S. Bert Litwin, MD

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Specialty(ies)

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certification(s)

• Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery

Education

• MD: Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1955 - 1959.
• Internship: Cincinnati General Hospital (Rotating), 1959 - 1960.
• Residency: General Hospital, Boston (General Surgery), 1960 - 1964.
• Residency: General Hospital, Boston (General Surgery), 1966 - 1966.
• Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston (General Surgery), 1967 - 1967.
• Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston (Pediatric Thoracic-Cardiovascular Surgery), 1968 - 1972.

Employment

• 1984-1990: Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
• 1973-1978: Associate editor, Current Trends in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease.
• 1974-1975: Acting chairman, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
• 1975-1980: Regional interviewer, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
• 1980-1981: Member, Technical Advisory Committee on Cardiac Surgery Guidelines, Division of Health and Social Services, State of Wisconsin.
• 1980-1982: Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
• 1982-Present: Professor of Clinical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee.
• 1985-Present: Preceptor, Physicians Assistant Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
• 1986-2001: Co-director ECMO Program, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
• 1988-Present: Clinical professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
• 1990-1995: Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
• 1996-Present: Guest editorial reviewer, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
• 1997-1998: Surgeon-in-chief, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
• 2001-Present: Director emeritus, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Research publications

1. S.B. Litwin: COLOR ATLAS OF CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY Mosby-Year Book, Inc., St. Louis, 1996.
2. J.S. Tweddell, A.N. Pelech, P.C. Frommelt, K.A. Mussatto, J.D. Wyman, R.T. Fedderly, S. Berger, M.A. Frommelt, D.A. Lewis, D.Z. Friedberg, J.P. Thomas, S.B. Litwin: Factors Affecting the Longevity of Homograft Valves Utilized in RVOT Reconstruction for Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation 2000; 102 Suppl. III:III-130-III-135.
3. G.M. Hoffman, N.S. Ghanayem, J.M. Kampine, S. Berger, K.A. Mussato, S.B. Litwin, J.S. Tweddell: Venous Saturation and the Anaerobic Threshold in Neonates After the Norwood Procedure for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Ann. Thor. Surg. 2000; 70:1515-21.
4. R.T. Fedderly, B.N. Whitstone, S.J. Frisbee, J.S. Tweddell, S.B. Litwin: Factors Relating to Pleural Effusions After Fontan Procedure in the Era of Fenestration. Circulation, 2001; 104 (Suppl. I) I148-I151.
5. E.A.E. Stuth, A.G. Stucke, R.D. Cohen, R.D.B. Jaquiss, S. Kugathasan, S.B. Litwin: Successful Resuscitation of a Child after Exsanguination Due to Aortoesophageal Fistula from Undiagnosed Foreign Body. Anesthesiology, 2001; 95:1025-6.
6. J.S. Tweddell, G.M. Hoffman, R.T. Fedderly, K.A. Mussatto, S. Berger, R.D. Jaquiss, N.S. Ghanayem, S.B. Litwin: Improved Survival of Patients Undergoing Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Lessons Learned from 100 Consecutive Patients. (Abst.) Circulation, 2001; 104 (Suppl. II):II-670.
7. L.E. May, S.B. Litwin, J.S. Tweddell, R.D.B. Jaquiss; PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY – A READY REFERENCE FOR PROFESSIONALS – 2^ND EDITION. Maxishare Publishing Milwaukee. 2001.
8. J.R. Cava, R.T. Fedderly, S.M. Bevandic, M. Steltzer, P.J. Phelan, K.N. Hor, J.S. Tweddell, S.B. Litwin: A Medical Strategy to Address Persistent Chest Tube Drainage After the Fontan Operation. (Abst.) J. of the American College of Cardiology, (Suppl. A) 2002; 39:399A 1047-99.
9. J.S. Tweddell, S.B. Litwin: Transposition of the Great Arteries. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002; 7:49-63.
10. P. Rafiee, Y. Shi, X. Kong, K.A. Pritchard, J.S. Tweddell, S.B. Litwin, K. Mussatto, R.D. Jaquiss, J. Su, J.E. Baker: Activation of Protein Kinases in Chronically Hypoxic Infant Human and Rabbit Hearts. Circulation, 2002; 106: 239-245.
11. J.S. Tweddell, G.M. Hoffman, K.A. Mussatto, R. Fedderly, S. Berger, R.D.B. Jaquiss, N.S. Ghanayem. S.J. Frisbee, S.B. Litwin: Improved Survival of Patients Undergoing Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Lessons Learned From 115 Consecutive Patients. Circulation, 2002; 106 [suppl I]:I-82-I-89.
12. R.D.B. Jaquiss, N.S. Ghanayem, M.C. Zacharisen, K.A. Mussatto, J.S. Tweddell, S.B. Litwin: Safety of Aprotinin Use and Re-Use in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. Circulation 2002;106 [suppl I]: I-90-I-94.
13. P. Rafiee, Y. Shi, K. Pritchard, H. Ogawa, A.L.W. Eis, R. Komorowski, C.M. Fitzpatrick, J.S. Tweddell, S.B. Litwin, K. Mussatto, R.D. Jaquiss, J.E. Baker: Cellular Redistribution of Inducible Hsp70 Protein in the Human and Rabbit Heart in Response to the Stress of Chronic Hypoxia: Role Of Protein Kinases. J. Biology/Chemistry., August 22, 2003.