Louis Samuels
Thomas Jefferson University,USA
Biography
Louis Samuels is professor surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. His Medical School, General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery training were completed at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Dr. Samuels has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts on a variety of topics in Cardiothoracic Surgery, most notably in the field of artificial heart technologies and the management of acute and chronic heart failure. In the past fifteen years, Dr. Samuels has also taken interest in Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) and has performed over 1000 of these procedures including totally off-pump (i.e. OP-CAB) and Pump-Assisted CABG (i.e. PAD-CAB). Dr. Samuels maintains a busy clinical practice and continues to be involved with clinical research as well as serving on various committees related to the oversight of ongoing and prospective clinical trials
Abstract
Abstract : Pump-Assisted Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Application and Advantages