Physician
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Walter P. Dembitsky, MD
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Walter Dembitsky is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He went to University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. He has 2 awards "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Walter P. Dembitsky is a published doctor and has 96 publications published. The lastest was: 'Clinical experience with the use of a valve-bearing conduit to construct a second left ventricular outflow tract in cases of unresectable intra-ventricular obstruction.' Walter P. Dembitsky accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Principles of HeartMate II Implantation to Avoid Pump Malposition and Migration.
- Does pulsatility matter in the era of continuous-flow blood pumps?
- Intraventricular flow patterns and stasis in the LVAD-assisted Heart.
- Chest compressions may be safe in arresting patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
- Rejuvenation of Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells with Pim-1 Kinase.
- Prospective, multicenter study of ventricular assist device infections.
- Emergency physician-initiated extracorporeal cardioPulmonary resuscitation.
- Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells Engineered With Pim-I Kinase Enhance Myocardial Repair.
- Emergency department initiation of cardioPulmonary bypass: a case report and review of the literature.
- Aortic valve closure associated with HeartMate left ventricular device support: technical considerations and long-term results.
- HeartMate left ventricular assist system exchange: results and technical considerations.
- The next treatment option: using ventricular assist devices for Heart failure.
- REMATCH and beyond: the cost of treating Heart failure using an implantable left ventricular assist device.
- Assessment of recurrent Heart failure associated with left ventricular assist device dysfunction.
- The influence of ASAIO-based cardiovascular technology on patients and society.
- Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction associated with chronic ventricular assist device support.
- ThromboEmbolism is linked to intraventricular flow stasis in a patient supported with a left ventricle assist device.
- The importance of hyperkalemia in a cold perfusion solution: a correlative study examining Myocardial function, metabolism, tissue gases, and substrates.
- Improved mechanical reliability of the HeartMate XVE left ventricular assist system.
- Clinical strategies and outcomes in advanced Heart failure patients older than 70 years of age receiving the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: a community h...
- Geometry and fusion of Aortic valves from pulsatile flow ventricular assist device patients.
- Left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy: a new look at survival.
- Left ventricular assist device performance with long-term circulatory support: lessons from the REMATCH trial.
- Effect of LVAD outflow conduit insertion angle on flow through the native aorta.
- Neurological events during long-term mechanical circulatory support for Heart failure: the Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congesti...
- Nutrition assessment and management of left ventricular assist device patients.
- Multicenter experience: prevention and management of left ventricular assist device infections.
- Case series: clinical management of persistent mechanical assist device driveline drainage using vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
- Effect of left ventricular assist device outflow conduit anastomosis location on flow patterns in the native aorta.
- A simple way to decompress the left ventricle during venoarterial bypass.
- Portable rapid response extracorporeal life support: a center's 20-year experience with a registered nurse-run program.
- The effect of Aortic valve incompetence on the hemodynamics of a continuous flow ventricular assist device in a mock circulation.
- A North American, prospective, multicenter assessment of the Mitroflow Aortic pericardial prosthesis.
- Biomechanics of the aortic valve in the continuous flow VAD-assisted Heart.
- Prosthetic Heart valves: difficult to make something simple.
- A 20-year experience with urgent percutaneous cardioPulmonary bypass for salvage of potential survivors of refractory cardiovascular collapse.
- Prolonged extracorporeal support for ARDS using surface-heparinized equipment.
- CardioWest total artificial Heart: a retrospective controlled study.
- Infections with the CardioWest total artificial Heart.
- High incidence and clinical course of aggressive skin cancer in Heart transplant patients: a single-center study.
- Long-term outcome with the use of OKT3 induction therapy in Heart transplant patients: a single-center experience.
- Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage Heart failure.
- Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting Heart transplantation.
- Thromboendarterectomy for chronic, major-vessel thromboembolic Pulmonary hypertension. Immediate and long-term results in 42 patients.
- International experience with the CardioWest total artificial Heart as a bridge to Heart transplantation.
- Left ventricular assist device support of medically unresponsive pulmonary hypertension and Aortic insufficiency.
- Effects of exercise during long-term support with a left ventricular assist device. Results of the experience with left ventricular assist device with exercise (EVADE)...
- Analysis of clinical trends in a program of emergent ECLS for cardiovascular collapse.
- Immediate cardiac allograft failure. ECMO versus total artificial Heart support.
- Adult placenta: vascular access for peripheral organ support.
- New technique for lesser saphenous vein harvesting.
- Cost reduction by combined carotid endarterectomy and Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Comparisons of methods of Myocardial hypothermia for cardiac transplantation.
- Emergency resuscitation using portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Circulatory support 1991. The Second International Conference on Circulatory Support Devices for Severe Cardiac Failure. Management of secondary organ dysfunction.
- Exercise hemodynamics during long-term implantation of a left ventricular assist device in patients awaiting Heart transplantation.
- Percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Venovenous extracorporeal life support in traumatic bronchial disruption and adult respiratory distress Syndrome using surface-heparinized equipment: case report.
- Effect of prophylactic epsilon-aminocaproic acid on blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing first-time Coronary artery bypass grafting. A random...
- Physiology of the native Heart and Thermo Cardiosystems left ventricular assist device complex at rest and during exercise: implications for chronic support.
- Anterograde perfusion in Acute limb ischemia secondary to vascular occlusive cardiopulmonary support.
- Interstitial fluid pressure changes during cardioPulmonary bypass.
- Interstitial hydrostatic pressures in patients undergoing CABG and Valve replacement.
- Quantitative evaluation of the Myocardial preservative characteristics of nifedipine during hypothermic Myocardial ischemia.
- Temporary extracorporeal support of the right ventricle.
- Clinical comparisons of methods of Myocardial protection.
- Modifications of techniques and early results of Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic Pulmonary embolism.
- Spurious identification of critical intercostal arteries by evoked responses during Aortic resection.
- Medicare-funded cardiac transplants.
- Operative predictors of delirium after Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. A model for postcardiotomy delirium?
- Accurate localization of ruptured sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm by real-time two-dimensional Doppler flow imaging.
- Chronic thromboembolic occlusion in the adult can mimic pulmonary Artery agenesis.
- Mechanical support: assist or nemesis?
- Comparison of myocardial temperatures with multidose cardioplegia versus single-dose cardioplegia and myocardial surface cooling during Coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Technique of Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic Pulmonary embolism.
- Aortic valve repair for Aortic stenosis in adults.
- Risk factors for Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
- Improved patient survival after cardiac arrest using a cardioPulmonary support system.
- Dissectors for Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
- Acute fulminant myocarditis: long-term follow-up after circulatory support with left ventricular assist device.
- Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways that recurred after surgery.
- Epicardial activation and repolarization patterns in patients with right ventricular hypertrophy.
- Demonstration of accessory pathway interaction by computerized mapping in preexcitation Syndrome.
- Successful mechanical circulatory support for nonCoronary shock.
- Left ventricular assist device as a bridge to patient and Myocardial recovery.
- Comparison of functional capacity in patients with end-stage Heart failure following implantation of a left ventricular assist device versus Heart transplantation: res...
- Long-term survival with use of percutaneous extracorporeal life support in patients presenting with Acute myocardial infarction and cardiovascular collapse.
- Bridging from Acute to chronic devices.
- Postoperative management of the patient undergoing Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
- The evolution and the current state of the art of Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
- Diagnosis and treatment of complications in patients implanted with a TCI left ventricular assist device.
- The treatment of low cardiac output Syndrome following cardiopulmonary bypass using delayed sternal closure.
- Prolonged extracorporeal circulation for Acute myocarditis.
- Clinical experience with the use of a Valve-bearing conduit to construct a second left ventricular outflow tract in cases of unresectable intra-ventricular obstruction.
- Comparative effects of halothane and morphine anesthesia on Myocardial function and metabolism during cyanosis in swine.
Schools
UNIV OF MO COLUMBIA SCH OF MED
Barnes HospWash University
St LukeS Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
- Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
- Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
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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
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
Education
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Washington University - Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
Brigham and Women's Hospital -
University of Missouri-Columbia -
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1891777421 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | DEMBITSKY | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | WALTER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 921232778 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Thoracic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 42.0 | |
| 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] | 1891777421 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | DEMBITSKY |
| First Name Of The Provider | WALTER |
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