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Office
979 E 3rd St
Suite C520
Chattanooga, TN 37403Phone+1 423-778-5661Fax+1 423-778-5664
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1991 - 1999
- West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1993 - 2016
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- PARTNER II Trial: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves II - XT Intermediate and High Risk Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsSuccessful Management of Cardiac Arrest Due to Pulmonary Embolus Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Ultrasound-Accelerated Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis.Vikas Sharma, Howard D. Goldberg, Dmitriy Zubkus, Larry L. Shears, David J. Kaczorowski
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016-04-01 - 135 citationsNitric oxide facilitates cardiomyogenesis in mouse embryonic stem cellsShinichi Kanno, Peter K. Kim, Karim Sallam, Jing Lei, Timothy R. Billiar
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2004-08-17 - 15 citationsParallel circuits for refractory hypoxemia on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Adnan Malik, Larry L. Shears, Dmitriy Zubkus, David J. Kaczorowski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017-03-01
Press Mentions
- Two Midstate Surgeons Lead Pa. In Heart Surgeries, but Mixed Results for Midstate Heart CentersJanuary 31st, 2017
- Heater-Cooler Infections: Incidence Most Likely UnderreportedJanuary 23rd, 2017
- Dr. Judy Tingley Named VP and CEO of Erlanger Heart and Lung InstituteJanuary 19th, 2017
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