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1802 Yakima AveTacoma, WA 98405
Phone+1 253-272-7777
Fax+1 253-426-4142
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Summary
- Dr. Kari Vitikainen, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Tacoma, Washington.
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1972 - 1973
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1965 - 1972
- SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1965
Certifications & Licensure
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 36 citationsCerebral Embolism From Atrial Myxoma in Pediatric PatientsMajeed Al-Mateen, Margaret Hood, Don Trippel, Samuel J. Insalaco, Randolph K. Otto
Pediatrics. 2003-08-01 - 39 citationsChanging perspective on gastrointestinal complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgeryG.Gilbert Johnston, Kari J. Vitikainen, Ronald W. Knight, Lon S. Annest, Carlos Garcia
American Journal of Surgery. 1992-05-01 - 22 citationsThe sequence of retrograde atrial activation in the canine heart. Correlation with positive and negative retrograde P waves.Albert L. Waldo, Kari J. Vitikainen, Brian F. Hoffman
Circulation Research. 1975-08-01