Abstracts Presented & Published

Dr. Baumgartner

1. Barrio JR, Baumgartner F, Henze E, Schelbert H. Synthesis, Characterizations and Myocardial Uptake of N-13 Amino Acids. American Chemical Society, Second Chemical Congress of the North American Continent. Las Vegas, Nevada; August 1980 - ABS-NUCL 31.

2. Baumgartner FJ, Barrio JR, Henze E, Schelbert H, MacDonald NS, Kuhl DE. Immobilized Enzymes for the production of N-13 Labeled L-Amino Acids. Clin Nucl Med, 5:16-17, 1980.

3. Henze E, Baumgartner F, Schelbert HR, Barrio JR, MacDonald NS, Kuhl DE. Myocardial Uptake and Utility of N-13 Labeled Glutamine and Alanine for Positron Emission Tomography of Normal and Ischemic Myocardium. Clin Nucl Med, 5:17-18, 1980.

4. Barrio JR, Egbert JE, Baumgartner FJ, Henze E, Schelbert HR, Phelps ME, Kuhl DE. Enzymatic Synthesis of N-13, C-11 Labeled Amino Acids and Related Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Intermediates. J Nucl Med, 22:77, 1981.

5. Henze E, Egbert J, Barrio J, Baumgartner F, Phelps M, Kuhl D, Schelbert H. Myocardial Energy Metabolism Evaluated by Single Pass Uptake and Positron Emission Computed Tomography of N-13 and C-11 Labeled Amino Acids. J Nucl Med, 22:10, 1981.

6. Barrio JR, Baumgartner FJ, Phelps ME, Henze E, Schelbert HR, MacDonald NS. N-13 Labeled Branched-Chain L-Amino Acids: Synthesis and Enzyme Kinetics. J Nucl Med, 23:107, 1982.

7. Chugani HT, Babb TL, Baumgartner F, Phelps ME. Binding of Inhibitory Receptors by #H-Muscimol and #H-Flunitrazepam in Human Epileptic Hippocampus. Presented at the Workshop on Neurotransmitters in Epilepsy (WCNIEP III), Copanejlo, Italy, September 1985.

8. Baumgartner F, Wilson SE: Current Status of Transhepatic Cholangiopraphy (THC) in the Diagnosis if Bilary Obstruction. Invited presentation at the Annual Surgical Residents Program of the Los Angeles Surgical Society, November, 1985. Also presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in Palm Springs, California, January 1986.

9. Baumgartner F, Klein S. The acute Abdomen in the Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia. Ann Emerg Med, 16:1100, 1987.

   • Invited presentation at the Annual Surgical Residents Program of the Los Angeles Surgical Society, Los Angeles, California, November, 1986.

   • Presented at the Southern California Chapter Meeting of the American College of Surgeons in Santa Barbara, California, January 1987.

   • Presented to the American College of Emergency Physicians, San Francisco, California, November 1987.

   • Marion Laboratories Resident Presentation Award Winner

   • Presented at St. Mary's Medical Center Medical Conference, Long Beach, California, November 1987.

   • Presented to the VA Wadsworth Surgical Grand Rounds, West Los Angeles, California, January 1988.

10. Baumgartner F, Robertson JM, Nelson RJ. The Rudimentary First Rib and its Associated Second Rib Synostosis. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in Newport Beach, California, January 1988.

11. Baumgartner F, Robertson JM, Nelson RJ, Esrig B, Harrier D. Presentation and Management of Tracheobronchial Disruptions from Blunt Trauma.

    • Presented at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Pulmonary Conference, Torrance, California, September 1987.

    • Presented at UCLA Cardiothoracic Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, March 1988.

    • Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in Palm Springs, California, January 1989.

12. Baumgartner F, Klein SR, Bongard FS: Management of Inferior Vena Cava Injuries.

    • Presented at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Surgeical Grand Rounds, Torrance, California, September 1988.

    • Presented at the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society, San Diego, California, September 1988.

13. Baumgartner F, Williams RA, Wilson SE. Patient Selection and Complications of Transhepatic Cholangiography. Current Surgery, 1988.

14. Baumgartner F, Snyder R, Robertson JM. Morbidity and Mortality Association with Emergency Pneumonectomy for Pentrating and Blunt Trauma. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Palm Springs, California, January 1989.

15. Welton ML, Baumgartner F, Passaro EP. Internal Hernial in the Unoperated Patient. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Palm Springs, California, January 1989.

16. Klein SR, Saroyan RM, Baumgartner F, Bongard F. Management Strategy of Vascular Injuries Associated with pelvic Fracture. Presented at the Western Vascular Society Meeting, Coronado, California, January 1990.

17. Baumgartner F, Scudamore C, Klein S, Bongard F. Management of Inferior Vena Cava Injuries. Harbor-UCLA/VGH Experience. Presented at the Annual Meeting of British Columbia Surgical Society, Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., Canada, May 10, 1990.

18. Baumgartner F, Yeung J, Kerr C, Pineda E, Tyers G, Gerrein A. Intrathoracic Positioning of Implantable Defibrillators. Presented at the British Columbia Annual Meeting, Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., Canada, May 12, 1990.

19. Tyers GFO, Baumgartner FJ, Flavelle SM, Pineda E, Yeung J, Boone J, Kerr CR. Endothoracic Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation. PACE, 13:1214, 1990.

20. Klein SR, Baumgartner F, Bongard F. Contemporary Management Strategy of Major IVC Injuries. J Trauma, 31:1032, 1991. Presented at the American Association of Trauma, September 1991.

21. Baumgartner FJ, Jamieson WRE, Fowler J, Kiaii R, Ling H, Munro Al, Burr LH, Miyagishima RT, Tyers GFO. Mitral Valve Procedures and Coronary Revascularization-Factors Affecting Outcome and Long-Term Evaluation. Can J Cardiol, 7 Suppl A:133A, 1991. Presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Calgary, Albert, October 18, 1991.

22. Pianim N, Baumgartner F, Klein S, Bongard F. Post-Traumatic Pneumonia: Risk Factors and Outcome. Presented at the Southwest Surgical Congress, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1992.

23. Baumgartner F, Zane R, Klein S, Chen J, Milliken J. Video-Thoracoscopy in Thoracic Surgery: Harbor-UCLA Experience. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbra, California, January 24, 1993.

    

24. Baumgartner F. Thoracic Trauma and Critical Care. Harbor-UCLA Nursing Trauma Lecture Series, April 1994.

25. Deimling P, Jamieson WRE, Baumgartner F, Tyers GFO, German E. Multiple Valve Replacement and Myocardial Revascularization - Predictors of Early Mortality and Clinical Performance. Presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 25-29, 1994.

26. Pak S, Baumgartner F, Scott R, Robertson J, Milleken J. Harbor-UCLA Experience with Postcardiotomy Ventricular Support Devices: Results in a Low Volume Center Without Bridge to Transplantation. Third International Conference on Circulatory Support Devices for Severfe Cardiac Failure. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28-30, 1994.

27. Baumgartner F, Lee J, Bleiweis M, Ferrario T, Georgiou D, Milliken J, Brundage B. Ultrafast CT in the Early Evaluation of Suspected MI After Coronary Bypass.

    • Presented at the 7th Annual Symposium on Cardiac Surgery: Current Issues, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 9-12, 1994 (poster).

    • Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Indian Wells, California, January 20, 1995.

28. Kakuda J, Baumgartner F, Renslo R, Scott R, Milliken J. CT Guided Needle Localization for Video-Thoracoscopic Resection of Pulmonary Nodules. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Indian Wells, California, January 21, 1995.

29. Pak S, Baumgartner F, Ginzton L, Milliken J. Reduction Aortoplasty for Moderate Sized Ascending Aortic Aneurysms. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Indian Wells, California, January 21, 1995.

30. Baumgartner F, Klein S, Scudamore C, Scott R, Nair C, Gelman J, Rajfer J, Milliken J. Extracorporeal Methods of Vascular Control of Difficult IVC Procedures. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of The American College of Surgeons, Indian Wells, California, January 21, 1995.

31. Baumgartner F. Ages B, Klein S, Scott R, Scudamore C, Nair C, Milliken J. Venovenous Bypass for Extracorporeal Control of Difficult Inferior Vena Cava Procedures. Presented at the 15th Annual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium: Pathophysiology & Techniques of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, San Diego, California, February 23-26, 1995.

32. Scudamore CH, Baumgartner F, Ko D, Hemming A, Karusseit O, Nair C. Veno-Venous Bypass for Major Blunt Caval and Hepatic Trauma. Tenth Biennial Congress of the Asian Surgical Association, Bali, Indonesia, March 12-16, 1995.

33. Baumgartner F. Missing Tumor Segment During Veno-Venous Bypass Assisted Resection of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Presented at the Perfusion Research and Education Symposium, Galveston, Texas, October 20-22, 1995.

34. Omari B, Baumgartner F, Lee J, Bleiweis M, Sheppard B, Robertson J, Milliken J. Trauma Pneumonectomy Revisited - The Pathophysiologic Balance of Shock Resuscitation with Right Heart Failure. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbare, January 19-21, 1996.

35. Safdari K, Tolmos J, Ferrario T, Milliken J, Baumgartner F. Mitral Valve Repair: A Harbor-UCLA Experience. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, California, January 19-21, 1996.

36. Davidson J, Baumgartner F, Omari B. Milliken J. Intraaortic Balloon Pumps in Cardiac Surgery - Indications and Complications. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, January 19-21, 1996.

37. Sun S, Hou X, Baumgartner F, Lin Y. Digoxin Aggravates Reoxygenation Injury in Isolated Rabbit Myocardium. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, January 19-21, 1996.

38. Omari B, Baumgartner F. Closure of Complicated Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Presented at Pathophysiology and Techniques of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, San Diego, California, February 29-March 3, 1996.

39. Baumgartner F. Surgical Treatment of Emphysema. Presented at the Brotman Medical Annual Scientific Seminar, Los Angeles, California, March 9-10, 1996. Audio Digest General Surgery: Thoracic Issues, 43:15, August 7, 1996.

40. Baumgartner F, Pak S, Omari B, Milliken J. Reduction Aortoplasty for Moderate Sized Ascending Aortic Aneurysms. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Syposium V, New York, New York, April 25-26, 1996.

41. Baumgartner F. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Myocardial Protection.
    
    
    • Presented at Harbor-UCLA Cardiology Grand Rounds, Torrance, California, 1993.

    • Presented at Olive View Cardiology Rounds, Wadsworth VA, West Los Angeles, California, May 1, 1996.

42. Baumgartner F. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Myocardial Protection. Presented at the Wadsworth VA Hospital, West Los Angeles, May 1, 1996.

43. Baumgartner F, Omari B, Theuer C, Nguyen D, Pak S, Milliken J. Management Strategies for Severe Intra-Annular Mitral Valve Abscesses. Presented at the Cardiac Interventions Standards and Concepts. Vienna, Austria, June 9-11, 1996. Published in Cor Europaeum 5:15-16, 1996.

44. Turner C, Lynch S, Omari B, Milliken J, Baumgartner F. Carotid Artery Disease in Left Main Patients Undergoing CABG: Incidence and Characteristics. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dana Point, California, January 18, 1997.

45. Pandya A, Bethencourt D, Pandya A, Omari B, Baumgartner F. Transverse Arch Repair in the Management of Type A Aortic Dissection: An Alternative Surgical Approach. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dana Point, California, January 18, 1997.

46. Pandya A, Omari B, Pandya A, Milliken J, Baumgartner F. Ultrasonic Debridement of Mitral Valve Calcification. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dana Point, California, January 18, 1997.

47. Nguyen T, Omari B, Milliken J, Kakuda J, Robertson J, Baumgartner F. Characteristics of CABG Patients Less Than 45 Years of Age Compared to Older Controls. Presented at the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dana Point, California, January 18, 1997.

48. Baumgartner F. Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery. Denton Community Hospital, May 8, 1997.

49. Baumgartner F. Management of Thoracic Trauma
    
    
    • Harbor-UCLA Trauma Conference, Torrance, California, October 28, 1994.
    • Harbor-UCLA Pulmonary Grand Rounds, February 15, 1995.
    • Harbor-UCLA Trauma Multidisciplinary Rounds, April 3, 1996.
    • Harbor-UCLA Trauma Conference, November 7, 1996.
    • St. John's Medical Staff Conference, November 1997.

50. Baumgartner FJ. The Pharmacologic Approach to Bleeding. Invited Presented at Significant Developments in Transfusion Free Medicine and Surgery, Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, June 5, 1998.

51. Larreta B, Baumgartner F, Morgenstein A, Fu YS. Cardiac Myxomas. Grand Rounds, Providence Saint Joseph medical Center, November 19, 1998.

52. Gregorio MC, Baumgartner FJ, Omari BO. The Presenting Chest Roentgenogram in Acute Type A Aoritic Dissection. Presented at So Calif Chapter Am Col Surg. Santa Barbara, CA, January 1999.

53. Baumgartner FJ. Off-Pump Coronary Bypass. Cardiology Grand Rounds, Harbor-UCLA, January 4, 1999.

54. Baumgartner FJ. Carotid Endarterectomy for Stroke Prevention. Invited Presentation, St. Vincent Medical Center, February 24, 1999.

55. Baumgartner F, Milliken J, Omari B, Nelson R, Robertson J. Annular Abscesses in Surgical Endocarditis: Anatomic, Clinical and Operative Features. Submitted, Western Thor Assn.

56. Baumgartner F, Milliken J, Omari B, Nelson R, Roberetson J. Anatomic and Clinical Patterns in Surgical Endocarditis. Submitted, Western Thor Assn.

57. Baumgartner FJ, Gheissari A, Capouya E, Panagiotides GP, Yokoyama T. Off-Pump CABG in Patients with Profound Ventricular Dysfunction. Submitted, Western Thor Surg Assn.