Dewar - Passik - Shaw : Technical Expertise, Compassionate Care, Excellent Results
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CLICK FOR BIO: Dr. M. Dewar | Dr. C. Passik | Dr. R. Shaw | M. Legenos, R.N.

Dr. Michael L. Dewar M.D. FACS, FRCD (C)
Dr. Dewar practices adult cardiac valve and coronary artery surgery. He maintains a special practice in aortic valve pathology performing the Ross procedure, aortic valve repair and aortic homograft replacements. As a member of Club Mitral he specializes in complex mitral valve repair and Maze procedures. He performs minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery and has experience with 500 beating-heart bypasses. He has authored numerous academic papers and participates in the International Ross Registry.

Dr. Dewar is also an assistant clinical professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Yale University School of Medicine and an Honorary Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University School of Medicine at St. Petersburg, Russia.

1980  University of Massachusetts - MD

1985  McGill University - General Surgery

1986  Canadian Heart Association - Fellow

1988  McGill University - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

1989  Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond St. London, UK

1989-present  Attending surgeon, Yale-New Haven Hospital

1993-present  Attending surgeon, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven

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Dr. Cary S. Passik, M.D., FACS
Dr. Passik has practiced adult cardiac surgery in New Haven since 1988. He is currently the Associate Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. His special interests include surgical treatment of the elderly and the use of SVR (Surgical Ventricular Restoration) in the treatment of heart failure secondary to coronary artery disease.

He has published on many different aspects of cardiothoracic surgery including aortic and mitral valve pathology, aortic valve and arch replacement, as well as the treatment of cardiac tumors, chest infections, cardiac pacemakers, and new medical device engineering. He serves as a consultant to the U.S. Surgical Corporation and on the scientific advisory board to Cardiopulmonary Corp. and Ivy Medical. Dr. Passik is currently in the process of developing innovative devices for patient care monitoring.

1978  City College of New York - B.S.

1980  New York University School of Medicine - M.D.

1980-1985  Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, NYC - Residency in General Surgery

1985-1988  Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN - Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery

1988-present  Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Yale-New Haven Hospital/Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven

2000-present  Associate Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Dr. Richard K. Shaw, M.D., FACS
Dr. Shaw has practiced adult cardiac surgery since 1976. His special interests include coronary revascularization with sequential arterial conduits. He has the largest regional experience in the use of stentless porcine aortic valve replacement. He has developed programs for the use of endoscopic vein harvesting at both Yale-New Haven Hospital and The Hospital of Saint Raphael.

Dr. Shaw takes an active role in the educational program for residents and medical students at both hospitals. His long-standing interest in the precise collection of data has resulted in a unique database consisting of 11,000 patients operated on by him and his colleagues since 1980. This database allows the immediate recall of clinical information pertaining to any patient and provides the basis for data analysis.

1966  Dartmouth Medical School - BMS

1968  Albert Einstein College of Medicine - MD

1973  Mount Sinai Hospital of Cleveland - General Surgery Residency

1974  Winchester Fellow at Yale University

1976  Yale University Cardiothoracic Fellowship

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Maureen E. Legenos, R.N.
Bio to come...

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