Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University
Vascular Surgery
Dr. Alexander D. Shepard, MD
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Alexander D. Shepard, MD works in the field of Vascular Surgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has a rank of 3 in research and a 29 in primary care He over the years received 4 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Super Doctor". Alexander Shepard is a published physician. He published 64 publications, including: 'Cost-effectiveness of enoxaparin versus low-dose heparin for prophylaxis against venous thrombosis after major trauma.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Cryptococcal aortitis presenting as a symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- A Method of Treating Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Lower Extremity Malperfusion.
- Late endovascular aneurysm repair infection presenting with juxatrenal aortic rupture treated with in situ aortic replacement.
- Frequency, risk factors, and management of perigraft seroma after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- Iatrogenic arterial injuries of spine and orthopedic operations.
- D. Emerick Szilagyi, MD, 1910-2009; editor, 1984-1990.
- Contemporary presentation and evolution of management of neck paragangliomas.
- Total robotic ligation of inferior mesenteric artery for type II endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair.
- Nox4 oxidase overexpression specifically decreases endogenous Nox4 mRNA and inhibits angiotensin II-induced adventitial myofibroblast migration.
- Delayed presentation of aortic injury by pedicle screws: report of two cases and review of the literature.
- Developing a scoring rubric for resident research presentations: a pilot study.
- Results of aggressive graft surveillance and endovascular treatment on secondary patency rates of Vectra Vascular Access Grafts.
- Effect of the 80-hour work week on resident operative experience in general surgery.
- Activation of fibrinolytic pathways is associated with duration of supraceliac aortic cross-clamping.
- Adrenal insufficiency in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Abnormal mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
- Outcome of carotid endarterectomy in African Americans: is race a factor?
- Long-term results of catheter-directed thrombolysis to treat infrainguinal bypass graft occlusion: the urokinase era.
- Aortic mural thrombus embolization: an unusual presentation of essential thrombocytosis.
- Long-term outcome after mesenteric artery reconstruction: a 37-year experience.
- Pentoxifylline reverses oxidative mitochondrial defect in claudicating skeletal muscle.
- Hemostatic alterations associated with supraceliac aortic cross-clamping.
- Cost-effectiveness of enoxaparin versus low-dose heparin for prophylaxis against venous thrombosis after major trauma.
- Clinical, hemodynamic, and anatomic follow-up of direct venous reconstruction.
- Endothelial cell seeding of small-caliber synthetic grafts in the baboon.
- An assessment of university versus independent general surgery program graduate performance on the American Board of Surgery examinations.
- The costs of surgery for limb-threatening ischemia.
- Ulnar deep venous thrombosis in a professional baseball pitcher: a case report.
- Treatment of false aneurysm by using a detachable balloon.
- Improvements in the diagnosis and management of aortoenteric fistula.
- Endovascular Treatment of a Large Subclavian Pseudo-aneurysm. Case Report.
- Retroperitoneal approach to high-risk abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Are the communication and professionalism competencies the new critical values in a resident's global evaluation process?
- Ultrasound characteristics of recurrent carotid disease: hypothesis explaining the low incidence of symptomatic recurrence.
- Complement activation by synthetic vascular prostheses.
- Images for surgeons. Pylephlebitis secondary to intestinal ischemia.
- Noninvasive venous testing in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: the impact on decisionmaking.
- Pitfalls in lower extremity venous duplex scanning.
- Hypothenar hammer syndrome: an uncommon and correctable cause of digital ischemia.
- Primary aortoenteric fistula: Part II. Primary aortoesophageal fistula.
- Primary aortoenteric fistula: Part I.
- Acute aortic occlusion. A 40-year experience.
- Management of infected aortoiliac aneurysms.
- 31P MRS studies of exercising human muscle at high temporal resolution.
- Effect of the new standards for case logging on resident operative volume: doing better cases or better numbers?
- Ureteral complications and aortoiliac reconstruction.
- Distal internal carotid exposure: a simplified technique for temporary mandibular subluxation.
- Intraoperative autotransfusion in vascular surgery.
- Patterns and outcomes of aortofemoral bypass grafting in the era of endovascular interventions.
- Analysis of coagulation changes associated with supraceliac aortic crossclamping using thromboelastography.
- Groin lymphatic complications after arterial reconstruction.
- Results of lower extremity amputations in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Outpatient duplex scanning for deep vein thrombosis: parameters predictive of a negative study result.
- Long-term complication and patency rates of Vectra and IMPRA Carboflo vascular access grafts with aggressive monitoring, surveillance and endovascular management.
- Visceral pseudoaneurysms due to pancreatic pseudocysts: rare but lethal complications of pancreatitis.
- Left flank retroperitoneal exposure: a technical aid to complex aortic reconstruction.
- Repair of pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. An analysis of operative management.
- Surgical complications of transaxillary arteriography: a case-control study.
- Supraceliac aortic cross-clamping: determinants of outcome in elective abdominal aortic reconstruction.
- Phosphorus 31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy suggests a mitochondrial defect in claudicating skeletal muscle.
- Factors affecting outcome in proximal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- Temporary adrenal dysfunction with descending thoracic aortic occlusion.
- Incidental diagnosis of idiopathic gonadal vein thrombosis.
Schools
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch Of Med
Johns Hopkins Hospital
New England Med Center
Procedures Preformed
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Arteriovenous Fistula Repair
- Carotid Artery Stent Placement
- Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
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Doctors Specialties
- Vascular Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
- Super Doctor
Education
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Tufts Medical Center -
Johns Hopkins University -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Henry Ford Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1114080744 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SHEPARD | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALEXANDER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 48202 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MI | |
| Specialty Description | Vascular Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 78.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1114080744 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SHEPARD |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALEXANDER |
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