Gary Kopf, MD
Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery)
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Research Summary
Dr. Kopf is interested in biomedical ethics and is a member of the Pediatric Ethics Committee at Yale-New Haven Hospital, the Technology and Ethics Working Group, and the End of Life Issues Study Group at the Yale Bioethics Center.
Specialized Terms: Arrhythmia surgery for congenital heart disease; Clinical research on long term survivors of congenital heart surgery; Experimental surgical models for congenital heart surgery; Web-based educational tools for congenital heart surgery
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Research Interests
Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Cardiology; Ethics, Medical; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Pediatrics
Selected Publications
- Revascularization alone (without mitral valve repair) suffices in patients with advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy and mild-to-moderate mitral regurgitation.Tolis GA, Korkolis DP, Kopf GS, Elefteriades JA. Revascularization alone (without mitral valve repair) suffices in patients with advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy and mild-to-moderate mitral regurgitation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2002, 74:1476-80; discussion 1480-1.
- Novel technique for isolated accessory right heart transplantation for congenital heart disease.Elefteriades J, Lovoulos C, Edwards R, Tittle S, Riley T, Tang P, Rocco E, Kopf G. Novel technique for isolated accessory right heart transplantation for congenital heart disease. The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2003, 125:1283-90.
- Right coronary artery arising from the left ventricular outflow tract: a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries.Moltedo JM, Kopf G, Mello DM, Porter GA. Right coronary artery arising from the left ventricular outflow tract: a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries. Pediatric Cardiology 2003, 24:598-600.