Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Cardiology

Walter Sobczyk works in the field of Cardiology. He researched medicine at University of Nebraska Medical Center. University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of the top medical schools in the US. University of Nebraska Medical Center has a rank of 60 in research and a 4 in primary care He has 2 awards "Fellow (FAAP)" and "Fellow (FACC)". Walter Sobczyk is a published doctor as well. He has 65 publications published. The latest was: [Assessment of early treatment results with antineoplaston AS2-1 in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis]. He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Restrictive tunnel patent foramen ovale and left Atrial hypertension in single-ventricle physiology: implications for stent placement across the Atrial septum.
• Cardiopulmonary stress testing in children with sickle cell Disease who are on long-term erythrocytapheresis.
• Thrombus formation within the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit (Sano shunt) as a cause of acute cyanosis in a patient with hypoplastic left Heart syndrome.
• Rare case of persistent left superior vena cava to left upper Pulmonary vein: pathway for paradoxical embolization and development of transient ischemic attack and sub...
• Quantitative assessment of ventricular function in sickle cell Disease: effect of long-term erythrocytapheresis.
• Transcatheter fenestration of autologous Pericardial extracardiac Fontan via the transhepatic approach.
• Seven-year clinical experience with the extracardiac pedicled Pericardial Fontan operation.
• Transcatheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardia and closure of a large secundum ASD in a Jehovah's Witness.
• Right superior vena cava draining predominantly into the left atrium causing cyanosis in a young child.
• Left Atrial thrombus formation on a CardioSeal Septal Occlusion device in a patient with elevated factor VIII: resolution with medical therapy.
• Catheter closure of autologous Pericardial extracardiac Fontan fenestration.
• A novel technique to prevent displacement of inferior vena cava filter during cardiac catheterization with subsequent transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale i...
• Quantitative evaluation of intranuclear inclusions in SSPE: correlation with Disease duration.
• Ultrastructural changes in neuronal and glial cells in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: correlation with Disease duration.
• [Sequence of clinical changes and evolution of MR images in a case of chronic SSPE].
• Oral ketamine/midazolam is superior to intramuscular meperidine, promethazine, and chlorpromazine for pediatric cardiac catheterization.
• [The evaluation of the use of antineoplaston AS2-1 treatment in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Epileptic seizures in relation to the age of SSPE onset].
• [The evaluation of humoral immunity response in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)].
• [Assessment of early treatment results with antineoplaston AS2-1 in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Computerized analysis of the database of SSPE patients treated at the 1st Neurological Clinic of the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw in 1978-1995].
• [Leukotrienes B4 and C4 in cerebrospinal of patients with multiple sclerosis].
• Use of extracorporeal life support in total anomalous Pulmonary venous drainage.
• Use of two-dimensional and contrast echocardiography for venous cannula placement in venovenous extracorporeal life support.
• Successful double bypass grafting in a child with coronary artery obstruction due to Kawasaki Disease.
• Our experiences with the diagnosis and treatment of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
• Health Promotion Schools of Excellence: a model program for Kentucky and the nation.
• Group B streptococcal endocarditis involving the tricuspid Valve in a 7-month-old infant.
• [Leukotrienes in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Changes in NMR and CT images in SSPE].
• [Selective problems from catamnestic studies of SSPE patients (1980-1989)].
• Transtelephonic echocardiography: successful use in a tertiary pediatric referral center.
• [Changes of cognitive and emotional processes during immunostimulatory treatment in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Early signs of cognition Disorders in children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in initial stage].
• Increased levels of beta 2-microglobulin, soluble interleukin-2 receptor, and soluble CD8 in patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
• [Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in women during pregnancy].
• Effect of treatment on oligoclonal IgG bands and intrathecal IgG synthesis in sequential cerebrospinal fluid and serum from patients with subacute sclerosing panenceph...
• [Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid proteins in patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)].
• [Comparison of the results of the treatment of patients with SSPE using various immunomodulating preparations].
• Measles virus-specific immunoglobulin D antibody in cerebrospinal fluid and serum from patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and multiple sclerosis.
• [Propionibacterium granulosum KP-45 in the treatment of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Epileptic attacks in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)].
• Immunoglobulin G subclass antibodies to measles virus in patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or multiple sclerosis.
• [Interferon and interferon-inducers in the therapy of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Changes in the cerebrospinal fluid in patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis during intrathecal administration of interferon beta].
• [Intrathecal administration of interferon in the treatment of SSPE].
• [Gamma globulin subfractions and immunoglobulin G in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and other Disease...
• [Visual evoked potentials and their relation to fundus oculi changes in patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)].
• Sinus tachycardia-induced left ventricular dysfunction after VDD pacemaker implantation in a patient with Congenital complete atrioventricular block.
• Clinically occult "false-on-true" left ventricular Aneurysm: association with late sudden death following mitral valve replacement.
• [Evaluation of the results of the treatment of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis with TFX-Polfa].
• [Felson''s sign in a case of MacLeod''s Syndrome].
• [Changes in blood lipids after stroke in patients treated with lipanthyl].
• [Comparative evaluation of the therapeutic effectiveness of drugs of different mechanisms of action in cerebral atherosclerosis].
• Measles antibodies in the saliva of children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
• [Clinico-electroencephalographic correlates in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Antiviral treatment of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].
• [Parity, miscarriages and abortions in women with epilepsy].
• [Comparison of the effectiveness of anginin and stugeron treatment of cerebral arteriosclerosis].
• [Effectiveness of parenteral administration of piracetam in acute and chronic consciousness Disorders in cerebral arteriosclerosis].
• [Study of children of mothers treated with anticonvulsants during pregnancy].
• [Familial EEG abnormalities in children of epileptics].
• [Cerebral blood flow determination with the use of a Standard ZM 703 device].
• Clonazepam, baclofen and placebo in the treatment of spasticity.

Procedures Preformed

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• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors

Conditions Treated

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• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Aortic Ectasia
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Cardiology
• Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FAAP)
• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
• University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Hospital

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• University of Louisville Hospital
• Kosair Children's Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1679579221
NPPES Provider LastName		SOBCZYK
NPPES Provider FirstName		WALTER
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		402021845
NPPES Provider State		KY
Specialty Description		Cardiology
Total Claim Count		94.0
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]	1679579221
Last Name Of The Provider	SOBCZYK
First Name Of The Provider	WALTER
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