Assistant Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

General Surgery

Irwin M. Best, MD practices General Surgery. He went to University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He has 1 awards "Fellow (FACS)". Irwin Best is a published doctor and has 25 publications published. The lastest was: 'The value of computed tomography in the management of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms.'

Publications

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• Considerations in catheter retrieval from the Arterial system.
• Is bilateral protected specimen brush sampling necessary for the accurate diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia?
• Angiography in planning a posterior approach to the popliteal artery following reduction of an open posterior knee dislocation.
• Unusual complications of long-term percutaneous gastrostomy tubes.
• Squamous cell carcinoma at herniorrhaphy and unilateral renal agenesis.
• Pulmonary artery injury and cardiac tamponade after needle deCompression of a suspected tension pneumothorax.
• Peroneal-plantar artery bypass: a prone approach.
• Endometrioma of the Abdominal wall.
• Thigh compartment syndrome after Acute ischemia.
• Debilitating lymphedema of the upper extremity after treatment of breast cancer.
• Recurrent ischemia in a young man with the antiphospholipid Syndrome.
• Anomalous origins of the right vertebral, subclavian, and common carotid arteries in a patient with a four-vessel Aortic arch.
• Metachronous thromboses and myocardial infarctions in a 32-year-old woman with antiphospholipid antibodies.
• Venous claudication in a child with thrombophilia.
• The value of computed tomography in the management of symptomatic Abdominal aortic aneurysms.
• TransAortic endarterectomy of renal visceral artery lesions in association with infrarenal Aortic surgery.
• Mesenteric blood flow in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
• Regarding "acute enlargement and subsequent rupture of an Abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient receiving chemotherapy for pancreatic carcinoma".
• Complication of the retroperitoneal approach: intercostal Abdominal hernia.
• Transfemoral extraction of an intracardiac bullet embolus.
• Mycotic Aortic aneurysm in a patient with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
• Complications of isolated bilateral iliac artery Aneurysms.
• The antiphospholipid symdrome in a teenage with miscarriages, thromboses, and diabetes mellitus.
• Catheter-directed thrombolysis with the Endowave system in the treatment of Acute massive pulmonary embolism: a retrospective multicenter case series.

Schools

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• University Of Rochester

• University Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
• Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
• Aortic Aneurysm
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital & Medical Center
• University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Hospital

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• Emory University Hospital
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
• Emory University Hospital Midtown
• Grady Memorial Hospital

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1700854734
Last Name Of The Provider	BEST
First Name Of The Provider	IRWIN
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