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David Fitzgerald Torchiana, M.D.

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Name	Number of Publications	Most Recent Publication	Publications by All Authors	Concept Score	Why?
Coronary Artery Bypass	16	2018	2188	1.060	Why?
Heart Arrest, Induced	12	2003	358	0.950	Why?
Physician Incentive Plans	2	2016	164	0.870	Why?
Job Satisfaction	2	2017	544	0.800	Why?
Cardiac Surgical Procedures	16	2018	3627	0.690	Why?
Heart Valve Prosthesis	11	2005	1462	0.650	Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care	7	2013	2169	0.640	Why?
Burnout, Professional	2	2017	704	0.570	Why?
Institutional Practice	1	2015	16	0.520	Why?
Leadership	3	2018	1385	0.520	Why?
Medical Staff	1	2015	40	0.510	Why?
Cardioplegic Solutions	8	2003	123	0.500	Why?
Physician Executives	1	2015	134	0.470	Why?
Thoracic Surgery	4	2010	722	0.460	Why?
Cardiology Service, Hospital	2	2012	239	0.420	Why?
Physicians	3	2017	4591	0.410	Why?
General Practitioners	1	2013	101	0.400	Why?
Hospitals, Satellite	1	2010	6	0.370	Why?
Reimbursement, Incentive	1	2016	543	0.370	Why?
Workload	1	2017	844	0.370	Why?
Academic Medical Centers	2	2010	2759	0.340	Why?
Medical Staff, Hospital	1	2013	601	0.330	Why?
Defibrillators, Implantable	12	2002	1490	0.320	Why?
Faculty, Medical	1	2017	1204	0.310	Why?
Staff Development	1	2010	228	0.310	Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical	4	2005	983	0.290	Why?
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping	6	2002	223	0.290	Why?
Mitral Valve Insufficiency	4	2005	1400	0.280	Why?
Bioprosthesis	4	2005	591	0.270	Why?
Sternum	2	2006	175	0.250	Why?
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary	2	2012	1725	0.250	Why?
Suture Techniques	4	2005	769	0.250	Why?
Education, Medical, Continuing	1	2010	823	0.240	Why?
Dogs	10	2003	3839	0.220	Why?
Aortic Diseases	3	2006	735	0.220	Why?
Aneurysm, False	1	2006	255	0.220	Why?
Vascular Resistance	3	2003	930	0.220	Why?
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents	5	2002	774	0.220	Why?
Intraoperative Complications	2	2007	1166	0.200	Why?
Pericardiocentesis	1	2002	78	0.200	Why?
Infusion Pumps	1	2003	163	0.200	Why?
Myocardial Ischemia	4	2005	2113	0.190	Why?
Pulmonary Valve	1	2005	411	0.190	Why?
Coronary Vessels	3	2005	3096	0.190	Why?
Medical Errors	2	2008	1263	0.190	Why?
Massachusetts	7	2018	8830	0.190	Why?
Cardiopulmonary Bypass	3	2005	1092	0.180	Why?
Cardiac Tamponade	1	2002	175	0.180	Why?
Risk Adjustment	3	2010	600	0.180	Why?
Endocardium	2	2001	248	0.180	Why?
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial	1	2000	69	0.180	Why?
Prosthesis Failure	3	2004	1204	0.180	Why?
Myocardial Infarction	4	2014	11461	0.170	Why?
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation	4	2005	1553	0.170	Why?
Temperature	4	2000	2226	0.170	Why?
Blood Vessel Prosthesis	3	1996	951	0.170	Why?
Hemostasis, Surgical	1	2000	126	0.160	Why?
Hamartoma	1	2001	235	0.160	Why?
Endocarditis, Bacterial	3	2004	436	0.160	Why?
Myocardium	10	2000	4725	0.160	Why?
Potassium	1	2003	1311	0.160	Why?
Vasodilator Agents	1	2003	973	0.150	Why?
Risk Management	2	2016	558	0.150	Why?
Ventricular Fibrillation	4	1995	537	0.150	Why?
Tissue Adhesives	1	2000	173	0.150	Why?
Hospitals, Teaching	2	2014	1156	0.150	Why?
Salmonella enteritidis	1	1997	16	0.150	Why?
Robotics	1	2005	819	0.150	Why?
Adenosine	1	2003	808	0.150	Why?
Mandatory Reporting	1	2018	123	0.150	Why?
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury	3	1997	481	0.140	Why?
Coronary Disease	7	2004	5914	0.140	Why?
Cardiac Output, Low	1	1997	191	0.130	Why?
Career Mobility	1	2018	259	0.130	Why?
Salmonella Infections	1	1997	172	0.130	Why?
Heart Arrest	4	2002	1514	0.130	Why?
Pulmonary Artery	1	2005	1927	0.130	Why?
Myocardial Contraction	4	2003	1515	0.130	Why?
Tachycardia, Ventricular	6	1999	1304	0.130	Why?
Heart Block	1	1997	386	0.130	Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care	4	2013	1792	0.130	Why?
Aortic Valve	5	2004	1955	0.130	Why?
Hospital Administration	1	2018	353	0.120	Why?
Postoperative Complications	12	2002	15633	0.120	Why?
Aorta, Thoracic	3	2006	1096	0.110	Why?
Humans	67	2018	761572	0.110	Why?
Male	54	2018	360842	0.100	Why?
Endoscopy	1	2003	1851	0.100	Why?
Heart	5	2000	4404	0.100	Why?
Cryoglobulinemia	1	1993	84	0.100	Why?
Echocardiography, Transesophageal	5	2004	1086	0.100	Why?
Sheep	2	2005	1440	0.100	Why?
Prosthesis-Related Infections	1	1997	487	0.100	Why?
Program Development	2	2010	1297	0.100	Why?
Length of Stay	6	2002	6426	0.090	Why?
Paraplegia	1	1992	161	0.090	Why?
Organizational Objectives	1	2012	426	0.090	Why?
Female	47	2018	392686	0.090	Why?
Aged	34	2018	169310	0.090	Why?
Ventricular Function, Left	4	2003	3879	0.090	Why?
Patient Readmission	2	2012	3271	0.080	Why?
Organizational Case Studies	1	2010	301	0.080	Why?
Heart Ventricles	2	2001	3807	0.080	Why?
Aorta	2	1996	2041	0.080	Why?
Pacemaker, Artificial	1	1995	807	0.080	Why?
Embolism, Cholesterol	2	1999	32	0.080	Why?
Hospitals, General	1	2013	798	0.080	Why?
Cardiomyopathies	1	2001	1964	0.080	Why?
Patient Discharge	1	2002	3443	0.080	Why?
Proteins	1	2003	6032	0.080	Why?
Emergency Treatment	1	2012	496	0.080	Why?
Quality of Health Care	3	2012	4330	0.070	Why?
Preoperative Care	4	2007	2242	0.070	Why?
Actuarial Analysis	6	1997	372	0.070	Why?
Hospital Mortality	10	2018	5293	0.070	Why?
General Surgery	1	2018	1692	0.070	Why?
Mitral Valve	5	2004	1465	0.070	Why?
Platelet Factor 4	1	2007	129	0.070	Why?
Middle Aged	29	2018	220920	0.070	Why?
Motivation	1	2016	2006	0.070	Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate	5	2000	1989	0.060	Why?
Efficiency, Organizational	1	2010	695	0.060	Why?
Reoperation	6	2004	4303	0.060	Why?
Shock, Cardiogenic	1	1991	709	0.060	Why?
Prostaglandins E, Synthetic	2	1981	14	0.060	Why?
Heart Valve Diseases	2	2004	1027	0.060	Why?
Wounds, Nonpenetrating	1	1992	807	0.060	Why?
Endocarditis	2	2001	348	0.060	Why?
Animals	23	2005	168467	0.060	Why?
Streptococcus anginosus	1	2004	24	0.060	Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis	1	2010	1668	0.060	Why?
Methylgalactosides	1	2003	3	0.060	Why?
Blood	2	1997	596	0.060	Why?
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular	2	2000	851	0.050	Why?
Societies, Medical	2	2018	3905	0.050	Why?
Time Factors	11	2008	39970	0.050	Why?
Prostaglandins E	2	1981	166	0.050	Why?
Pericardial Window Techniques	1	2002	10	0.050	Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed	1	2006	20571	0.050	Why?
Calcium	5	1997	5722	0.050	Why?
Death, Sudden, Cardiac	3	1995	1555	0.050	Why?
Surgical Wound Infection	2	2002	1529	0.050	Why?
Survival Analysis	5	2005	10090	0.050	Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel	1	2016	3889	0.050	Why?
Pneumonia	1	2014	2143	0.050	Why?
Streptococcal Infections	2	2004	617	0.050	Why?
Program Evaluation	1	2010	2495	0.050	Why?
Needles	1	2005	451	0.050	Why?
Phosphocreatine	5	1998	261	0.050	Why?
Survival Rate	6	2002	12725	0.050	Why?
Adult	17	2017	221203	0.050	Why?
United States	10	2018	72335	0.050	Why?
Polyethylenes	1	2003	290	0.050	Why?
Blood Coagulation Tests	1	2002	271	0.050	Why?
Retrospective Studies	19	2005	80646	0.050	Why?
Postoperative Care	2	2006	1468	0.050	Why?
Abscess	1	2004	606	0.050	Why?
Electrocardiography	5	2000	6377	0.050	Why?
Myocardial Reperfusion	2	2000	338	0.050	Why?
Rehabilitation Centers	1	2002	246	0.040	Why?
Contraceptive Agents, Female	1	1981	118	0.040	Why?
Combined Modality Therapy	2	2002	8528	0.040	Why?
Thromboembolism	1	2007	995	0.040	Why?
Embryo Implantation	1	1981	270	0.040	Why?
Documentation	1	2006	897	0.040	Why?
Heparin	1	2007	1634	0.040	Why?
Models, Cardiovascular	1	2005	981	0.040	Why?
Intestine, Small	1	2005	1206	0.040	Why?
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy	3	2000	3769	0.040	Why?
Phosphorus	1	2000	336	0.040	Why?
Echocardiography	2	2002	4989	0.040	Why?
Antibodies	1	2007	2418	0.040	Why?
Tissue and Organ Harvesting	1	2002	373	0.040	Why?
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated	1	1981	540	0.040	Why?
Coronary Circulation	2	2003	1569	0.040	Why?
Evaluation Studies as Topic	1	2000	1624	0.040	Why?
Hydrogels	1	2003	720	0.040	Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities	1	2002	398	0.040	Why?
ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic	1	1997	30	0.040	Why?
Prosthesis Design	1	2005	2115	0.040	Why?
Veins	1	2002	768	0.040	Why?
Analysis of Variance	1	2006	6228	0.040	Why?
Atrial Flutter	1	1999	252	0.040	Why?
Microspheres	1	2000	784	0.040	Why?
Myocardial Stunning	1	1997	66	0.040	Why?
Aged, 80 and over	9	2014	58986	0.030	Why?
Regional Blood Flow	1	2000	1496	0.030	Why?
Pilot Projects	1	2010	8633	0.030	Why?
Databases as Topic	1	2018	473	0.030	Why?
Curriculum	1	2010	3743	0.030	Why?
Aortic Valve Insufficiency	2	2002	576	0.030	Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative	1	2008	1924	0.030	Why?
Gastrointestinal Diseases	1	2005	1200	0.030	Why?
Models, Animal	1	2003	2112	0.030	Why?
Methods	1	1996	1067	0.030	Why?
Cold Temperature	2	1997	785	0.030	Why?
Registries	1	2012	8224	0.030	Why?
Mortality	1	2007	2901	0.030	Why?
Carcinoid Tumor	1	1997	224	0.030	Why?
Random Allocation	1	2000	2395	0.030	Why?
Risk Factors	13	2007	74213	0.030	Why?
Cushing Syndrome	1	1997	241	0.030	Why?
Perfusion	3	2000	1373	0.030	Why?
Electrodes, Implanted	3	1995	840	0.030	Why?
Home Care Services	1	2002	648	0.030	Why?
Tachycardia, Sinus	1	1995	42	0.030	Why?
Rats, Inbred Strains	4	1992	2088	0.030	Why?
Thoracotomy	2	1994	367	0.030	Why?
Multivariate Analysis	6	2000	12059	0.030	Why?
Heart Failure	4	2014	11670	0.030	Why?
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial	3	1994	866	0.030	Why?
Magnesium	2	1989	804	0.030	Why?
Fee-for-Service Plans	1	2000	700	0.030	Why?
Delivery of Health Care	1	2012	5336	0.030	Why?
Managed Care Programs	1	2000	940	0.030	Why?
Algorithms	4	2008	14032	0.030	Why?
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration	2	1997	2496	0.030	Why?
Heart Aneurysm	1	1994	114	0.030	Why?
Warfarin	1	2002	1483	0.030	Why?
Models, Statistical	1	2008	5079	0.030	Why?
Congresses as Topic	1	2018	803	0.030	Why?
Aorta, Abdominal	2	1998	625	0.030	Why?
Hospitals	2	2012	3882	0.030	Why?
Planning Techniques	1	2012	82	0.030	Why?
Prognosis	5	2002	29629	0.030	Why?
Equipment Failure	1	1995	578	0.030	Why?
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	1	2000	1033	0.030	Why?
Tachycardia	1	1994	600	0.030	Why?
Fluorometry	1	1992	99	0.020	Why?
Hematoma	1	1996	767	0.020	Why?
Feasibility Studies	1	2003	5247	0.020	Why?
Aortic Aneurysm	1	1996	648	0.020	Why?
Hemodynamics	6	2000	4160	0.020	Why?
Arteries	1	1996	1123	0.020	Why?
Adenine Nucleotides	2	1989	111	0.020	Why?
Anticoagulants	1	2007	4812	0.020	Why?
Age Distribution	1	1997	2880	0.020	Why?
Polyethylene Terephthalates	1	1991	113	0.020	Why?
Emergency Medical Services	1	2002	1923	0.020	Why?
Hospital Costs	2	2012	947	0.020	Why?
Follow-Up Studies	9	2002	39107	0.020	Why?
Rats	8	2000	23741	0.020	Why?
Prospective Studies	5	2008	54426	0.020	Why?
Electric Countershock	1	1993	533	0.020	Why?
Recurrence	1	2002	8466	0.020	Why?
Endarterectomy, Carotid	1	1995	555	0.020	Why?
Equipment Design	2	1995	3511	0.020	Why?
Iliac Artery	1	1991	343	0.020	Why?
Diagnosis, Differential	2	2004	12975	0.020	Why?
Organizational Innovation	1	2012	537	0.020	Why?
Sulfonamides	1	1999	1978	0.020	Why?
Cause of Death	2	1998	3683	0.020	Why?
Hypothermia, Induced	1	1994	753	0.020	Why?
Models, Organizational	1	2012	546	0.020	Why?
Angina Pectoris	1	1993	959	0.020	Why?
Cryosurgery	1	1994	474	0.020	Why?
Atrial Fibrillation	2	1999	5127	0.020	Why?
Patient Selection	2	1998	4244	0.020	Why?
Carotid Stenosis	1	1995	860	0.020	Why?
Diffusion of Innovation	1	2012	728	0.020	Why?
Goals	1	2012	711	0.020	Why?
Heart Diseases	1	2000	2781	0.020	Why?
Femoral Artery	1	1991	826	0.020	Why?
Patient Transfer	1	2014	794	0.020	Why?
Postoperative Period	2	2007	1814	0.020	Why?
Safety	1	1991	1150	0.020	Why?
Probability	1	1992	2477	0.020	Why?
Predictive Value of Tests	2	2007	15266	0.020	Why?
Rats, Sprague-Dawley	4	2000	8181	0.020	Why?
Intraoperative Period	1	2007	510	0.020	Why?
Public Relations	1	2005	22	0.020	Why?
Health Resources	1	2012	935	0.020	Why?
Incidence	5	2007	21355	0.020	Why?
Emergencies	1	1992	1217	0.020	Why?
Mandatory Programs	1	2005	86	0.020	Why?
Splanchnic Circulation	1	2005	119	0.020	Why?
Health Care Surveys	1	2012	2426	0.020	Why?
Glycogen	2	1998	251	0.010	Why?
Statistics as Topic	2	2005	2358	0.010	Why?
Patient Satisfaction	2	2012	3461	0.010	Why?
Oxygen	3	1994	4227	0.010	Why?
Tissue Adhesions	1	2003	218	0.010	Why?
State Government	1	2005	384	0.010	Why?
Meclofenamic Acid	1	1981	23	0.010	Why?
Prostaglandin Antagonists	1	1981	28	0.010	Why?
Renal Insufficiency	2	1998	809	0.010	Why?
Dinoprostone	2	1981	597	0.010	Why?
Heart Transplantation	1	1995	3233	0.010	Why?
Guideline Adherence	1	2012	2220	0.010	Why?
Indomethacin	1	1981	325	0.010	Why?
Blastocyst	2	1981	433	0.010	Why?
Benchmarking	1	2007	1045	0.010	Why?
Radiography	1	1992	6965	0.010	Why?
Surgical Wound Dehiscence	1	2002	212	0.010	Why?
Treatment Outcome	5	2002	64684	0.010	Why?
Medicare	2	2014	6770	0.010	Why?
Cerebrovascular Disorders	2	1997	1474	0.010	Why?
Thrombocytopenia	1	2007	1182	0.010	Why?
Forecasting	2	1998	2928	0.010	Why?
Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical	1	1998	9	0.010	Why?
Calcimycin	1	1978	213	0.010	Why?
Desoxycorticosterone	1	1998	46	0.010	Why?
Rats, Inbred WKY	1	1998	150	0.010	Why?
Rats, Inbred SHR	1	1998	186	0.010	Why?
Ventricular Function	2	1992	406	0.010	Why?
Uterus	1	1981	649	0.010	Why?
New York	1	2000	874	0.010	Why?
Chest Pain	1	2004	1091	0.010	Why?
Rabbits	1	2003	4772	0.010	Why?
Logistic Models	2	2007	13255	0.010	Why?
Corynebacterium Infections	1	1997	27	0.010	Why?
Ligation	1	1998	448	0.010	Why?
Fever	1	2004	1618	0.010	Why?
Blood Pressure	2	1994	8481	0.010	Why?
Videotape Recording	1	1998	337	0.010	Why?
Ischemia	1	2005	1883	0.010	Why?
Myosins	1	1998	405	0.010	Why?
Antibiotic Prophylaxis	1	2001	637	0.010	Why?
Ventricular Pressure	1	1997	210	0.010	Why?
Data Collection	1	2005	3322	0.010	Why?
Intestines	1	2005	1909	0.010	Why?
Replantation	1	1997	145	0.010	Why?
Linear Models	1	2005	5872	0.010	Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel	1	1998	1741	0.010	Why?
Clinical Enzyme Tests	1	1995	113	0.010	Why?
Hypothyroidism	1	2000	668	0.010	Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic	1	2012	7391	0.010	Why?
Reference Standards	1	1998	1003	0.010	Why?
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid	1	1998	1541	0.010	Why?
Candidiasis	1	1997	365	0.010	Why?
Vascular Diseases	1	2002	1161	0.010	Why?
Body Temperature	1	1997	781	0.010	Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging	1	2001	36429	0.010	Why?
Internship and Residency	1	2014	5882	0.010	Why?
Oxygen Consumption	1	2000	1866	0.010	Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate	1	1994	422	0.010	Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents	2	2004	7407	0.010	Why?
Lung Neoplasms	1	1997	13382	0.010	Why?
Coronary Angiography	1	2004	4471	0.010	Why?
Adenosine Monophosphate	1	1994	231	0.010	Why?
Nephrectomy	1	1998	937	0.010	Why?
Electrodes	1	1995	614	0.010	Why?
Embryo, Mammalian	1	1978	1674	0.010	Why?
Sex Factors	2	1998	10553	0.010	Why?
Diastole	1	1994	782	0.010	Why?
Monitoring, Intraoperative	1	1998	942	0.010	Why?
Peripheral Vascular Diseases	1	1994	488	0.010	Why?
Lymph Node Excision	1	1997	1271	0.010	Why?
Carotid Artery Diseases	1	1997	877	0.010	Why?
Pneumonectomy	1	1997	1119	0.010	Why?
Aortic Valve Stenosis	1	2002	2001	0.010	Why?
Electrophysiology	1	1993	1262	0.010	Why?
Proportional Hazards Models	2	1995	12463	0.010	Why?
Databases, Factual	1	2005	7967	0.010	Why?
Ultrasonography, Interventional	1	1998	1496	0.010	Why?
Disease Models, Animal	2	2000	18253	0.010	Why?
Myocardial Revascularization	1	1993	790	0.010	Why?
Lymphatic Metastasis	1	1997	2915	0.010	Why?
Cardiac Output	1	1992	831	0.010	Why?
Fluorescence	1	1992	756	0.010	Why?
Attitude to Health	1	1997	2025	0.000	Why?
Radiography, Thoracic	1	1995	1302	0.000	Why?
Phosphates	1	1992	770	0.000	Why?
Hospitalization	2	1998	10721	0.000	Why?
NAD	1	1992	614	0.000	Why?
Treatment Failure	1	1994	2644	0.000	Why?
Staphylococcal Infections	1	1997	1407	0.000	Why?
Heart Rate	1	1999	4195	0.000	Why?
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted	1	1995	1496	0.000	Why?
Lung Diseases	1	1997	1909	0.000	Why?
Hypertension, Pulmonary	1	1998	1578	0.000	Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	1	1999	10766	0.000	Why?
Antihypertensive Agents	1	1996	2024	0.000	Why?
Adolescent	2	1993	88324	0.000	Why?
Solutions	1	1987	412	0.000	Why?
Energy Metabolism	1	1997	2882	0.000	Why?
Arrhythmias, Cardiac	1	1995	2244	0.000	Why?
Age Factors	1	2002	18398	0.000	Why?
Double-Blind Method	1	1999	12341	0.000	Why?
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left	1	1995	2118	0.000	Why?
Boston	1	1997	9326	0.000	Why?
Referral and Consultation	1	1997	3600	0.000	Why?
Monitoring, Physiologic	1	1992	1779	0.000	Why?
Diagnostic Imaging	1	1996	3530	0.000	Why?
Chronic Disease	1	1997	9319	0.000	Why?
Prostaglandins F	1	1981	80	0.000	Why?
Prostaglandins F, Synthetic	1	1981	32	0.000	Why?
Dinoprost	1	1981	138	0.000	Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted	1	1998	9002	0.000	Why?
Comorbidity	1	1995	10508	0.000	Why?
Mice	3	1981	81533	0.000	Why?
Lung	1	1997	10002	0.000	Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity	1	1994	14666	0.000	Why?
Case-Control Studies	1	1995	22176	0.000	Why?
Mice, Inbred CBA	1	1978	436	0.000	Why?
Hypertension	1	1996	8540	0.000	Why?
Trophoblasts	1	1978	224	0.000	Why?
Cells, Cultured	2	1981	18965	0.000	Why?
Mice, Inbred BALB C	1	1978	6214	0.000	Why?
Cell Survival	1	1978	5791	0.000	Why?

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