MichaelAAckerMD
Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PACardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, University Pennsylvania
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Office
3400 Spruce Street
6 Silverstein Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-615-4949
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1991
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1988
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1991 - 1996- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Confirmation Trial of the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support Device (CSD) at the Same Time as Mitral Valve Repair Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Surgical Ablation Versus No Surgical Ablation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Strategic implementation of a new robotic mitral repair program: Early experience and outcomes.Max Shin, Jonathan J Szeto, Chase Brown, Omar Toubat, Mark R Helmers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-10-08 - 2 citationsAnaerobic Lactate Production Is Associated With Decreased Microcirculatory Blood Flow and Decreased Mitochondrial Respiration Following Cardiovascular Surgery With Car...John C Greenwood, Fatima M Talebi, David H Jang, Audrey E Spelde, Emily K Gordon
Critical Care Medicine. 2024-08-01 - American Heart Association Cardiogenic Shock Registry: Design and Implementation.David A Morrow, Mariell Jessup, William T Abraham, Michael Acker, Angeline Aringo
Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2024-07-01
Lectures
- Cardiology Update 2012: A Patient Management ApproachPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Atlantic City, New Jersey - 10/13/2012
- Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Yield Similar Outcomes in SMR StudyAmerican Heart Association, Scientific Sessions 2013, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Yield Similar Outcomes in SMR StudyScientific Sessions 2013, Dallas, Texas, USA
Press Mentions
HeartValveSurgery.com, Cedars-Sinai and Penn Medicine Launch Mitral Valve Disease Awareness Week to Educate Heart Patients About Health Risks & Treatment AdvancesApril 10th, 2023- Persevering Through the Pandemic to Become Physicians — Perelman School of Medicine Students Celebrate Match DayMarch 31st, 2022
- US Cities Reclaiming Health Through Blue Zones Project InitiativeAugust 27th, 2021
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