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The Surgeons at the Bethencourt Group
Jul 07, 2010
The surgeons affiliated with the Bethencourt Group located in Long Beach, California, are pleased to offer less invasive, robotic and video-assisted heart and lung surgical procedures for treatment ...
Transfusion Free Beating Heart Surgery
Jul 07, 2010
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, February 2001....
Aortic Root Replacement and the Modified Bentall Procedure.
Jul 07, 2010
Grand Rounds, St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, California, March 1999....
Pancreatitis: From Acute Inflammation to Hemorrhagic Necrosis.
Jul 07, 2010
Grand Rounds, Washington Hospital Center; Washington, D.C., April 1992....
Non-infectious Complications of the Immuno-Suppressed Kidney Transplant Patient.
Jul 07, 2010
Kidney Transplant Service, Washington; Washington, D.C., December 1991....
Classification Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms with Case Presentation.
Jul 07, 2010
Grand Rounds, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., May 1990...
Atypical Sub-Acute Endocarditis, Haemphilus Parainfluenza.
Jul 07, 2010
Grand Rounds, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco; San Francisco, California, September 1986...
Photosynthesis Gene Initiation in Fremiella Diplosyphon, A Blue Green Algae.
Jul 07, 2010
California Junior Scientists Conference, University of Santa Clara; Santa Clara, California, June 1982....
Off-Pump Coronary Bypass in High-Risk Subgroups
Jul 07, 2010
Yokoyama, T., Baumgartner, F.J., Gheissari, A., Capouya, E.R., Panagiotides, G., Delcusin, R.J.: Off-Pump Coronary Bypass in High-Risk Subgroups. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 70: 15...
Effect of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Morbidity
Jul 07, 2010
Baumgartner, F.J., Yokoyama, T., Gheissari, A., Capouya, E.R., Panagiotides, G., Declusin, R.J.: Effect of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Morbidity. The American Journal of ...
What is "Minimally Invasive"?
Jul 07, 2010
Baumgartner, F., Gheissari, A., Panagiotides, G., Capouya, E., Yokoyama, T.: What is “Minimally Invasive? Letter to the Editor. Annals of Thoracic Surg...
Local Transverse Arch Repair for Type A Aortic Dissection
Jul 07, 2010
Baumgartner, F.J., Omari, B.O., Pandya A., Pandya, A., Bethencourt, D.M.: Local Transverse Arch Repair for Type A Aortic Dissection. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 1997; 0003-497...
Neonatal Mortality Following Transfusion of Red Cells with High Plasma Potassium Levels
Jul 07, 2010
Hall. T.L., Barnes, A., Miller, J.R., Bethencourt, D.M., and Nestor, L.: Neonatal Mortality Following Transfusion of Red Cells with High Plasma Potassium Levels. Transfusion 1993; 33: ...
Rational Approach to Vascular Rings in Children
Jul 07, 2010
Gyepes, N.T., Bethencourt, D.M., Rowen, S.J., and Resnick, D.: Rational Approach to Vascular Rings in Children. Memorial Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA an...
Muscle Sparing Posterolateral Thoracotomy
Jul 07, 2010
Bethencourt, D.M., and Homes, E.C.: Muscle Sparing Posterolateral Thoracotomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 45: 337-339, 1988....
Myocardial Protection in the Neonatal Heart: A Comparison of Topical Hypothermia, Crystalloid Cardioplegia, and Blood Cardioplegia Solutions
Jul 07, 2010
Corno, A.F., Bethencourt, D.M., Laks, H., Bhuta, S., Davtyan, H.G., Flynn, W.M. and Drinkwater, D.C.: Myocardial Protection in the Neonatal Heart: A Comparison of Topical Hypothermia, ...
The importance of Edema and Compliance Changes During 24 Hour Preservation of the Dog Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Bethencourt, D.M. and Laks, H.: The importance of Edema and Compliance Changes During 24 Hour Preservation of the Dog Heart. J. Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surg. 81(3): 440-44...
Long Term Preservation of the Canine Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Bethencourt, D.M.: Long Term Preservation of the Canine Heart. M.D. Thesis. Yale Medical School, 1979....
Changing Compliance in the Isolated Preserved Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Bethencourt, D.M., and Laks, H.: Changing Compliance in the Isolated Preserved Heart. ASAIO Abstracts 8:68, 1979....
Extraction of Liposomes in the Isolated Preserved Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Feng, L., Laks, H., Bethencourt, D.M., and Caride, V.: Extraction of Liposomes in the Isolated Preserved Heart. Fed. Proc. 38 (3) Part II: 1304, 1979....
Microvascular Permeability to Liposomes in the Isolated Preserved Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Feng, L. Laks, H. Bethencourt, D.M. and Caride, V.: Microvascular Permeability to Liposomes in the Isolated Preserved Heart. Microvascular Research 17:S143, 1979....
The Hematoxlyn Basic Fuchsin Picric Acid Stain During Long-Term Preservation of the Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Enriquez, R., Bethencourt, D.M., Schnitzer, J., and Laks, H.: The Hematoxlyn Basic Fuchsin Picric Acid Stain During Long-Term Preservation of the Heart. Fed. Proc. 38 (3) Part I...
The Importance of Edema and Changing Compliance During Long-Term Preservation of the Heart
Jul 07, 2010
Bethencourt, D.M. and Laks, H.: The Importance of Edema and Changing Compliance During Long-Term Preservation of the Heart. Surg. Forum 30:319-321, 1979....
CNN News - Cutting Edge Designs - Robotic Surgery
Jul 25, 2008
CNN special coverage of the daVinci Robotic system on Cutting Edge Design. CNN interviews Dr. Bethencourt and his experience with daVinci Robotics. Watch Video...
Launch of New Web Site
Jun 25, 2007
The Bethencourt Group is pleased to announce the launch of our new web site at www.bethencourtgroup.com. Realizing the importance of providing educational materials to patients, we have added a n...
