Atlas of Angioaccess Surgery. This item is unavailable.Atlas of Angioaccess Surgery

Access to a patient's circulatory system has be come an increasingly significant and useful technique enabling the surgeon to provide a whole range of new diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients. This full-scale atlas of operative technique introduces the entire range of available angioaccess procedures. It also underscores the significant life-prolonging benefits of administering therapy to acutely ill patients by creating and maintaining adequate access to the patient's circulatory system.

Pedro A. Rubio, MD ~~ After receiving his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine and Surgery degrees from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, he obtained a Masters of Science degree in Surgical Technology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biomedical Technolo­gy both with honors and completed residencies in general and thoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine under the direction of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Dr. Denton A. Cooley.  In addition, his mentors include Dr. Albert Sabin at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Dr. Helen B. Taussig at The Johns Hopkins University.
 
He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and nine other prominent United States boards and has sub-specialty certifications in Managed Care and Risk Management. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and many other prestigious national and international professional organizations. His interest in angioaccess evolved in his private practice which dealt with a large number of patient's that required angioaccess for long term hemodialysis. He was a pioneer in the surgical implantation of of the Human Umbilical Vein developed by Herbert Dardick, MD, at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey.