FelixWangTsaiMD

Thoracic Surgery • Norfolk, VA

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Section Head, Dept. of Pediatric & Adult Congenital Heart Surgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

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Office
601 Children's Lane
Cardiac Surgery
Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone+1 757-668-8850

Education & Training

Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2004 - 2006
George Washington UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1996
Northwestern University Neuroscience InstituteResearch, Neuroscience, 1991 - 1992
Northwestern UniversityB.A., Political Science, 1988 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

R. Bryan Grinnan M.D. Memorial Research Award American Heart Association, 2014
Honorable Mention for Superior Presentation Keck Center Annual Research Conference, 2010
Exemplary Leadership in Performance Improvements Award The University of Texas Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Conference, 2010
First Place Winner The University of Texas Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Conference, 2009
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Alley-Sheridan Scholarship Heller School for Social Policy and Management Leadership Program, Brandeis University, 2007
American Association of Thoracic Surgery Resident Traveling Scholarship Boston Children's Cardiac Registry, 2006
Resident Teaching Award Morristown Memorial Hospital, 2001
British Journal of Surgery Award 2001
Resident Achievement Award Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 1999
A. Lester Grannet Award for Humanitarianism Morristown Memorial Hospital, 1999
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

176 citations
An empirically based tool for analyzing morbidity associated with operations for congenital heart disease
Marshall L. Jacobs, Sean M. O'Brien, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Constantine Mavroudis, François Lacour-Gayet
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013-04-01
57 citations
Skin perfusion pressure of the foot is a good substitute for toe pressure in the assessment of limb ischemia.
Felix W. Tsai, Nirman Tulsyan, Darrell N. Jones, Naglaa Abdel-Al, John J. Castronuovo
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2000-07-01
5 citations
The effect of epinephrine on coronary flow in the setting of a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt.
William M. DeCampli, Felix W. Tsai, I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Cathy Smith, Hamish M. Munro
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2013-10-01

Journal Articles

The Effect of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Shunting and Epinephrine Administration on Coronary Blood Flow
Cartoski M, Parson JM, Ellis A, Tucker E, Tsai FW, Congenital Cardiology Today, 1/1/2014
The Effect of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Shunting and Epinephrine Administration on Coronary Blood Flow
Cartoski M, Parson JM, Ellis A, Tucker E, Tsai FW, Neonatalogy Today, 1/1/2014
Surgical repair of an iatrogenic tracheal injury in a very low birth weight infant
Restaino KM, Obermeyer RJ, Tsai FW, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 1/1/2014
An empirically based tool for analyzing morbidity associated with operations for congenital heart disease
Jacobs ML, O'Brien SM, Jacobs JP, Mavroudis C, Lacour-Gayet F, Pasquali SK, Welke K, Pizarro C, Tsai F, Clarke DR, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2013
The Effect of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Shunting and Epinephrine Administration on Coronary Blood Flow
Decampli WM, Tsai FW, Argueta-Morales IR, Smith C, Munro H, World Journal for Pediatric and Congential Heart Surgery, 1/1/2013
Cor triatriatum sinister with dilated coronary sinus from persistent left superior vena cava: a novel approach
Kaneko T, Tsounias E, Douglas WI, Tsai FW, Pediatric Cardiology, 8/1/2011
Left atrial myxoma in a child with unusual presentation - chest pain
Kaneko T, Walkes JC, Tsai FW, Pediatric Cardiology, 2/1/2011
Skin perfusion pressure of the foot is a good alternative to toe pressure in assessing lower extremity ischemia
Tsai FW, Tulsyan N, Jones DN, Abdel-Al N, Castronuovo JJ, Carter S, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

Yearbook of Vascular Surgery 2002.
Chapter: Skin perfusion pressure of the foot is a good alternative to toe pressure in assessing lower extremity ischemia.
Tsai FWEditors: Porter JM.Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO2002

Abstracts/Posters

Evaluation of methemoglobin levels during nitric oxide administration following cardiac surgery.
Lui D, Chicella M, Cholis T, Tsai FW, Mumtaz M, Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatric Research Day, Norfolk, VA, 1/1/2013
Neonatal repair of unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery complicated by thrombus.
Cartowski M, Parson JM, Ellis AR, Tucker E, Tsai FW, Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatric Research Day, Norfolk, VA, 1/1/2013
Operative near misses - in the eye of the beholder?
Anderson CL, Escamilla RJ, Blackwell SC, Doyle PD, Tsai FW, Kao, LS, 6th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, CA, 1/1/2011
Swallowing dysfunction and preoperative assessment for gastrostomy and fundoplication.
Cheung EJ, Shah J, Roy S, Douglas W, Tsai FW, Otoralyngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2011
Swallowing dysfunction and preoperative assessment for gastrostomy and fundoplication.
Shah J, Cheung EJ, Tsai FW, Douglas W, Roy S, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
Vocal fold immobility and swallowing function after neonatal aortic arch surgery.
Cheung EJ, Shah J, Douglas W, Tsai FW, Roy S, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2011
Checklist utilization may improve Surgical Site Infection (SSI) bundle effectiveness and improve patient outcomes.
Tsai FW, Masters K, Maposa D, Kao LS, Monney C, Holzmann-Pazgal G, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2011
Successful continuous veno-venous hemofiltration in a small infant using NxStage.
Patel KN, Swinford RD, Guzman NA, Samuel JP, Douglas WI, Tsai FW, Haque II, Samuels JA, CRRT 2010, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2010
Developing a surgical site infection bundle to improve patient outcomes.
Tsai FW, Masters K, Maposa D, Kao LS, Monney C, Holzmann-Pazgal G, The University of Texas Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Conference, Austin, TX, 1/1/2010
Developing a Surgical Site Infection Bundle to Improve Patient Outcome.
Tsai FW, Masters K, Maposa D, Kao LS, Monney C, Holzmann-Pazgal G, Keck Center Annual Research Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2010
Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in the Intensive Care Unit.
Monney C, Tsai FW, Strobel N, Masters K, Holzmann-Pazgal G, Fifth Decennial International Conference on Hospital-Acquired Infections, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2010
Improving blood product delivery to the operating room for pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.
Tsai FW, The University of Texas Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Conference, Austin, TX, 1/1/2009
Incidence, detection and management of cardiac metastasis in pediatric sarcoma patients.
Hughes DP, Crutchley M, Douglas WI, Munsell MF, Vaporciyan AA, Herzog F, Tsai FW, Huh W, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2009
Cor triatriatum sinister with persistent left superior vena cava and dilated coronary sinus: a novel approach.
Tsounias E, Gupta-Malhotra M, Hartas G, Numan M, Tsai FW, 5th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Carnes, Australia, 1/1/2009
Intracardiac, mediastinal and CNS metastases in pediatric osteosarcoma: extending survival.
Hughes DP, Mahajan A, Tsai FW, Pearson M, Kline RM, Weinberg JS, Anderson PM, Costelloe C, Douglas WI, American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2008
Effect of aortopulmonary shunting, epinephrine and vasopressin on coronary blood flow in neonatal piglets.
Tsai FW, Munro H, Felix D, Bailey J, Freud B, Smith C, DeCampli WM, European Symposium of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, Monte Carlo, 1/1/2008
Coronary bloodflow reversal and other flow alterations with aortopulmonary shunting in neonates.
Tsai FW, Munro H, Felix D, Bailey J, Freud B, Smith C, DeCampli WM, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, 1/1/2007
New surgical strategies to minimize sternal and mediastinal infections following cardiac surgery.
Tsai FW, Bhama JK, Mispereta L, Alexander, EP, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Bonita Springs, FL, 1/1/2003
Cleidocranial dysostosis: an unusual etiology for thoracic outlet syndrome.
Tsai FW, Hanson JN, Patel A, Morristown Memorial Hospital Research Day, Morristown, NJ, 1/1/2002
Should Snowboarding be banned?
Tsai FW, Gandhi R, Southeastern Surgical Society, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2002
Skin perfusion pressure of the foot is a good substitute for toe pressure in the assessment of limb ischemia.
Tsai FW, Tulsyan N, Jones DN, Abdel-Al N, Castronuovo JJ, Carter S, Western Vascular Society, Lake Tahoe, CA, 1/1/1999
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Lectures

Neonatal heart failure,
Norfolk, VA - 4/28/2014
Ventricular septal defects.
Norfolk, VA - 4/17/2014
Introduction to ECMO.
Norfolk, VA - 2/25/2014
Ventricular Septal Defects
Norfolk, VA, 2013, 2014 - 2/17/2014
Aortic and mitral valvular disease.
Norfolk, VA - 10/11/2013
Right ventricular failure after tetralogy of Fallot repair.
Williamsburg, VA - 10/5/2013
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return.
Norfolk, VA - 9/18/2013
Postoperative care of patients undergoing the Norwood procedure.
Norfolk, VA - 9/4/2013
Single ventricle physiology II - Glenn's & Fontan's.
Norfolk, VA - 6/19/2013
Porcine heart dissection - anatomical and echocardiographic correlation.
Virginia Beach, VA - 6/9/2013
Single ventricle physiology - Norwood procedure.
Norfolk, VA - 5/15/2013
Calculating Qp:Qs.
Norfolk, VA - 4/21/2013
Aortic coarctation.
Norfolk, VA - 4/21/2013
Tetralogy of Fallot-postoperative hemodynamics.
Norfolk, VA - 4/20/2013
Shunts/PA bands, cerebral oximetry.
Norfolk, VA - 4/17/2013
Shunts/PA bands.
Norfolk, VA - 4/3/2013
Single ventricle physiology.
Norfolk, VA - 11/21/2012
Fontan procedure.
Norfolk, VA - 8/17/2012
Atrioventricular septal defects.
Norfolk, VA, 2011, 2012 - 7/27/2012
An introduction to shunting lesions.
Norfolk, VA - 7/11/2012
ASD/VSD.
Norfolk, VA - 6/13/2012
Truncus arteriosus.
Norfolk, VA - 4/27/2012
Single ventricle physiology - postop management.
Norfolk, VA - 3/7/2012
Transposition of the Great Arteries.
Norfolk, VA - 10/12/2011
Sudden Death in the Young Athlete.
Norfolk, VA - 9/28/2011
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