MichaelPDeFrainMD

Thoracic Surgery • Fort Myers, FL

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Office
9981 S Healthpark Dr
# 156
Fort Myers, FL 33908
Phone+1 239-343-6341

Fax+1 239-343-6342

Education & Training

Texas Heart InstituteFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2003 - 2005
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2009 - Present
FL State Medical License 2009 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1998 - 2016
TN State Medical License 2013 - 2016
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2016
SC State Medical License 2005 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

53 citations
3-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis.
John K Forrest, G Michael Deeb, Steven J Yakubov, Hemal Gada, Mubashir A Mumtaz
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023-05-02
38 citations
North American Paragonimiasis: Case Report of a Severe Clinical Infection
Michael DeFrain, Robert L. Hooker
Chest. 2002-04-01
Multimodality Imaging for the Evaluation of an Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma Presenting as Cardioembolic Stroke.
Ricardo O Escárcega, David Bailey, Michael P DeFrain
Case Reports in Cardiology. 2022-01-01

Press Mentions

The Lee Health Heart Institute Offers Endoscopic Heart Valve Repair Surgery, Putting the Health System at the Forefront of Cardiac CareAugust 29th, 2024

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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