Dr. Francis P Sutter MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
100 E Lancaster Ave 280 Lankenau Medical Wynnewood PA, 19096Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Francis Sutter is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Wynnewood, PA. Dr. Sutter specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Sutter 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
Philadelphia Coll of Osteo Med, Philadelphia Pa 1976
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 1996
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Axillary artery cannulation in acute ascending aortic dissections.
- Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients who require long-term dialysis.
- Plasma concentrations of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor I and tumor necrosis factor during cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Clinical use of stentless aortic valves with standard and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
- Outcomes after usage of a quality initiative program for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a comparison with on-pump surgery.
- Continuous retrograde blood cardioplegia.
- Spontaneous, late rupture of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft.
- Circumflex artery ventricular fistula and pseudoaneurysm after mitral reoperation.
- Precision incision: robotic coronary revascularization via 3.9-cm minithoracotomy.
- Aortic valve disruption after percutaneous aortic balloon valvoplasty.
- Does routine use of aortic ultrasonography decrease the stroke rate in coronary artery bypass surgery?
- Prevention of retrograde cardioplegia catheter displacement.
- Use of venous fistula technique for intraoperative cardiac hemorrhage.
- Simple way to improve right ventricular flow distribution during continuous retrograde cardioplegia.
- Augmented femoral venous return.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- 2012 Philadelphia Super Doctors
- 2003 TOP DOCTOR - Heart Surgeon U.S. News & World Report Main Line Today B
Treatments
- Beating Heart (off-pump) Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
- Member American Osteopathic Association, DO
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