Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Gus J. Vlahakes, MD
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Vlahakes works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He went to Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School has a rank of 1 in research and a 12 in primary care He over the years received 6 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Boston Magazine", "Super Doctor", "Top MD", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Fellow (FACC)". Gus J. Vlahakes is a published physician. He has 46 papers published. The most current publication "Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in a Patient With Cold-Induced Urticaria." He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in a Patient With Cold-Induced Urticaria.
- Transcatheter Aortic valve replacement and standard therapy in inoperable patients with Aortic stenosis and low EF.
- Efficacy of polymer injection for ischemic Mitral regurgitation: persistent reduction of Mitral regurgitation and attenuation of left ventricular remodeling.
- Impact of atrial fibrillation on outcomes in patients who underwent transcatheter Aortic valve replacement.
- Late repair of ischemic Mitral regurgitation does not prevent left ventricular remodeling: importance of timing for beneficial repair.
- Carinal resection requiring cardioPulmonary bypass in a pregnant patient.
- Redo Aortic valve replacement in a patient with immunoglobulin A deficiency and hemophilia A.
- Management Strategy in 249 Consecutive Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Referred to a Dedicated Program.
- Polymer injection therapy to reverse remodel the papillary muscles: efficacy in reducing Mitral regurgitation in a chronic ischemic model.
- Gene delivery of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase inhibits ventricular remodeling in ischemic Mitral regurgitation.
- Postpericardiotomy Syndrome from transdiaphragmatic pericardial window following trauma: first description and review of the literature.
- Ventricular arrhythmia following alcohol septal ablation for obstructive hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- A novel approach for reducing ischemic Mitral regurgitation by injection of a polymer to reverse remodel and reposition displaced papillary muscles.
- Mitral leaflet adaptation to ventricular remodeling: occurrence and adequacy in patients with functional Mitral regurgitation.
- Management of Coronary artery compression caused by recurrent aortic root abscess.
- Mitral regurgitation augments post-myocardial infarction remodeling Failure of hypertrophic compensation.
- Management of symptoms in hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- Frequency and mechanism of persistent systolic anterior motion and mitral regurgitation after septal ablation in obstructive hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- Mechanical Heart valves: the test of time....
- Early repair of moderate ischemic Mitral regurgitation reverses left ventricular remodeling: a functional and molecular study.
- The crossed swords sign: insights into the dilemma of repair in bileaflet mitral Valve prolapse.
- The impact of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in patients with left Atrial enlargement undergoing cardiac valvular surgery.
- Chordal cutting does not adversely affect left ventricle contractile function.
- Time course of pressure gradient response after first alcohol septal ablation for obstructive hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- Two distinct clinical presentations in adult unicuspid Aortic valve.
- The value of phase 4 clinical testing.
- Aortic valve replacement in patients with previous cardiac surgery.
- Initial experience with the AbioCor implantable replacement Heart system.
- Patency and the pump--the risks and benefits of off-pump CABG.
- Efficacy of chordal cutting to relieve chronic persistent ischemic Mitral regurgitation.
- Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in the early detection of Acute tamponade after laser extraction of a defibrillator lead.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Covered stent septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive Cardiomyopathy: initial success but ultimate failure resulting from colla...
- The AbioCor implantable replacement Heart.
- Omentum is highly effective in the management of complex cardiothoracic surgical problems.
- Surgical Coronary revascularization and antiarrhythmic therapy in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Cardiopulmonary bypass following severe transfusion-related Acute lung injury.
- Results of bioprosthetic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement performed with concomitant Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Angioplasty versus minimally invasive bypass surgery.
- A novel technique for en bloc, vascularized, composite thymic, and cardiac co-transplantation1.
- Autologous blood sequestration using a double venous reservoir bypass circuit and polymerized hemoglobin prime.
- Polymerized bovine hemoglobin solution as a replacement for allogeneic red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, double-blind trial.
- Mechanistic insights into functional Mitral regurgitation.
- Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest: a comparison of postoperative wound complications.
- Determinants of maximal right ventricular function: role of Septal shift.
- Management of Congenital tracheal stenosis by means of slide tracheoplasty or resection and reconstruction, with long-term follow-up of growth after slide tracheoplasty.
Schools
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Children39s Hospital Boston
Cvri University Calif
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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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
- Critical Care Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Boston Magazine
- Super Doctor
- Top MD
- Fellow (FACS)
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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Massachusetts General Hospital -
Harvard Medical School
Hospital
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1831189737 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | VLAHAKES | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | GUS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 02114 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Thoracic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 173.0 | |
| 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] | 1831189737 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | VLAHAKES |
| First Name Of The Provider | GUS |
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