Dr. Vincent K Tam MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1500 Cooper St Fort Worth TX, 76104Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Vincent Tam is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Tam specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Tam typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 1982
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The pharmacokinetics of milrinone in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery.
- Modified Fontan without use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Extra-anatomic aortic bypass via sternotomy for complex aortic arch stenosis in children.
- De Vega tricuspid annuloplasty for tricuspid regurgitation in children.
- Konno aortoventriculoplasty in children and adolescents: from prosthetic valves to the Ross operation.
- Mitral valve replacement in children.
- Early experience with a modified Norwood procedure using right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit.
- Nephrotic syndrome and renal insufficiency associated with lithium therapy.
- A comparison of the hemodynamic effects of amrinone and sodium nitroprusside in infants after cardiac surgery.
- Inflammatory cytokines (IL-1alpha, TNF-alpha) and LPS modulate the Ca2+ signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
Treatments
- Congenital Heart Disease
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