Dr. Stephen D Cassivi M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
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About
Dr. Stephen Cassivi is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Cassivi specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Cassivi 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
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A novel cell culture model for studying ischemia-reperfusion injury in lung transplantation.
- Transplant immunosuppression increases and prolongs transgene expression following adenoviral-mediated transfection of rat lungs.
- Massive intrapericardial herniation of stomach following pericardial window.
- Leaks, strictures, and necrosis: a review of anastomotic complications following esophagectomy.
- Flaccid quadriplegia due to necrotizing myopathy following lung transplantation.
- Catamenial pneumothorax.
- Video-assisted resection of bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestrations.
- Curing patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer: an update on multimodality therapy.
- Primary salivary gland-type lung cancer: spectrum of clinical presentation, histopathologic and prognostic factors.
- The acute physiology and chronic health evaluation III outcome prediction in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after pneumonectomy.
- Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation.
- Bronchial stump dehiscence: update on prevention and management.
- Open central venous reconstruction: technique, advantages, and pitfalls of partial sternotomy with infraclavicular resection of the first rib.
- Pulmonary metastasectomy: a survey of current practice amongst members of the
- The role of FDG-PET and staging laparoscopy in the management of patients with cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction.
Treatments
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
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