Professor, Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Bruce J. Leavitt, MD
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Doctor Bruce J. Leavitt, MD works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He studied medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Bruce J. Leavitt is a published physician. He published 79 publications, including: 'A mechanistic analysis of the force-frequency relation in non-failing and progressively failing human myocardium.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Improving patients' readiness for Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Invited Commentary on "New TNM Staging System for Esophageal Cancer".
- Effect of Preoperative Pulmonary Hypertension on Outcomes in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
- CT features of peripheral pulmonary carcinoid Tumors.
- The effects of diabetes mellitus on Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion during Coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases the risk of postoperative low-output heart failure.
- Regional differences in the force-frequency relation of human left ventricular myocardium in Mitral regurgitation: implications for ventricular shape.
- Dexmedetomidine does not improve patient satisfaction when compared with propofol during mechanical ventilation.
- Thin-filament-based modulation of contractile performance in human Heart failure.
- Images in clinical medicine. Giant Lambl's excrescences.
- Preoperative white blood cell count and mortality and morbidity after Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Serum levels of prophylactic cefazolin during cardioPulmonary bypass surgery.
- The effect of comorbid illness on mortality outcomes in cardiac surgery.
- The Quality Cup winner: Fletcher Allen Health Care's early extubation team.
- Cytokeratin-positive cells in the bone marrow of breast Cancer patients and nonCancer donors.
- The detection of isolated tumor cells in bone marrow comparing bright-field immunocytochemistry and multicolor immunofluorescence.
- Mitral Valve repair and replacement in northern New England.
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor presenting with esophageal obstruction and an inflammatory Syndrome.
- Altered myocardial force-frequency relation in human Heart failure.
- Alterations of myocardial dynamic stiffness implicating abnormal crossbridge function in human mitral regurgitation Heart failure.
- Metastatic serous borderline ovarian tumor in an internal mammary lymph node: a case report and review of the literature.
- Lowest hematocrit on bypass and adverse outcomes associated with Coronary artery bypass grafting. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Predicting the risk of death from heart failure after Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Use of the internal mammary artery graft and in-hospital mortality and other adverse outcomes associated with Coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Effect of preoperative aspirin use on mortality in Coronary artery bypass grafting patients.
- Risks of morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients undergoing Coronary artery bypass surgery. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Decreasing mortality for Aortic and mitral valve surgery in Northern New England. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- A mechanistic analysis of reduced mechanical performance in human Heart failure.
- Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of primary cardiac origin.
- Influence of isoproterenol on contractile protein function, excitation-contraction coupling, and energy turnover of isolated nonfailing human myocardium.
- The effect of peripheral vascular disease on in-hospital mortality rates with Coronary artery bypass surgery. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Survival following nonpenetrating traumatic rupture of cardiac chambers.
- Energetics of isometric force development in control and volume-overload human myocardium. Comparison with animal species.
- Alteration of contractile function and excitation-contraction coupling in dilated Cardiomyopathy.
- Dynamic calcium requirements for activation of human ventricular muscle calculated from tension-independent heat.
- Contraction frequency dependence of twitch and diastolic tension in human dilated Cardiomyopathy (tension-frequency relation in Cardiomyopathy).
- Contractile protein function in failing and nonfailing human myocardium.
- Effect of mitral Valve repair for mitral Valve prolapse on regression of left ventricular mass.
- The reorganization of the human and rabbit Heart in response to haemodynamic overload.
- A mechanistic analysis of the force-frequency relation in non-failing and progressively failing human myocardium.
- Results of a regional study of modes of death associated with Coronary artery bypass grafting. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Obesity and risk of adverse outcomes associated with Coronary artery bypass surgery. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Reexploration for hemorrhage following Coronary artery bypass grafting: incidence and risk factors. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Changes in Arterial expression of fibrinolytic system proteins in atherogenesis.
- Use of the internal mammary artery graft in Northern New England. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- Role of cAMP in modulating relaxation kinetics and the force-frequency relation in mitral regurgitation Heart failure.
- Upper torso cyanosis: a marker for blunt cardiac rupture.
- Traumatic transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia secondary to coughing: case report and review of the literature.
- Maximal actomyosin ATPase activity and in vitro myosin motility are unaltered in human mitral regurgitation Heart failure.
- Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension.
- The effect of peripheral vascular disease on long-term mortality after Coronary artery bypass surgery. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.
- A regional intervention to improve the hospital mortality associated with Coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study G...
- Myocardial force-frequency defect in mitral regurgitation Heart failure is reversed by forskolin.
- The effect of not using an internal mammary artery as a conduit for Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Long-term survival of dialysis patients after Coronary bypass grafting.
- Myosin from failing and non-failing human ventricles exhibit similar contractile properties.
- Development and validation of a prediction model for strokes after Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Intra- and postoperative predictors of stroke after Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Multivariable prediction of in-hospital mortality associated with Aortic and mitral valve surgery in Northern New England.
- Effect of diabetes and associated conditions on long-term survival after Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Perioperative stroke and long-term survival after Coronary bypass graft surgery.
- Perioperative increases in serum creatinine are predictive of increased 90-day mortality after Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Acto-myosin crossbridge kinetics in humans with Coronary artery disease: influence of sex and diabetes mellitus.
- Comparing long-term survival of patients with multivessel Coronary disease after CABG or PCI: analysis of BARI-like patients in northern New England.
- Long-term survival after cardiac surgery is predicted by estimated glomerular filtration rate.
- Appropriateness of Coronary artery bypass graft surgery performed in northern New England.
- Long-term survival of the very elderly undergoing Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Long-term survival after surgery versus percutaneous intervention in octogenarians with multivessel Coronary disease.
- Multivariable prediction of renal insufficiency developing after cardiac surgery.
- Effect of prior cardiac operations on survival after Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Using biomarkers to improve the preoperative prediction of death in Coronary artery bypass graft patients.
- Cardiac surgery-associated Acute kidney injury: a comparison of two consensus criteria.
- Atrial contractile protein content and function are preserved in patients with Coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation.
- Outcomes of patients undergoing concomitant Aortic and mitral valve surgery in northern new England.
- Long-term survival of the very elderly undergoing Aortic valve surgery.
- The association of perioperative red blood cell transfusions and decreased long-term survival after cardiac surgery.
- Long-term survival of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing Coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Blunt traumatic thoracic Aortic lacerations in the elderly: an analysis of outcome.
Schools
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine
Maine Med Center
SUNY Health Science Center
Procedures Preformed
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Conditions Treated
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Ectasia
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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SUNY Upstate Medical University -
Maine Medical Center -
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1720009871 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | LEAVITT | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | BRUCE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 054011473 | |
| NPPES Provider State | VT | |
| Specialty Description | Thoracic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 18.0 | |
| 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] | 1720009871 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | LEAVITT |
| First Name Of The Provider | BRUCE |
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