Dr. Michael P Siegenthaler MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
8600 Old Georgetown Rd Bethesda MD, 20814Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Michael Siegenthaler is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Siegenthaler specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Siegenthaler 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 Bern / Medical Faculty Medicine
Universit‰t Bern Medizinische Fakult‰t 1991
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Implantation of the permanent Jarvik-2000 left ventricular assist device: a
- The Jarvik 2000 is associated with less infections than the HeartMate left ventricular assist device.
- Advanced heart failure requiring three devices for survival.
- [Mechanical circulatory assist devices in acute and chronic heart failure].
- Mechanical circulatory assistance for acute and chronic heart failure: a review of current technology and clinical practice.
- The Impella Recover microaxial left ventricular assist device reduces mortality for postcardiotomy failure: a three-center experience.
- Implantable left ventricular assist device for treatment of pulmonary hypertension in candidates for orthotopic heart transplantation-a preliminary study.
- Implantation of the Jarvik 2000 left-ventricular-assist-device: role of the maxillofacial surgeon.
- Anterior approach to implant the Jarvik 2000 with retroauricular power supply.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Traumatic aortic valve rupture.
- Development of a special balloon occlusion device to prevent adverse events in high-risk patients during open aortic surgery.
- Neurophysiological monitoring during thoracoabdominal aortic endovascular stent graft implantation.
- Aortic valve rupture after blunt chest trauma.
- Incidence of neurological complications following overstenting of the left subclavian artery.
- Efficacy and frequency of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in operative management of
Awards
- 2011 Washington, DC-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Super Doctors
Treatments
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa), Aneurysm, Angiography (angiogram) And More
- Heart Disease
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
Fellowships
- Albert-Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg - Vascular, Endovascular Surgery 2003
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