses in patients age 50 to 65 years: A decade of statewide data on cost and patient outcomes.
- Hospital Variation in Mortality From Cardiac Arrest After Cardiac Surgery: An Opportunity for Improvement?
- Practice changes in blood glucose management following open Heart surgery: from a prospective randomized study to everyday practiceâ
- A contemporary cost analysis of postoperative morbidity after Coronary artery bypass grafting with and without concomitant aortic valve replacement to improve patient ...
- Preoperative Beta-Blocker Use Should Not Be a Quality Metric for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
- Health-related quality of life following isolated Aortic valve surgery: is earlier intervention better?
- Blood product conservation is associated with improved outcomes and reduced costs after cardiac surgery.
- Elective thoracic aortic Aneurysm surgery: better outcomes from high-volume centers.
- Does preoperative atrial fibrillation increase the risk for mortality and morbidity after Coronary artery bypass grafting?
- Regional collaboration as a model for fostering accountability and transforming health care.
- The association between early outcome, health-related quality of life, and survival following elective open-Heart surgery.
- Survival following combined intrapericardial inferior vena cava and thoracic Aortic injury caused by blunt trauma.
- Institutional and national trends in isolated mitral Valve surgery over the past decade.
- Endovascular stent-graft repair of penetrating descending thoracic Aortic ulcer.
- Postoperative complications among octogenarians after cardiovascular surgery.
- Incidence of postoperative complications among Coronary artery bypass patients with and without hypertension.
- Retrospective comparison of postoperative complications after cardiovascular surgery in patients aged 80 and older.
- Risk factors predicting pneumonia in patients aged 80 and older after cardiac surgery.
- Guided imagery in cardiac surgery.
- Combined Heart transplantation and thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Heart failure secondary to tricuspid atresia palliated with potts shunt.
- Percutaneous in situ oxygenated pump perfusion of a transplanted kidney during abdominal aortic Aneurysm repair.
- Antegrade cerebral perfusion with hypothermic circulatory arrest: a case report.
- Intravenous access in chemotherapy patients.
- Angioaccess in cancer patients.
- Paediatric perfusion practice in North America: an update.
- Endoscopic versus direct vision for saphenous vein graft harvesting in Coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Delivery of antegrade cerebral perfusion during descending Aortic reconstruction: a case report.
- Additive costs of postoperative complications for isolated Coronary artery bypass grafting patients in Virginia.
- The performance of the EuroSCORE and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality risk score: the gender factor.
- Making a business case for quality by regional information sharing involving cardiothoracic surgery.
- Cannula length and arch flow erosion.
- A reliable bridge to cardiac transplantation: the TCI left ventricular assist device.
- Aortic cannula velocimetry.
- Coronary artery bypass surgery: emerging trends in mortality.
- Left ventricular rupture. A collaborative approach to emergency management.
- Resection of the Aortic arch with moderate hypothermia and temporary circulatory arrest.
- Atrio-cavoplasty for repair of sinus venosus Atrial defect.
Schools
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine
University Tex Med School
University Of TexasMedical School At Houston
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
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Conditions Treated
- Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top Doctors:Washington DC Area
- Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore
- Northern Virginia Magazine
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
- Fellow (FACC)
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Texas Health Science Center -
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Hospital
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Inova Alexandria Hospital -
Inova Fairfax Hospital -
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Helpful Reviews
Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1003885443 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SPEIR |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALAN |
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