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Anthony Azakie, M.D., C.M.
Associate Professor & Chief,
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Michael Lavrsen, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Education
- 1983-1990, University of Copenhagen, M.D.
Residencies
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1991-1993, Copenhagen University Hospital, Medical Internship
- 1993-1998, Copenhagen University Hospital, Resident, General Surgery
- 1998-2002, Copenhagen University Hospital, Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
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2002-2003, Copenhagen University Hospital, Specialist registrar, Cardiac Cathlab
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2003-2005, Southampton General, Specialist registrar, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Fellowships
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2005-2006, Stanford University Medical Center, Clinical Instructor, Heart-Lung Transplant Surgery
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2006-2007, Stanford University Medical Center, Clinical Instructor, Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Board Certification
- Certified Danish Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Board of Health, Copenhagen 2004
Clinical Expertise
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Pediatric cardiac reconstructive surgery
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
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Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
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ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
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Minimally invasive/minimal access pediatric cardiac surgery
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Off-pump cardiac surgery
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Congenital mitral disease
Research Interests
- Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) to surgical patients
Selected Publications
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Nørgaard MA, Andersen TC, Lavrsen MJ, Borgeskov S. The outcome of sternal wire removal on persistent anterior chest wall pain after median sternotomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Jun;29(6):920-4. Epub 2006 May 3.
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Ooi A, Lavrsen M, Monro J, Langley SM. Successful emergency surgery on triple-vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Aug;26(2):447-9.
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Lavrsen MJ, Tuxøe JI, Koch JS, Kirchhoff-Jensen R, Schulze S, Rosenberg J. [Time used in monitoring of postoperative oxygen status] Ugeskr Laeger. 1997 Feb 3;159(6):748-51. Danish.