Prof. Malek G.
Massad
Division
of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University
of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Professor
Email:
MMassad@uic.edu
Qualifications
2006-Present
Professor, University of Illinois Health Sciences System, USA
2001-2005
Associate Professor, University of Illinois, USA
1996-2000
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, USA
1978-1983
M.D., American University of Beirut, USA
1975-1978
B.Sc., American University of Beirut, USA
Publications (selected)
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Chedrawy
EG, Massad MG: The role of surgery in ongoing infarction. Thorac Cardiovasc
Surgeon 2010; 58(4):197-9.
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Abdelhady
K, Babb-Grammelin P, Rebeiz A, Salehi P, Chaudhry A, Chedrawy E, Diodato M,
Ernst L, Prasad S, Massad MG: Current Therapy for pulmonary hypertension in
patients with left and right heart failure. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2010;
8(2):241-50.
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Chaudhry
A, Massad MG: Aged Wine and Symphonic Perfection. Invited Commentary on
“Increasing Surgeon Age Is Associated with Decreasing In-hospital Mortality in
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery”. World J Surg 2010; 34(1): 1-2.
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Hiller
DB, Gregorio GD, Ripper R, Kelly K, Massad MG, Edelman L, Edelman G, Feinstein
DL, Weinberg GL. Epinephrine impairs lipid resuscitation from bupivacaine
overdose: a threshold effect. Anesthesiology. 2009 Sep;111(3):498-05. [Featured
on Face cover of Anesthesiology Journal Sept 2009].
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Chaudhry
A, Diodato M, Massad MG: Heat shock proteins during Cardiac surgery. World
Journal of Surgery 2010; 34(4): 682-3.
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Lau
K, Massad MG, Yu JT, Pollack C, RUBIN C, Yeh J, Wang J, Edelman G, Prasad S,
Weinberg G: Clinical Patterns and Outcome in Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma with
and without pulmonary hypertension: Insights from an internet registry in the study
of a rare cancer. Chest 2011, 140(5): 1312-8.
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Abdelhady
K, Awad S, Chedrawy E, Massad MG: Percutaneous valve technologies in patients
with congestive heart failure. Expert Reviews in Cardiovascular Therapy. In
press 2011.
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Mollberg
N, Glenn C, John J, Wise SR, Sullivan R, Vafa A, Snow NJ, Massad MG: Appropriate
use of emergency department thoracotomy and its Implications for the thoracic
surgeon. Ann Thorac Surg 2011; 92(2):455-61.
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Mollberg
NM, Johnson N, Ying SC, Abdelhady K, Massad MG, Chung D: Infiltrating Occult
Bi-Ventricular Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis Found During Coronary
Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Canadian Urological Association Journal (CUAJ); 2012:6(2):
E54-E56.
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Mollberg
N, Wise SR, DeHoyos AL, Lin FJ, Merlotti G, Massad MG: Chest Computerized
Tomography for Penetrating Thoracic Trauma after Normal Screening Chest
Roentgenogram: Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93(6): 1830-5.
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Mollberg
N, Massad MG, Merlotti G: Utilization of Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Operative
Penetrating Thoracic Trauma and Its Impact on Clinical Outcomes. Ann Thorac
Surg 2013; 96(2):445-50.
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Ammari
Z, Mollberg N, Abdelhady K, Mansueto M, Massad MG: Diagnosis and Management of
Primary Effusion Lymphoma in the Immune Competent and Compromised Hosts. Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(4): 343-349.
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Mollberg
NM, Kanard R, Tabachnik D, Wise S, Merlotti G, Arensman RM, Massad MG:
Age-related impact on presentation and outcome of penetrating thoracic trauma in
the adult and pediatric patient populations. J Trauma 2014;76(2):273-7.
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Katsuli
A, Massad MG: Current Issues in the diagnosis and management of blood culture
negative infective and non-infective endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 95(4):
1467-74.
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Kumar
A, Massad MG: A synopsis of Gerald Imber’s published biography of William
Halsted: “Genius on the Edge-The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Halsted”.
The American Surgeon 2013; 79(4):434-6.
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Massad
MG, Abdelhady K: Red Blood Cell Distribution Width As a Biomarker for Cardiovascular
Disease and Need for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Editorial. Cardiology
2012; 123(3): 133-134.
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Massad
MG, Benedetti E: In Memoriam: Banning Gray Lary (1924-2013). World J Surg 2013;
37(6): 1455-56.
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Kidambi
S, Massad MG: On van Gogh and the Foxglove plant. Cardiology 2014;127(3):164-6.
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Massad
MG: The Role of Macrophages in Aortic Dissection. Editorial. Cardiology. Cardiology
2014;127: 121–122.