RichardLPragerMD
Thoracic Surgery • Ann Arbor, MIAdult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Emeritus Professor, Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
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Office
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109Phone+1 734-936-4000Fax+1 734-764-2255
Education & Training
University of MichiganFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1976 - 1978- University of MichiganResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1976
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 1972 - 2027
TN State Medical License 1978 - 2009
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials
- Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery (HAI)_2 Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 95 citationsReport from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database Workforce: clarifying the definition of operative mortality.David M. Overman, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Richard L. Prager, Cameron D. Wright, David R. Clarke
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2013-01-01 - 51 citationsGreater Volume of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution May Aid in Reducing Blood Transfusions After Cardiac SurgeryJoshua B. Goldberg, Theron A. Paugh, Timothy A. Dickinson, John Fuller, Gaetano Paone
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015-11-01 - 81 citationsDevelopment of a Risk Prediction Model and Clinical Risk Score for Isolated Tricuspid Valve SurgeryDamien J. LaPar, Donald S. Likosky, Min Zhang, Patty Theurer, C Edwin Fonner
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018-07-01
Authored Content
- Association Between Medicaid Expansion and Cardiovascular Interventions in MichiganFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
CMS Overcorrects in Cancellation of Cardiac ModelsOctober 19th, 2017
UMHS Faculty Members to Receive 2016 AHA Heart Ball AwardsSeptember 26th, 2016
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