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Albert J. Guerraty, MD

Professor, Surgery

Telephone:  215-707-3602

Email: albert.j.guerraty@tuhs.temple.edu

Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Undergraduate degree, Lycee de l'Alliance Francaise

 

MD, University of Chile

 

Internship, University of Montreal

 

Residency in General Surgery and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Montreal

 

Fellowship, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Medical College of Virginia

 

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• Off pump coronary revascularization surgery
• Valve repair/replacement
• Ventricular remodeling
• Heart failure
• Heart transplantation
• Ventricular assistance devices
• Lung transplantation

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• General Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, Canada
• Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, Canada

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• Royal College of Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• American Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• American Transplant Society
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

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Myocardial preservation of the isolated heart

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Recent Medically Related Publications, Obtained from PubMed (Click on PubMed ID to view abstract)

15385334. Schwann NM, Horrow JC, Strong MD 3rd, Chamchad D, Guerraty A, Wechsler AS, Does off-pump coronary artery bypass reduce the incidence of clinically evident renal dysfunction after multivessel myocardial revascularization? Anesth Analg 99:4(959-64, table of contents)2004 Oct

9804510. Akosah KO, Song A, Guerraty A, Mohanty P, Paulsen W, Echocardiographic evaluation of patients with a left ventricular device. ASAIO J 44:5(M624-7)1998 Sep-Oct

9600523. Park MH, Goudreau E, Tolman DE, Vetrovec GW, Guerraty A, Fluoroscopy and selective angiography of left ventricular assist system inflow cannula as a method of detecting cannula entrapment. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 44:1(47-51)1998 May

8769168. Hanrahan JS, Ibrahim H, Tolman D, Kirchberg D, Salter D, Guerraty A, Mohanty PK, Relative clinical impact of cyclosporine vs steroid induction therapy on renal function and allograft rejection in heart transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 28:4(2107-8)1996 Aug

7649938. Easton PA, Abe T, Smith J, Fitting JW, Guerraty A, Grassino AE, Activity of costal and crural diaphragm during progressive hypoxia or hypercapnia. J Appl Physiol 78:5(1985-92)1995 May

7892314. Wornom IL 3rd, Maragh H, Pozez A, Guerraty AJ, Use of the omentum in the management of sternal wound infection after cardiac transplantation. Plast Reconstr Surg 95:4(697-702)1995 Apr

7865509. Akosah KO, Mohanty PK, Funai JT, Jesse RL, Minisi AJ, Crandall CW, Kirchberg D, Guerraty A, Salter D, Noninvasive detection of transplant coronary artery disease by dobutamine stress echocardiography. J Heart Lung Transplant 13:6(1024-38)1994 Nov-Dec

7836226. Easton PA, Abe T, Young RN, Smith J, Guerraty A, Grassino AE, Costal and crural diaphragm function during panting in awake canines. J Appl Physiol 77:4(1983-90)1994 Oct

7917350. Katta S, Akosah K, Stambler B, Salter D, Guerraty A, Mohanty PK, Atrioventricular fistula: an unusual complication of endomyocardial biopsy in a heart transplant recipient. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 7:4(405-9)1994 Jul-Aug

8252983. Levy RD, Guerraty AJ, Yacoub MH, Loertscher R, Prolonged survival after heart-lung transplantation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Chest 104:6(1903-5)1993 Dec

8222164. Bajaj S, Shah A, Crandall C, Ibrahim H, Vetrovec G, Disciascio G, Guerraty A, Salter DR, Mohanty PK, Coronary collateral circulation in the transplanted heart. Circulation 88:5 Pt 2(II263-9)1993 Nov

8482684. Easton PA, Fitting JW, Arnoux R, Guerraty A, Grassino AE, Costal and crural diaphragm function during CO2 rebreathing in awake dogs. J Appl Physiol 74:3(1406-18)1993 Mar

1562926. Jackson SJ, Pu LQ, Guerraty A, Symes JF, Cardiac preservation by continuous perfusion of the University of Wisconsin solution. Can J Surg 35:2(165-8)1992 Apr

1868388. Jackson SJ, Dobell AR, Poirier N, Guerraty AJ, Symes JF, Cardiac transplantation: treatment for cardiogenic shock. Can J Surg 34:4(326-8)1991 Aug

1863141. Lee KF, Pierce JD, Hess ML, Hastillo AK, Wechsler AS, Guerraty AJ, Cardiac transplantation with corticosteroid-free immunosuppression: long-term results. Ann Thorac Surg 52:2(211-7; discussion 218)1991 Aug

2240825. Kimoff RJ, Cheong TH, Cosio MG, Guerraty A, Levy RD, Pulmonary denervation in humans. Effects on dyspnea and ventilatory pattern during exercise. Am Rev Respir Dis 142:5(1034-40)1990 Nov

2268793. Morin JE, Symes JF, Guerraty AJ, Poirier NL, Sampalis J, Coronary artery bypass profile in Canada and the United States. Can J Cardiol 6:8(319-22)1990 Oct

2231093. Petsikas D, Mohamed F, Ricci M, Symes J, Guerraty A, Adenosine enhances left ventricular flow during 24-hour hypothermic perfusion of isolated cardiac allografts. J Heart Transplant 9:5(543-7)1990 Sep-Oct

2369207. Guerraty A, Wechsler AS, Defining the limits of suitability of cardiac allografts. Ann Thorac Surg 50:1(1-2)1990 Jul

2350741. Yee J, Petsikas D, Ricci MA, Guerraty A, General surgical procedures after heart transplantation. Can J Surg 33:3(185-8)1990 Jun

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