(631) 444-1820
- Specialty:
Subspecialty:
- Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
FRANK SEIFERT MD, FACS, FACC
For Appointments:
(631) 444-1820
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONS
AORTIC ANEURYSM SURGERY
BEATING HEART SURGERY
BYPASS SURGERY, HEART (CABG)
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
HEART DEFECTS
MIDCAB AND OPCAB
MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEART SURGERY
ROBOTIC HEART SURGERY
VALVULAR HEART SURGERY
1199NBF
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
ANTHEM
BEECH STREET
CIGNA GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS HMO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS OTHER PLANS
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS SENIOR PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
FIRST HEALTH
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
HEALTHFIRST
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
MULTIPLAN PHCS
MULTIPLAN SAVILITY
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN
NO FAULT
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED EMPIRE PLAN (NYSHIP)
UNITED HEALTHCARE
UNITED OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
WORKERS COMP
Education & Training
- Medical Degree:
- University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, IL (1974)
- Residency:
- General Surgery, University of Chicago, IL
- Fellowship:
-
Cardiac Surgery, Stanford University, CA
Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University, CA
Academic & Other
- Academic Rank:
- Clinical Associate Professor
- Teaching Activity:
- Surgery
- Year Appointed at
Stony Brook:
- 1983
Selected for inclusion in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009) published by the Consumers' Research Council of America; celebrated for his contribution to one of ten "Medical Marvels" featured in New York Magazine ("Mother of one, pregnant with triplets. Torn aorta about to burst."; June 19, 2006) for his life-saving aortic surgery; selected as preceptor for demonstrating the performance of OPCAB to practicing cardiac surgeons.
- Clinical Practice Began:
- 1974
Locations
-
SURGERY
37 RESEARCH WAY,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733-3465.
Ph.: 631-444-4545
Fax: 631-444-4539
Selected Publications
1. Stergiopoulos K, Seifert F, Brown DL. Thrombus formation after successful stapler exclusion of the left atrial appendage. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:379.
2. Ahmed F, Salhab K, Stergiopoulos K, Seifert F, Baram D. Intramural hematoma of the aorta: delayed pericardial tamponade. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;57:112-4.
3. Scott BH, Seifert FC, Grimson R. Blood transfusion is associated with increased resource utilisation, morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery. Ann Card Anaesth 2008;11:15-9.
4. Scott BH, Seifert FC, Grimson R, Glass PS. Octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: resource utilization, postoperative mortality, and morbidity. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2005;19:583-8.
5. Scott BH, Seifert FC, Grimson R, Glass PS. Resource utilization in on- and off-pump coronary artery surgery: factors influencing postoperative length of stay - an experience of 1,746 consecutive patients undergoing fast-track cardiac anesthesia. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2005;19:26-31.
6. Ricotta JJ, Char DJ, Cuadra SA, Bilfinger TV, Wall LP, Giron F, Krukenkamp IB, Seifert FC, McLarty AJ, Saltman AE, Komaroff E. Modeling stroke risk after coronary artery bypass and combined coronary artery bypass and carotid endarterectomy. Stroke 2003;34:1212-7.
7. Scott BH, Seifert FC, Glass PS, Grimson R. Blood use in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: impact of cardiopulmonary bypass pump, hematocrit, gender, age, and body weight. Anesth Analg 2003;97:958-63.
8. Scott BH, Seifert FC, Glass PS. Does gender influence resource utilization in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003;17:346-51.
9. McLarty AJ, Woodford E, Seifert F, Bilfinger TV, Saltman AE, Krukenkamp IB. Indomethacin in OPCAB reduces postoperative AFIB [abstract.] J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;37(Suppl 2):A310.
10. Bilfinger TV, Reda H, Giron F, Seifert FC, Ricotta JJ. Coronary and carotid operations under prospective standardized conditions: incidence and outcome. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1792-8.
11. Bilfinger TV, Seifert FC, Vallone AM, Biancaniello TM. Aortic valve injury 10 years after tetralogy of Fallot repair. Pediatr Cardiol 1994;15:100-2.
12. Hartman AR, Galanakis DK, Honig MP, Seifert FC, Anagnostopoulos CE. Autologous whole plasma fibrin gel. Intraoperative procurement. Arch Surg 1992;127:357-9.
13. Seifert FC, Hartman AR, Vlay SC. Ventricular reconstruction with vascular prosthesis after aneurysmectomy. Ability to defibrillate and utilize the automatic internal cardioverter defibrillator. Clin Cardiol 1989;12:355-7.
14. Seifert FC, Banker M, Lane B, Bagge U, Anagnostopoulos CE. An evaluation of resting arterial ischemia models in the rat hind limb. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1985;26:502-8.
15. Seifert FC, Miller DC, Oesterle SN, Oyer PE, Stinson EB, Shumway NE. Surgical treatment of constrictive pericarditis: analysis of outcome and diagnostic error. Circulation 1985;72(3 Pt 2):II264-73.
16. Mitchell RS, Seifert FC, Miller DC, Jamieson SW, Shumway NE. Aneurysm of the diverticulum of the ductus arteriosus in the adult. Successful surgical treatment in five patients and review of the literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983;86:400-8.
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