Dr. Neal David Kon MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MEDICAL CENTER BLVD WINSTON SALEM NC, 27157About
Dr. Neal Kon is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Kon specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Kon 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
Univ of Fl Coll of Med, Gainesville Fl 1979
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 1986
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Stentless aortic valve replacement with Freestyle or Toronto SPV: an early comparison.
- Prophylactic nitroglycerin did not reduce myocardial ischemia during accelerated recovery management of coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients.
- Steroid-free maintenance immunosuppression after heart transplantation.
- Prospective evaluation of a method for estimating ascending aortic pressure from the radial artery pressure waveform.
- Eight-year results of aortic root replacement with the freestyle stentless porcine aortic root bioprosthesis.
- Results of valve replacement with Omniscience mechanical prostheses.
- Diagnosis of a unicuspid aortic valve using transesophageal echocardiography.
- Complex blunt aortic injury or repair: beneficial effects of cardiopulmonary
- Effects of preoperative enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin on bleeding indices in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Does radial artery pressure accurately reflect aortic pressure?
- Is calcium or ephedrine superior to placebo for emergence from cardiopulmonary bypass?
- Dissection in a pulmonary autograft.
- The second peak of the radial artery pressure wave represents aortic systolic pressure in hypertensive and elderly patients.
- Eight-year results after aortic valve replacement with the Freestyle stentless
- Anterior leaflet augmentation for ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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Professional Memberships
- Member Amer Coll Of Chest Physicians
- Member Am Coll Of Surgeons
- Member Editorial Adv. Bd. For Life Sc
- Member Florida Public Health Assn
- Member Georgia Medical Assn
Fellowships
- WFU School of Medicine 1983
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