GeraldAndrewHelmsMDFACS, FCCP(He/Him)
Thoracic Surgery • Santa Fe, NMAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic Surgeon
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Office
1631 Hospital Dr. Suite 240
Suite 240
Santa Fe, NM 87505Phone+1 505-913-8732Fax+1 404-252-0873
Summary
- Board certified Thoracic surgeon
Education & Training
University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2004 - 2006- University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2003
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1998
Stanford UniversityM.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1987 - 1988- Georgia Institute of TechnologyB.S., Aerospace Engineering, With honors, 1982 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
NM State Medical License 2003 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2009 - 2011
FL State Medical License 2007 - 2009
CO State Medical License 2005 - 2008- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
- “Two on the Town” award National Aerospace Plane, 1989
- Scholarship New York City Post Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1984-1985
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsDigital Drainage System Reduces Hospitalization After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lung ResectionDaniel L. Miller, Gerald A. Helms, William Mayfield
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016-09-01 - 21 citationsCommunity-Based Multidisciplinary Computed Tomography Screening Program Improves Lung Cancer SurvivalDaniel L. Miller, William Mayfield, Theresa D. Luu, Gerald A. Helms, Alan R. Muster
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016-05-01 - 17 citationsEvaluation of Esophageal Anastomotic Integrity With Serial Pleural Amylase LevelsDaniel L. Miller, Gerald A. Helms, William Mayfield
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018-01-01
Journal Articles
- Nonparticulate Components of Diesel Exhaust Promote Constriction of Coronary Arteries from ApoE-/- MiceMJ Campen, NS Babu, GA Helms, SB Pett, JA Wernly, RJ Mehran, JD McDonald, Toxilogical Sciences, 1/1/2005
- Fragmentation Hemolytic Anemia Eight Years after Replacement of Ascending Aorta with a Sutureless Intraluminal GraftS Hamid, I Rabinowitz, A Helms, C Dietl, American Journal of Hematology, 1/1/2005
- A 2-D Approximation of 3-D Flow Over Hypersonic Blunt Leading Edge VehiclesA Helms, R Batchelder, McDonnell Douglas Computational Fluid Mechanics Conference, 1/1/1987
Abstracts/Posters
- Volatile Organic Air Toxics, not Particulates, Promote Constrictive Effects of Diesel Exhaust on Murine Coronary ArteriesMJ Campen, NS Babu, GA Helms, L Blair, S Lucas, JD McDonald, American Heart Association Conference, 1/1/2005
Lectures
- Past, Present and Future of the Artificial Heart1/1/2003
- Esophageal Perforation1/1/2002
- Nontraumatic Indications for Spelenectomy1/1/2001
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