Dr. William Castle Devries M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2 Wramc Department 6900 Georgia Ave Nw Washington DC, 20307About
Dr. William Devries is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Devries specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Devries 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The ethical implications of the artificial heart: an interview with Dr. William DeVries.
- Physiologic and pathologic responses of the pulmonary circulation to high flow shunts.
- Who was William Ray Rumel?
- Repair of anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva.
- Chondrosarcoma masquerading as cardiomyopathy.
- Cardiorespiratory interactions in patients with an artificial heart.
- A United States marine presenting with hemoptysis after push-ups.
- Circulatory Support 1988. Bleeding and anticoagulation.
- Atrial endocrine function in humans with artificial hearts.
- Postmortem microbiological findings of two total artificial heart recipients.
- The role of nuclear medicine in three permanent total artificial heart recipients.
- Immunologic complications of long-term implantation of a total artificial heart.
- Surgical technique for implantation of the Jarvik-7-100 total artificial heart.
- The physician, the media, and the 'spectacular' case.
- Vein graft arteriovenous fistula for long-term venous access in a heart transplant recipient lacking superficial veins: a case report.
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