Asheville Heart is home to four world-class cardiovascular surgeons, Mark Groh, MD; Oliver Binns, MD; Alan Johnson, MD and Stephen Ely, MD.

Dr. Binns - C.V.

CURRICULUM VITAE OF OLIVER ANDREW RATCLIFFE BINNS, MD


ADDRESS:

257 McDowell Street

Asheville, NC  28803

Phone: (828) 258-1121

Fax: (828) 252-1088

 

EDUCATION:

 

1980 – 1984University Liggett School

Grosse Pointe, MI – graduated Cum Laude


1987New College of Oxford University

Oxford, England (summer term)


1984 – 1988Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor degree in Art History


1988 – 1992University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, VA – M.D. May 1992.


SURGICAL TRAINING:


1992 – 1993Intern in Surgery, 

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center


1994 – 1996Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, 

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center


1993 – 1998Resident in General Surgery

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center


1998 – 1999Chief Resident in General Surgery, 

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center


1999 – 2001Resident in Thoracic Surgery

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center



HONORS AND AWARDS:

Scholastic Achievement Award presented by Pharmacia & Upjohn 1996-1997.

Bigger-Lehman Research Award, second place, presented by the Virginia Surgical Society, 1996.

National Research Scholarship Award, Division of Pulmonary Diseases NIH. 1995.

Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Virginia Chapter, 1992.

Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society, 1988

Scholarship and Leadership Certificate of Merit, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1986

Alpha Lambda Delta National Scholastic Honor Society, 1985.


CERTIFICATIONS:

American Board of Surgery Qualifying Exam -1999

March 1993, National Board of Medical Examiners Part III 

September 1991, National Board of Medical Examiners Part II 

June 1990, National Board of Medical Examiners Part I 

June 1992, Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification obtained


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

Alpha Omega Alpha

American College of Surgeons

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

CyberKnife Society


POSITIONS HELD:


1994 – 1996Instructor, Surgical Techniques Laboratory, Department of Surgery

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center


2001 -  PresentAsheville Heart

Asheville, NC  


 

BIBLIOGRAPHY


OLIVER A.R. BINNS, M.D.



BOOKS


Editor, Advanced Surgical Recall by Blackbourne and Fleischer, 1st ed., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1997 (ISBN #0-683-00834-X)


Associate Editor, Surgical Recall by Lorne H. Blackbourne, 1st ed., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1994 ((ISBN# 0-683-00835-8)



BOOK CHAPTERS:


Binns OAR and Jones Dr.  Thoracoscopy for trauma. In: Manual of VATS Operative Techniques. Demmy TL (ed.) Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, TX.  In press



PRESENTATIONS:


Presented at The Society for Thoracic Surgeon’s Annual Meeting February 4, 1997.  “The use of over-sized mature pulmonary lobar grafts in immature recipient’s results in superior pulmonary function when compared to size-matched grafts.”  Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, Cope JT, King RC, Tribble CG, Kron IL.


Presented at the American College of Surgeons’ Surgical Forum, San Francisco, CA, October 9, 1996. 
 “Mature pulmonary lobar transplants exhibit growth in an immature environment.”  Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, Cope JT, Marek C, King RC, Tribble CG, Kron IL. 


Presented at The Modern Techniques and Research in Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, Winston-Salem, NC, June 8, 1996.  “Impaired bronchial healing following non-heart-beating organ donation.”  Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, King RC, Cope JT, Marek CA, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.


Presented at The Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Bigger-Lehman Award Recipient, second place, Hot Springs, VA, April 28, 1996.  “Impaired bronchial healing following non-heart-beating organ donation.”  Binns POAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, King RC, Cope JT, Marek CA,Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL. 


Presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 2, 1996.  “Both blood and crystalloid-based extracellular solutions are superior to intracellular solutions for lung preservation.”  Binns, OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, Cope JT, King RC,Marek CA, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.


Presented at The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting, New York, NY, March 17, 1996.  “Impaired bronchial healing following non-heart-beating organ donation.”  Binns, OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, King RC, Cope JT, Marek CA, Shockey KS, Tribble CG,Kron IL.


Presented at The Spring Research Symposium, University of Virginia, 1996.  “The use of extracellular preservation solutions for lung transplantation.” Binns OAR.


Presented at The Cardiology Symposium, Asheville North Carolina, 2004.  “Improving Patient Outcomes With New Approaches to Cardiopulmonary Bypass.” Binns OAR


JOURNAL ARTICLES:


Binns OAR, Delima NF, Buchanan SA, King RC, Cope JT, Maliszewsky JD, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  The use of over-sized mature pulmonary lobar grafts in immature recipients results in superior pulmonary function.  Annals Thorac Surg 1997; 64(2):307-312.


Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, Cope JT, Merek C, King RC, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Mature pulmonary lobar transplants grow in an immature environment.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 114(2):186-194.


Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, Cope JT, King RC, Marek CA, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Both blood and crystalloid-based extracellular solutions are superior to intracellular solutions for lung preservation. J Thorac Cardiovas Surg 1996;112(6):1515-1521. 


Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, King RC, Cope JT, Marek CA, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Impaired bronchial healing following non-heart-beating organ donation. J Heart Lung Transplant 996;15(11):1084-1091. 


Binns OAR, DeLima NF, Buchanan SA, Mauney MC, Cope JT, Thies SD, Goff CD, Corbin RS, hockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Neutrophil protease inhibitor improves pulmonary function during reperfusion after 18 hour preservation.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112(3):607-613.


King RC, Binns OAR, Kanithanon RC, Parirno PE, Reece TB, Maliszewsky JD, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Acellular low-potassium dextran preserves pulmonary function after 48 hours of ischemia.  Annals Thorac Surg 1997; 64:795-800.


King RC, Binns OAR, Kanithanon CR, Cope JT, Chung RS, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Low dose sodium nitroprusside reduces pulmonary allograft reperfusion injury.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997;63(5):1398-1404.


Delima NF, Binns OAR, Buchanan SA, Mauney MC, Cope JT, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Euro-Collins solution exacerbates lung injury in the setting of high-flow reperfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:111-116.


DeLima NF, Binns OAR, Buchanan SA, Cope JT, Mauney MC, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Low-potassium solution for lung preservation in the setting of high flow reperfusion.  Annals Thorac Surg 1996;61(3):973-76.


Cope JT, Mauney MC, Banks D, Binns OAR, Delima NF, Buchanan SA, Shockey, KS, Wilson S, Kron IL, Tribble CG.  Intravenous phenylephrine preconditioning of cardiac grafts from non-heart-beating donors.  Annals of Thorac Surg 1997;63(6):1664-1668.


Cope JT, Mauney MC, Banks D, Binns OAR, Delima NF, Buchanan SA, Shockey, KS, Wilson S, Kron IL, Tribble CG. Controlled reperfusion of cardiac grafts from non-heart-beating donors. Annals Thorac Surg 1996;62(5):1418-23.


Buchanan SA, DeLima NF, Binns OAR, Mauney MC, Cope JT, Langenburg SS, Shockey KS, Bianchi JD, Parekh VI, Tribble CG, Kron IL. Pulmonary function following non-heart-beating organ donation.  Annals Thorac Surg 1995;60(1):38-46.


Thies SD, Corbin RS, Goff CD, Binns OAR, Buchanan SA, Shockey KS, Frierson HF, Young JS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Thromboxane receptor blockage improves oxygenation in an experimental model of acute lung injury.  Annals Thorac Surg 1996; 61(5):1453-7.


Buchanan SA, DeLima NF, Binns OAR, Thies SD, Sutherland G, Gordon SG, Erwin MB, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Enhanced isolated lung function after ischemia using anti-ICAM antibody.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;111(5):941-47.


Buchanan SA, DeLima NF, Mauney MC, Parekh VI, Binns OAR, Cope JT, Shockey KS, Tribble CG, Kron IL.  Intratracheal surfactant administration preserves airway compliance during reperfusion. Annals Thorac Surg 1996;62(6):1617-21.


Mauney MC, Cope JT, Buchanan SA, Binns OAR, Shockey KS, Wilson S, Coghill J, Kron IL, Tribble CG.  Non-heart-bearing cardiac donors: a unique model of thoracic allograft injury.   Annals Thorac Surg 1996;62(1):54-62.


Kern JA, Kron IL, Flannagan TL, Binns OAR, Scott WW, Chan BB, Zografakis JG, Tribble CG. Denervation of the Immature Porcine Lung Impairs Normal Airway Development.  Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 1993:12(1):34-40.


Groh  MA,  Binns OAR, Burton HG, Champsaur G, Ely SW,  Johnson AM: Epicardial Ultrasonic  Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery is a Valid Option in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. Circulation.  2008; 118: S78-S82


Oliver Binns, MD

A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Binns joined the Asheville Heart team in 2001. 

Mark Groh, MD

A Fulbright scholar and graduate of the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Dr. Groh is a highly-acclaimed and published cardiovascular surgeon. He joined Asheville Heart in 1994.

Dr. Groh - C.V.

CURRICULUM VITAE OF MARK ALLEN GROH, MD


ADDRESS:

257 McDowell Street

Asheville, NC 28803

Phone:  (828) 258-1121


EDUCATION:


1976 – 1980Neosho High School, Neosho, Missouri

1980 – 1986University of Missouri- Kansas City


Degrees:

Bachelor of Arts – Biology

Doctor of Medicine


Honors:

Fullbright Scholarship

Ralph Coffey Department of Surgery Award

St. Louis Friends of UMKC Research Award


Grants:

Southern Medical Association

Canine Acalculous Cholecystitis, 1986


POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION:


General Surgery:


Internship:

University of Texas Southwestern 1986- 1987

Department of Surgery / Parkland Memorial Hospital 

Dallas, Texas


Residency:

University of Texas Southwestern, 1987-1992

Department of Surgery/Parkland Memorial Hospital

Dallas, Texas


Awards:

Academic Achievement Award, 1982, 1988



Research Fellowship:

University of Michigan, 1989-1990

Division of Thoracic Surgery

Ann Arbor, Michigan



Certification:

American Board of Surgery, May 1993


Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: University of Virginia, July 1992-July 1994

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Charlottesville, Virginia


American Board of Thoracic Surgery


LICENSURE:


North Carolina


MEMBERSHIPS:


Muller Society

Parkland Surgical Society

Buncombe County Medical Association

North Carolina Medical Association

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeons


PRACTICE INFORMATION:


Asheville Heart    1994 – Present 


BIBLIOGRAPHY


MARK ALLEN GROH, M.D.


BOOK CHAPTERS


1.Daniel TM, Groh MA.  Thoracoscopy:  Pericardiectomy.  In General Thoracic Surgery: Current Trends.  Eds. Landreneau RJ, Hazelrigg SR, Mack MJ, Ferson PF, Kirby T, Norwalk, Conn: Appleton and Lange, In press 1992.


PRESENTATIONS:


1.American Gastroenterologic Association, May 1986 Ultrasonography and Cholescintigraphy in Canine Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis, San Francisco, California.


2.American Heart Association, November 1990 Influence of Pulmonary Artery Size on Infant Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot, Dallas, Texas.


3.O.D.I.C.H., April 1990, Infant Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot, Toledo, Ohio.


4.John Alexander Society, June 1990, Load Independent Measurement of Ventricular Function, Ann Arbor, Michigan.


5.Society of University Surgeons, October 1990, Acadesine Improves Post-ischemic Myocardial Performance, Houston, Texas.


6.Cardiology Grand Rounds, December 1996, New Developments in Cardiac Surgery, Asheville, North Carolina.


7.Medicine Grand Rounds, April 1997, New Developments in Cardiac Surgery, Rutherfordton, North Carolina.


8.Second Annual Stanford Symposium on Minimally Invasive Surgery, October 1997, Minimally Invasive Port Access CABG, La Quinta, California.


9.Presentation to Heartport employees, October 1997, Port Access CABG, Palo Alto, California.


10.Port Access International Registry Annual Meeting, January 1998, Technical developments in Port Access CABG, New Orleans, Louisiana.


11.Muller Society Meeting at the University of Virginia, May 1998, Early Experience with Port Access CABG, Charlottesville Virginia


12.Port Access Users Meeting, May 1998, Technical Advancements in Port Access CABG, Boston, Massachusetts. 


13.Transcatheter Cardiovascular Techniques 1998, September 1998, Limited Incision Port Access CABG:  Techniques and Results, Washington, D.C.


14.Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting:  Tech-Con Postgraduate Course, January 1999, Port Access CABG: Techniques and Results, San Antonio, Texas.


15.Port Access International Registry Annual Meeting, January 1999, Port Access CABG, an Update, San Antonio, Texas.


16.American Association of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting: Postgraduate Course, April 1999, Voiding Stroke During Port Access CABG, New Orleans, Louisiana.


17.Transcatheter Cardiovascular Techniques 1999, September 1999, Results of Port Access CABG, Washington, D.C.


18.Port Access International Registry Annual Meeting, January 2000, Update on Port Access CABG, San Diego, California.


19.Symposium on Miniaturized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits, September 2002, Use of the CORx Device for CABG, Monte Carlo, Monaco.


20.Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting:  Tech Con 2003, January 2003, Miniaturized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits for CABG, San Diego, California.


21.Emerging Techniques in Cardiothoracic Surgery, May 2003, Use of Miniaturized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit for Routine Cardiac Surgery, New York, New York.


22.Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, January 2005,  STSU: Left Ventricular Restoration Procedure, Chicago Illinois.


23.Cardiology Grand Rounds, February 2005 Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation; New Alternatives, Asheville, North Carolina.


24.High Intensity Focused Ultrasound and Emerging Approaches to Surgical Ablation, A Symposium, April 2005, Less Invasive Approaches to Surgical Ablation, San Francisco, California.


25.Medicine Grand Rounds, April 2005, New Options for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, Asheville, North Carolina.


26.Medicine Grand Rounds, June 2005, New Options for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, Hendersonville, North Carolina.


27.New Technologies in Cardiac Surgery, January 2006, An Off Pump Epicardial Surgical Ablation Platform, Chicago Illinois.


28.Clinical Improvements in Cardiac Surgery, March 2006, HIFU Epicardial Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, Phoenix, Arizona.


29.International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Postgraduate Program, June 2006, Off Pump Epicardial Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation, San Francisco, California.


30.New Paradigms in Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, September 2006, HIFU in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Stockholm, Sweden.


31.Interventional and Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, November 2006, HIFU in the Treatment of Lone Atrial Fibrillation via a Right Minicotomy, Madrid, Spain.


32.New Opportunities: Valve Repair and Replacement and Ablative Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation, January 2007, San Diego, California.


33.Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting:  STSU:  Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, January 2007, HIFU for Atrial Fibrillation, San Diego California.


34.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, March 2007, Results with HIFU in Patients with Concomitant Corrective Cardiac Surgery, Oslo, Norway.


35.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, March 2007, Results with HIFU in Patients with Concomitant Corrective Cardiac Surgery, London England.


36.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, March 2007, Results with HIFU in Patients with Concomitant Corrective Cardiac Surgery, Munster, Germany.


37.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, March 2007, Results with HIFU in Patients with Concomitant Corrective Cardiac Surgery, Milan, Italy.


38.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, April 2007, Results with HIFU in patients with Concomitant Corrective Cardiac Surgery, San Antonio, Texas.


39.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiology Conference, April 2007, Results with HIFU in Patients with Concomitant Corrective Cardiac Surgery, Hackensack, New Jersey.


40.Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Postgraduate Meeting, American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, May 2007, The Concomitant Procedure: Why Treat the AF Co-Morbidity, Washington, DC.


41.Managing AF and Valve Disease: An Interactive Discussion With The Experts, May 2007, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


42.International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Postgraduate Program, June 2007, Focusing on Success-Epicor Cardiac Ablation-a minimally invasive approach for the concomitant AF procedure, Rome, Italy.


43.Advanced Techniques & Applications in Cardiac Surgery,  September 2007, Clinical Results Using HIFU for the Treatment of AF, Sonoma, California


44.Clinical Application and Beyond, October 2007, Clinical Outcomes Following Concomitant Ablation Using HIFU, Atlanta, Georgia.


45.American Heart Association, November 2007, Epicardial Ultrasonic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery is a Valid Option in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease, Orlando, Florida.


46.Latest Techniques in Cardiac Surgery, December 2007, High Frequency   Ultrasound for Surgical A-Fib Therapy, Leipzig, Germany.


47.Clinical Applications and Beyond, December 2007, Clinical Outcomes Following Concomitant Ablation Using HIFU,  New York City, New York.


48.St. Jude Medical, Experience Ablation With Epicor, January 2008,  Clinical Outcomes Following Concomitant Ablation Using HIFU, San Francisco, California. 


49.NewEra Cardiac Care: Innovation & Technology, January 2008, Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery, North San Diego, California.


50.The Epicor Experience, January 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


51.Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, January 2008, The Epicor Experience, San Diego, California.


52.Mission Hospitals Heart Day, February 2008, Diseases of The Thoracic Aorta, Asheville, North Carolina.


53.Cardiac Surgeons Grand Rounds, Texas Heart, April 2008, Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Houston, Texas. 


54.Cardiology  Grand Rounds, Baylor Medical Center, April 2008, Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Houston, Texas. 


55.Cardiology Grand Rounds, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, April 2008, Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Houston, Texas. 


56.Cardiac Surgeons Grand Rounds, Memorial-Hermann Hospital, April 2008, Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Houston, Texas. 


57.Clinical Applications and Beyond, April 2008, Clinical Outcomes Following Concomitant Ablation Using HIFU,  San Francisco, California.


58.American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, May 2008, Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Women and Cardiac Surgery, San Diego, California.


59.International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Postgraduate Program, June 2008,  The Box Lesion Set for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Boston, Massachusetts


60.Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, June 2008, Expanding The Pool of Patients for Atril Fibrillation Treatment, Boston, Massachusetts.


61.Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, June 2008, Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation With Surgery, Chicago, Illinois.


62.Clinical Applications and Beyond, September 2008, Clinical Outcomes Following Concomitant Ablation Using HIFU,  Del Mar, California.


63.Biennial Cardiology Symposium, October 2008, Management and Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Disease, Asheville, North Carolina


64.Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, November 2008,  Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Lost Pines, Texas.


65.Cardiac Surgery Fellows Program, November 2008, Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Austin, Texas.


66.Epicor Surgeons Meeting, November 2008,  Future Directions of AF Treatment, Atlanta, Georgia.


67.Clinical Applications and Beyond, December 2008, Clinical Outcomes Following Concomitant Ablation Using HIFU,  New York, New York.


68.Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, January 2009, The Present and Future of Surgical Ablation, San Francisco, California


69.Mission Hospitals Heart Day, February 2009, Diseases of The Thoracic Aorta, Asheville, North Carolina.


 

PUBLICATIONS 

 

1.Groh MA, Grant C, Van Heerden JA: Morbidity after thyroidectomy for malignancy.  Surgery 101:1987.


2.Groh MA, Shull S, Rupani M, Inciardi M, Schubert T: Ultrasound and cholecystography n canine acute acalculous cholecystitis. J. Surg. Res. 45:544-, 1988.


3.Ianetton MD, Bove EL, Fox MH, Groh MA, Bolling SF, Gallagher KP:  The effect of intramyocardial pH on functional recovery in neonatal hearts receiving St. Thomas’ Hospital cardioplegic solution during global ischemia.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  104:333-8, 1992.


4.Bolling SF, Groh MA, Mattson AM, Grinage RA, Gallagher KP:  Acadesine (AICA-riboside) improves post-ischemic cardiac recovery.  Ann Thorac Surg. 54:93-8, 1992.


5.Huber TS, Groh MA, Gallagher KP, D’Alecy LG: Myocardial contractility in a canine mode of the brain dead organ donor.  Accepted for publication, May 1993.


6.Groh MA, Meliones JN, Bove EL, Kirklin JW, Blackstone EH, Capinetti FM, Snider AR, Rosenthal A: Repair of tetralogy of fallot in infancy; Effect of pulmonary artery size on outcome.  Circulation 1991 November 84:15 Suppl: 111:206-12.


7.Grossi EA, Groh MA, Lefrak EA, Ribikove GH, Albuss RA, Galloway AC, Colvin SB:  Result of a Prospective Multicenter Study on Port Access Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.  Ann Thorac Surg. 68:1475-1477, 1999.


8.Grossi EA, Groh MA:  Port Access Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.  Operative Techniques in Cardiac Surgery.


9.Galloway AC, Shemin RJ, Glower DD, Boyer JH, Groh MA, Kurtz RE, Burdon TA, Ribakove GH, Reitz BA, Colvin SB:  First report of the port access international registry. Ann Thorac Surg. 67:51-58, 1999.


10.Groh MA, Sutherland SE, Burton HG, Johnson AM, Ely SW: Port access coronary artery bypass grafting:  Technique and comparative results.  Ann Thorac Surg 68:1506-1508, 1999.


11.Groh MA:  Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation:  Where do we stand?  Medscape Cardiology. 2006; 10(1).


12.Groh  MA,  Binns OAR, Burton HG,  Ely SW,  Johnson AM: Ultrasonic Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery: Long-Term Clinical Outcomes.  Ann Thorac Surg. 84: 1978-1983, 2007.


13.Groh  MA,  Binns OAR, Burton HG, Champsaur G, Ely SW,  Johnson AM: Epicardial Ultrasonic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery is a Valid Option in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. Circulation. 118: S78-S82, 2008



OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS WITH LIVE TELECONFERENCING AND BROADCAST


1.Port Access Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting:  October 1997, Asheville, North Carolina attendance 90 surgeons. 


2.Port Access Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: September 1998, Asheville, North 

Carolina attendance 90 surgeons. 


3.Use of miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass circuit for cardiac surgery.  May 2003, New York, New York.  Attendance 200 surgeons. 


4.Epicor Maze procedure via Right Minicotomy: March 2007, Olso, Norway, attendance 60 surgeons. 


5.Epicor Maze procedure via Sternotomy: March 2007, Oslo Norway, attendance 60 surgeons. 



NEW CARDIAC PROCEDURES DEVELOPED


1.Developed and performed the first operation to utilize the ascending aorta for graft inflow for port access CABG via a left minicotomy.


2.Developed and performed the first operation to utilize a right minicotomy to perform epicardial beating heart ablation with HIFU for lone AF patients. 


FDA TRIALS


1.National Principal Investigator-FDA trial-High Intensity Focused Ultrasound in patients with permanent AF and Mitral Valve Disease-current.


2.Principal Investigator-FDA Trial: Trifecta Valve Implantation-current.


3.   Safety Committee, US Protocol VA0355D trial-current




Dr. Johnson - C.V.

CURRICULUM VITAE OF ALAN M. JOHNSON, M.D.

 ADDRESS:

257 McDowell Street

Asheville, NC  28803

Phone: (828) 258-1121

 


EDUCATION:


1967 – 1971:Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS, Sudbury, MA

1971 – 1975:Duke University, Durham, NC (B.S. Zoology)

1975 – 1976:Duke University Graduate School of Microbiology

1976 – 1980:Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA (M.D.)



POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:


University of Virginia Hospital


1980 – 1981:Intern Surgery

1981 – 1982: Jr. Resident Surgery

1982 – 1983:Resident Surgical Research

1983 – 1984:Senior Resident Surgery     

1984 – 1985:Chief Resident Surgery

1986 – 1988:Fellow Thoracic CV Surgery



WORK EXPERIENCE:


1988 – present: Asheville Heart, PA 



ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:


1985 – 1986:Instructor in General Surgery

University of Virginia Hospital



HONORS AND AWARDS:


1979:Alpha Omega Alpha – Tulane Chapter

1980:Merck Award for Clinical Excellence

1984:Upjohn Award for Academic Excellent in Medicine

1985:Warren Award for Excellence in Surgical Education


PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE/BOARD CERTIFICATION:


Date Issued


NC Board of Medical Examiners05/07/88


VA Board of Medical Examiners08/08/80



Date Issued


American Board of Thoracic Surgery05/19/89


American Board of Surgery12/15/86

 



POSITIONS HELD:


1988 - 1996Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC


1988 – 2004Director of Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database


1998 – 2007President and Chair of the Board Procare (Mission Hospital PHO)


1997 – 2003Founding Board Member and Director of Regional Affairs, Mountain Health Care (Buncombe County PPO)

 

1999 – presentFounding Board Member and Secretary of Crescent PPO (WNC regional PPO)


2009 – presentChair of Governance Committee of Crescent PPO

 

1993 - 2010        President of Asheville Heart, Asheville, NC 


1988 – presentAttending Surgeon, Mission Hospitals, Asheville, NC



BIBLIOGRAPHY


ALAN M. JOHNSON, M.D.



TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS:


1)The Acute Abdomen and Acute Appendicitis, Textbook of Surgery, Eds. Anthony P. Monaco, R. Scott Jones, Richard Simmons, McMillan Publishing Company, Inc., New York, New York, 1987.


2)Benign and Malignant Disease of the Biliary Tract, Textbook of Surgery, Eds. Anthony P. Monaco, R. Scott Jones, Richard Simmons, McMillan Publishing company, Inc., New York, New York 1987.



PRESENTATIONS:


1)Automatic Disposable Stapling Devices for Wound Closure.  
University Association for Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, April 1981.


2)Esophageal Atresia with Double Fistula:  The Missed Anomaly.  
30th Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Marco Island, Florida, 1983.


3)Bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformations, The Spectrum of Anomalies.  
Pediatric Surgery Fellows Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 1983.


4)Neonatal Gastrin and Gastric Acid Production in Newborn Swine.  
Pediatric Surgery Fellows Research Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1984.


5)Octogeny of Neonatal Gastrin and Gastric Activity.  
Poster presentation.  International Society for Research in Gastrointestinal Hormones, Rochester, Minnesota, 1983.


6)Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Bowel.  
Southeaster Surgical Association, Nashville, TN 1984.


7)A Prospective Evaluation of Postoperative Flow Reserve in Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Graft.  
35th Annual Session of The American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986.


8)Evaluation of Postoperative Flow Reserve in Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafts Compared to Saphenous Vein Conduits and Native Arteries Treated by PTCA.  
66th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, New York, New York, 1986.


9)Internal Manipulation of the Canine Mammary Artery Impairs Endothelium DependentVasodilatation.  
Accepted for presentation at Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.



ABSTRACTS:


1)Johnson AM, Watson DD, Gibson RS, Kron IL:  A Prospective of Postoperative Flow Reserve in Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafts.  
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 7 (2) :32A, February 1986.


2)Johns RA, Johnson AM, Joob AW, Peach MJ, Griffin E, Flanagan T, Kron IL:  Internal Manipulation of Canine Mammary Artery Impairs Endothelium Dependent Vasodilatation.  Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons, 1987.


3)McGahren ED, Teague WG, Johnson AM, Flanagan T, Joob AW, Rodgers BM, Kron IL:  Dysnapsis of Alveolar Airway Growth in Reimplanted Lobes of Growing Pigs.  Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons, 1987.


4)McDaniel NL, Johnson AM, Rheuban K, Carpenter M, Overholt E, Nolan SP, Kron IL:  Repair of Large Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects in Infants Employing Left Ventriculotomy.  Journal of American College of Cardiology.


5)Johnson AM, Teague WG, Barone GW, Flanagan TL, White B, McGahren ED, Kron IL:  Decreased Vascular Compliance After Reimplantation of the Left Lower Lobe in Young Pigs.  Reprinted from the American College of Surgeons 1988 Surgical Forum, Volume XXXIX.



SCIENTIFIC PAPERS:


1)Johnson AM, Rhodehaver GP, Durand LS, Edgerton MT, Edlich RF: Automatic Disposable Stapling Devices for Wound Closure.  Annals of Emergency Medicine, 10 (12) :631-635, 1981.


2)Johnson AM, Unger SW, Rodgers BM:  Uterine Prolapse in the Neonate.  Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 19 (2) :210-211, 1984.


3)Johnson AM, Rodgers BM, Alford B, Minor GR, Shaw A:  Esophageal Atresia with Double Fistula: The Missed Anomaly.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 38 (3) :195-200, 1984.


4)Rodgers BM, Johnson AM:  Management of the Pediatric Patient Requiring Surgery.  Problems in General Surgery, 3:346-365, 1984. 


5)Johnson AM, Harmon PK, Hanks JB:  Primary Small Bowel Malignancies.  The American Surgeon, 51:31, 1985.


6)Rodgers BM, Harmon PK, Johnson AM:  Bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformation:  A spectrum of Anomalies.  Annals of Surgery, 203 (5) :517-524, 1986.


7)Johnson AM, Kron IL, Watson DD, Gibson RS, Nolan SP:  Evaluation of Postoperative Flow Reserve in Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafts.  Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 92 (5) :822-826, 842-846, 1986.


8)Harmon PK, McCullough JL, Johnson AM, Mentzer RM:  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Horseshoe Kidney:  Evaluation and Surgical Management, A Case Report.  Vascular Surgery, 21 (2) :125-130, 1987.


9)Kron IL, Johnson AM, Carpenter MA, Gutgesell HP, Overholt ED, Rheuban KS:  Treatment of Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome with Homograft.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 46:579-581, November 1988.


10)  McGahren ED, Teague WG, Flanagan T, White B, Barone GW, Johnson AM, Kron IL:  Airway Obstruction After Autologous Reimplantation of the Porcine Lobe.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol. 97, No. 4, pp. 587-592, April 1989.


11)Kron IL, Johnson AM, Morgan RF:  Gastrotracheal Fistula: A Late Complication After Transhital Esophagectomy.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1989; 47:767-8.


12)  Groh  MA,  Binns OAR, Burton HG, Champsaur G, Ely SW,  Johnson AM: Epicardial Ultrasonic 

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