Dr. David C Mcgiffin MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
619 19th Street South Birmingham AL, 35233Rating
5/5
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Dr. David Mcgiffin is a vascular surgeon practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Mcgiffin specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Mcgiffin diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
Education and Training
Univ of Queensland, Fac of Med, Herston, Queensland, Australia 1975
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Recurrence of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma in transplanted lungs.
- Cardiac transplantation for prosthetic valve endocarditis in a previously transplanted heart.
- Control of the inflammatory response in extended myocardial preservation of the donor heart.
- Protein nitration, metabolites of reactive nitrogen species, and inflammation in lung allografts.
- Transesophageal echocardiographic identification of a descending aortic aneurysm rupture into the left lung.
- Echocardiographic diagnosis of a stenotic double orifice parachute mitral valve with a single papillary muscle.
- The effect of synthetic patch repair of coarctation on regional deformation of the aortic wall.
- Fibrotic aortic stenosis in a patient with dwarfism.
- Combined cardiac surgery and liver transplantation.
- Aortic degeneration in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
- Association of reactive nitrogen species metabolites, myeloperoxidase, and airway inflammation in lung transplants.
- Self-report measures among transplant candidates: the impact of evaluative situations.
- Transesophageal three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
- A positive donor gram stain does not predict outcome following lung transplantation.
- Transesophageal two- and three-dimensional echocardiographic diagnosis of combined left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and ventricular septal rupture.
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