Dr. Joseph William Turek
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Joseph Turek is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Turek specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Turek 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 Illinois College of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Synthesis and biological characterization of sqbazide, a novel biotinylated photoaffinity probe for the study of the human platelet thromboxane A2 receptor.
- Mapping of a ligand-binding site for the human thromboxane A2 receptor protein.
- Differential mapping of the amino acids mediating agonist and antagonist coordination with the human thromboxane A2 receptor protein.
- Report of the 2010 society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery practice and manpower survey.
- The 2010 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association workforce survey report: a view from the trenches.
- Pentalogy of Cantrell with ectopia cordis totalis, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, and tetralogy of Fallot: a case report and review of the literature.
- Semiautologous repair for congenital discontinuous right pulmonary artery.
- Defining the role of chest radiography in determining candidacy for pectus excavatum repair.
- The correction index: setting the standard for recommending operative repair of pectus excavatum.
- Mycotic aneurysm in a child with history of coarctation of the aorta repair.
- Technique of aortic root reconstruction using a new model of Dacron graft with prefabricated coronary branches.
- Reply: To PMID 24582050.
- A minimally invasive, algorithm-based approach for anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery.
- Use of HeartWare Ventricular Assist System for systemic ventricular support of a pediatric patient after Mustard procedure.
- Use of pulmonary arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in conjunction with the total artificial heart.
Treatments
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ecmo), Heart Transplant
- Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease
Fellowships
- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Pediatric
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