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
- 300 citationsRisk Score Derived from Pre-operative Data Analysis Predicts the Need for Biventricular Mechanical Circulatory SupportJ. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, Vivian M. Hsu, Elliott D. Kozin, Mary Lou O’Hara
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2008-12-01 - 164 citationsPredicting right ventricular failure in the modern, continuous flow left ventricular assist device era.Pavan Atluri, Andrew B. Goldstone, Alex Fairman, John W. MacArthur, Yasuhiro Shudo
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013-09-01 - 94 citationsExtracorporeal life support as rescue strategy for out-of-hospital and emergency department cardiac arrest.Nicholas J. Johnson, Michael A. Acker, Cindy H. Hsu, Nimesh D. Desai, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula
Resuscitation. 2014-11-01
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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