Physician Profile
Michael S. Firstenberg, MD
(330) 384-9001
Summa Physicians Inc. - Thoracic Surgery
Office Locations
Primary Address
75 Arch St. Ste. 407
Akron, Ohio, 44304
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Alternate Address
1900 23rd St. 4th Floor
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 44223
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Specialty Interests
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Education
Medical School
- Case Western Reserve University
Internship
- University Hospitals of Cleveland
Residency
- University Hospitals of Cleveland
Fellowship
- The Ohio State University
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Research & Publications
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Calciphylaxis following coronary artery bypass surgery: an underappreciated cause of wound complications?
Firstenberg MS, Tripathi RS, Grose NA, Abel E, Peters SB, Papadimos TJ.
Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Aug;15(4):E218-20. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20121024.
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Preoperative hyponatremia predicts outcomes after cardiac surgery.
Crestanello JA, Phillips G, Firstenberg MS, Sai-Sudhakar C, Sirak J, Higgins R, Abraham WT.
J Surg Res. 2012 Jun 22.
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Contraindications to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: are there any absolutes?
Firstenberg MS.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Jun;25(6):698; author reply 699-700. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.03.001.
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ECMO and ECHO: the evolving role of quantitative echocardiography in the management of patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Firstenberg MS, Orsinelli DA.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Jun;25(6):641-3. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.005. No abstract available.
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Endoscopic evaluation and management of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with ventricular assist devices.
Meyer MM, Young SD, Sun B, Azzouz M, Firstenberg MS.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2012;2012:630483. Epub 2012 Feb 28
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Bartonella henselae prosthetic valve endocarditis in an adult patient with congenital heart disease: favorable outcome after combined medical and surgical management.
Abandeh FI, Bazan JA, Davis JA, Zaidi AN, Daniels CJ, Firstenberg MS.
J Card Surg. 2012 Jul;27(4):449-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01424.x. Epub 2012 Mar 1.
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Shortness of breath: pulmonary embolism, ischemic heart failure, or both? The role of concomitant surgery.
Firstenberg MS, Abel E, Higgins RS, Sirak JH, Sai-Sudhakar CB, Kilic A, Crestanello J.
Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Feb;15(1):E56-8.
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Valvular disease in patients requiring long-term left ventricular assist devices: pathophysiology and therapeutic options.
Firstenberg MS, Sai-Sudhakar CB, Anyanwu A.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012 Feb;10(2):205-13. Review.
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Bridging antiplatelet therapy with cangrelor in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Angiolillo DJ, Firstenberg MS, Price MJ, Tummala PE, Hutyra M, Welsby IJ, Voeltz MD, Chandna H, Ramaiah C, Brtko M, Cannon L, Dyke C, Liu T, Montalescot G, Manoukian SV, Prats J, Topol EJ; BRIDGE Investigators.
JAMA. 2012 Jan 18;307(3):265-74.
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Platelet inhibition and surgical bleeding. A plea for more science and evidence-based guidelines.
Burcham P, Blais D, Firstenberg MS.
Circ J. 2011;75(12):2751-2. Epub 2011 Nov 12.
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Nonconvective forces: a critical and often ignored component in the echocardiographic assessment of transvalvular pressure gradients.
Firstenberg MS, Abel EE, Papadimos TJ, Tripathi RS.
Cardiol Res Pract. 2012;2012:383217. Epub 2011 Oct 7.
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Temporary extracorporeal circulatory support and pulmonary embolectomy for catastrophic amniotic fluid embolism.
Firstenberg MS, Abel E, Blais D, Turner K, Halim-Armanios M, Dimitrova G, Cohn D, Samuels P.
Heart Surg Forum. 2011 Jun;14(3):E157-9.
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Noninvasive imaging of prosthetic cardiac devices.
Firstenberg MS, Raman SV, Dickerson J.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2011 Mar;9(3):381-94. Review.
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Durability of sternal plating after respiratory arrest requiring chest compressions.
Firstenberg MS, Crestanello J.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):988-9; author reply 989.
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Superior vena cava bypass with cryopreserved ascending aorta allograft.
Firstenberg MS, Blais D, Abel E, Go MR.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):905-7.
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Fulminant Neisseria meningitidis: role for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Firstenberg MS, Blais D, Abel E, Louis LB, Sun B, Mangino JE.
Heart Surg Forum. 2010 Dec;13(6):E376-8.
For a full list of Dr. Firstenberg's publications, please go to PubMed.
Professional Highlights
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Michael Firstenberg was raised in northeast Ohio and attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University where he trained in general surgery. He also did research and advanced training in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He did his formal cardiovascular training at The Ohio State University where he was on the faculty for seven years as an assistant professor of surgery specializing in adult cardiac surgery with special interests in treating complex coronary artery, valvular, and aortic problems. He has published extensively on cardiovascular disease and lectured worldwide.
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