Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Thoracic Surgery

Christopher Mascio is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He attended Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He has 1 awards "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Christopher E. Mascio is a published doctor. He published 23 publications, including: 'Prevalence and Correlates of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.'

Publications

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• Prevalence and Correlates of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
• Transcatheter fontan takedown.
• Estimating Mortality Risk for Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database.
• Post-operative management of heart failure in pediatric patients.
• Challenges in implementing a pediatric cardiovascular home telehealth project.
• Aneurysm formation after the Norwood procedure: Case report and review of the literature.
• Perioperative mechanical circulatory support in children: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database.
• Clinical Outcome After Triple-Valve Operations in the Modern Era: Are Elderly Patients at Increased Surgical Risk?
• Early and Midterm Outcomes Following Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.
• Type A aortic dissection complicated with fistulization into the right atrium and right-to-left shunt.
• Mock Circulation Simulation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Systemic Ventricular Failure in an Infant: The Effect of Atrial Septostomy.
• Outcomes in adult congenital heart surgery: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.
• Severe calcification of the aorta (porcelain aorta) associated with sarcoidosis in a pediatric heart transplant recipient.
• Pleural effusions following the Fontan procedure.
• Cardiac surgery after bleomycin therapy.
• Near-infrared spectroscopy as a guide for an intermittent cerebral perfusion strategy during neonatal circulatory arrest.
• Bidirectional Glenn with existing transvenous cardioverter-defibrillator leads.
• The modified Fontan procedure and prolonged pleural effusions.
• Myocardial vascular and metabolic adaptations in chronically anemic fetal sheep.
• Regulation of myocardial glucose transporters GLUT1 and GLUT4 in chronically anemic fetal lambs.
• Ontogeny of vascular growth factors in perinatal sheep myocardium.
• Neonatal vulnerability to ischemia and reperfusion: Cardioplegic arrest causes greater myocardial apoptosis in neonatal lambs than in mature lambs.

Schools

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• Loyola University Of Chicago Stritch School Of Medicine

• Loyola Univ Chicago

• Loyola University Medical Center

• Children39s Hospital Of Philadelphia

Procedures Preformed

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• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Shunting Procedures With or Without Aortic Repair or Coronary Anomaly Repair
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Heart Defect Repair
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• Loyola University
• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Hospital
• Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1437463247
NPPES Provider LastName		MASCIO
NPPES Provider FirstName		CHRISTOPHER
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		600483279
NPPES Provider State		IL
Specialty Description		Physician Assistant
Total Claim Count		37.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1437463247
Last Name Of The Provider	MASCIO
First Name Of The Provider	CHRISTOPHER
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