Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

We're thrilled to announce that Intellex has acquired Expert by Big Village, effective March 22, 2024. This strategic move enhances our capabilities and strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional solutions to our customers.

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Expert Details

Cardiothoracic Surgery, ECMO, SWOG, CPB, Ischemic and Valvular Heart Disease, Esophageal Cancer

ID: 721462 Kentucky, USA

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EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO). Expert is an ECMO Program Director and has extensive experience with neonates, pediatric, and adult patient management. He has a longstanding interest in venovenous gas exchange. He helped develop the double lumen venovenous cannula. He is currently interested in all aspects of ECMO-related research and development. He is working closely with industry to improve intracorporeal gas exchange devices and is conducting clinical trials.


CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY. Expert is an expert in cardiothoracic surgery and critical care. His special interests are extracorporeal and intracorporeal circulation and oxygenation and severe respiratory failure.


ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE. He is experienced in multiple modality treatment of resectable esophageal cancer using preoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy followed by esophageal resection.


CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE. Expert is experienced in clinical and experimental ischemic heart disease including aortic homograft and mitral valve repair, valvular heart disease, and multiple modality adjuvant therapy for resectable stage II and III non-small cell lung cancer (SWOG). He is also experienced in the use of an intravascular oxygenator (IVOX) for acute respiratory failure. He is also experienced in resternotomy and pulmonary neoplasms.


THORACIC SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS (CPB). Expert is active at Texas University as a cardiothoracic surgeon. He has conducted research on the technology, biomaterials, physiology, management, and complications of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.


CRITICAL CARE MONITORING DEVICES. Expert is board certified in critical care. He is experienced with the technology, biomaterials, physiologic parameters, patient safety, and efficacy of monitoring devices to aid critical care.


Expert has experience in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. It refers to the placement of the patient onto extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. This device takes blood from the body, oxygenates via a machine and then returns it to the systemic circulation under pressure. This allows the surgeon adequate time to perform primary heart surgery on a temporarily nonfunctioning heart.

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Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1977 Degree: MD Subject: Institution: University of Kentucky Medical School, Cum Laude
Year: 1974 Degree: BS Subject: Institution: University of Kentucky, Cum Laude

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1986 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Professor Department: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1981 to 1986 Employer: University of Michigan Title: Residency Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1979 to 1981 Employer: U.S. Public Health Service - NIH Title: Lieutenant Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1977 to 1979 Employer: University of Michigan Title: Intern in Surgery Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Expert is a member of many societies including Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Omega Alpha, ASAIO, SSCM, AMA, the American Heart Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Society of University Surgeons. He holds membership in the ACCP, FACC, FACS, and FCCM.
Licenses / Certifications
He is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He has added qualifications in surgical critical care.
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has published extensively and given many presentations.

Fields of Expertise

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