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Meet Dr. Christopher W. Baird
MEDICAL SERVICES
Specialties
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tracheomalacia
- Complex Biventricular Repair
- Coarctation of the Aorta
Departments
Programs
- Congenital Heart Valve Program
- Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Program
- Complex Biventricular Repair Program
- Single Ventricle Program
Languages
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English
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree
BS, Biology
- Appalachian State University , 1992 , Boone , NC
Medical School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine , 1998 , Chapel Hill , NC
Residency
General Surgery
- Hospitals of the University Health Center of Pittsburgh , 2003 , Pittsburgh , PA
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Hospitals of the University Health Center of Pittsburgh , 2006 , Pittsburgh , PA
Fellowship
Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Boston Children's Hospital , 2006 , Boston , MA
CERTIFICATIONS
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery
- Certified, Pediatric Advanced Life Support
PUBLICATIONS
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- Super Glenn for staged biventricular repair: impact on left ventricular growth? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Mar 15. View abstract
- Primary pulmonary vein stenosis during infancy: state of the art review. J Perinatol. 2021 Mar 05. View abstract
- Long-term outcomes of truncus arteriosus repair: A modulated renewal competing risks analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 12. View abstract
- Management of Complex Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: A Comparison of Konno and Modified Konno Techniques. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb 08. View abstract
- Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Pediatric Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery: A Mini Review. Front Pediatr. 2020; 8:587177. View abstract
- Ascending Aortoplasty in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Procedures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Sep 16. View abstract
- Reintervention rates after bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in patients younger than 30 years of age: A multicenter analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 02; 161(2):345-362.e2. View abstract
- Preoperative Factors That Predict Recurrence After Repair of Discrete Subaortic Stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jul 23. View abstract
- Early Infant Symptomatic Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve: Pulmonary Artery Management and Airway Stabilization. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 11; 110(5):1644-1650. View abstract
- Experience and Outcomes of Surgically Implanted Melody Valve in the Pulmonary Position. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 03; 111(3):966-972. View abstract
- Pulmonary Valve Reconstruction Using the Ozaki Leaflet Reconstructive Techniques. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 01; 111(1):e19-e21. View abstract
- 1.5-Ventricle Repair Using Left Ventricle as the Subpulmonary Ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 12; 110(6):e529-e530. View abstract
- Revisiting prosthesis choice in mitral valve replacement in children: Durable alternatives to traditional bioprostheses. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May 31. View abstract
- Modified Ozaki Procedure Including Annular Enlargement for Small Aortic Annuli in Young Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 10; 110(4):1364-1371. View abstract
- Aortic uncrossing and tracheobronchopexy corrects tracheal compression and tracheobronchomalacia associated with circumflex aortic arch. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep; 160(3):796-804. View abstract
- When to consider a posterolateral descending aortopexy in addition to a posterior tracheopexy for the surgical treatment of symptomatic tracheobronchomalacia. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Dec; 55(12):2682-2689. View abstract
- Congenital aortic and truncal valve reconstruction using the Ozaki technique: Short-term clinical results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb 19. View abstract
- Aortic valve neo-cuspidation using the Ozaki technique for acquired and congenital disease: where does this procedure currently stand? Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan; 36(Suppl 1):113-122. View abstract
- Do patients with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery benefit from an early repair of the mitral valve? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 01 01; 57(1):72-77. View abstract
- Intraoperative Coronary Artery Imaging for Planning. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2020; 23:11-16. View abstract
- Tracheobronchomalacia, Tracheobronchial Compression, and Tracheobronchial Malformations: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2020; 23:53-61. View abstract
- Fontan with lateral tunnel is associated with improved survival compared with extracardiac conduit. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 04; 159(4):1480-1491.e2. View abstract
- Percutaneous intraluminal downsizing of systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts: a novel application of the Diabolo stent technique-Case series and description of the technique. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 02 15; 95(3):471-476. View abstract
- Initial experience introducing an enhanced recovery program in congenital cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 11; 160(5):1313-1321.e5. View abstract
- Repair of double outlet right ventricle: Midterm outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug 30. View abstract
- Great vessel anomalies and their impact on the surgical treatment of tracheobronchomalacia. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jul; 55(7):1302-1308. View abstract
- Long-term Surgical Prognosis of Primary Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 10; 108(4):1202-1209. View abstract
- Innovative management of severe tracheobronchomalacia using anterior and posterior tracheobronchopexy. Laryngoscope. 2020 02; 130(2):E65-E74. View abstract
- Mechanical Properties of Autologous Pericardium Change With Fixation Time: Implications for Valve Reconstruction. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 31(4):852-854. View abstract
- Type B Interrupted Right Aortic Arch: Diagnostic and Surgical Approaches. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 01; 107(1):e41-e43. View abstract
- Pathology of valved venous homografts used as right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduits in congenital heart disease surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 01; 157(1):342-350.e3. View abstract
- Outcomes after mechanical aortic valve replacement in children and young adults with congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 01; 157(1):329-340. View abstract
- Three-Patch Aortic Root Reconstruction With Extended Left Main Coronary Artery Patch Augmentation in Neonates and Infants. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 31(1):99-101. View abstract
- Physiologic effects of delayed sternal closure following stage 1 palliation. Cardiol Young. 2018 Dec; 28(12):1393-1403. View abstract
- Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals: collateral vessel disease burden and unifocalisation strategies. Cardiol Young. 2018 Sep; 28(9):1091-1098. View abstract
- Impact of a Composite Valved RV-PA Graft After Stage 1 Palliation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 11; 106(5):1452-1459. View abstract
- Surgical Considerations in Interrupted Aortic Arch. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Sep; 22(3):278-284. View abstract
- Dehiscence of patch augmentation of a left-sided atrioventricular valve related to strenuous isometric exercise: Case report and failure analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 10; 156(4):e165-e168. View abstract
- Adjunct Targeted Biologic Inhibition Agents to Treat Aggressive Multivessel Intraluminal Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis. J Pediatr. 2018 07; 198:29-35.e5. View abstract
- Descending Aortopexy and Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia and Left Mainstem Bronchomalacia. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 31(3):479-485. View abstract
- Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia Associated with Esophageal Atresia (EA): Primary Treatment at the Time of Initial EA Repair versus Secondary Treatment. Front Surg. 2017; 4:80. View abstract
- Measurement of Dead Space Fraction Upon ICU Admission Predicts Length of Stay and Clinical Outcomes Following Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Anastomosis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 01; 19(1):23-31. View abstract
- Valve-sparing repair with intraoperative balloon dilation in tetralogy of Fallot: Midterm results and therapeutic implications. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 03; 155(3):1163-1173.e4. View abstract
- A low-cost bioprosthetic semilunar valve for research, disease modelling and surgical training applications. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 11 01; 25(5):785-792. View abstract
- Morphologic and histologic findings in bioprosthetic valves explanted from the mitral position in children younger than 5 years of age. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 02; 155(2):746-752. View abstract
- Right ventricular outflow tract reintervention after primary tetralogy of Fallot repair in neonates and young infants. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 02; 155(2):726-734. View abstract
- Paucicellular Fibrointimal Proliferation Characterizes Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 213 Samples From 97 Patients. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017 Sep; 41(9):1198-1204. View abstract
- Cardioscopically Guided Beating Heart Surgery: Paravalvular Leak Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Sep; 104(3):1074-1079. View abstract
- Augmentation of Bridging Leaflets in Repair of Atrioventricular Canal Defects. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jul; 104(1):e101-e103. View abstract
- Hemodynamic parameters predict adverse outcomes following biventricular conversion with single-ventricle palliation takedown. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 08; 154(2):572-582. View abstract
- Posterior tracheopexy for severe tracheomalacia. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jun; 52(6):951-955. View abstract
- Outcomes following thoracotomy or thoracoscopic vascular ring division in children and young adults. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 08; 154(2):607-615. View abstract
- Photo-oxidized bovine pericardium in congenital cardiac surgery: single-centre experience. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 02 01; 24(2):240-244. View abstract
- Recombinant porcine factor VIII for high-risk surgery in paediatric congenital haemophilia A with high-titre inhibitor. Haemophilia. 2017 Mar; 23(2):e93-e98. View abstract
- Mechanism of valve failure and efficacy of reintervention through catheterization in patients with bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Jan-Apr; 10(1):11-17. View abstract
- Truncus arteriosus versus tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia. Cardiol Young. 2017 May; 27(4):801-803. View abstract
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor-Based Vasodilation Improves Oxygen Delivery and Clinical Outcomes Following Stage 1 Palliation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 11 02; 5(11). View abstract
- TCT-246 Cardioscopy-Guided Repair of Aortic Paravalvular Leak in Porcine Beating Heart Model. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Nov 01; 68(18S):B100. View abstract
- Outcome and performance of bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in patients with congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 11; 152(5):1333-1342.e3. View abstract
- Direct Tracheobronchopexy and Posterior Descending Aortopexy for Severe Left Mainstem Bronchomalacia Associated With Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation and Left Circumflex Aortic Arch. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul; 102(1):e1-4. View abstract
- Surgical Treatment of Tracheobronchomalacia: A novel approach. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2016 Jun; 19:16-20. View abstract
- Ring-reinforced Sano right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit at Norwood stage I. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2016; 2016. View abstract
- Jejunal Interposition after Failed Esophageal Atresia Repair. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 06; 222(6):1001-8. View abstract
- Expandable Valve for Pediatric Application Constructed From Human Venous Valved Conduit Within a Stent. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec; 100(6):2320-4. View abstract
- Neonatal Mitral Valve Repair in Biventricular Repair, Single Ventricle Palliation, and Secondary Left Ventricular Recruitment: Indications, Techniques, and Mid-Term Outcomes. Front Surg. 2015; 2:59. View abstract
- Histology of Pericardial Tissue Substitutes Used in Congenital Heart Surgery. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2016 Sep/Oct; 19(5):383-388. View abstract
- Lung Pathology in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2016 May-Jun; 19(3):219-29. View abstract
- Outcomes and Short-Term Follow-Up in Complex Ross Operations in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Damus-Kaye-Stansel Takedown. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016; 28(1):81-9. View abstract
- Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement in Infants with Congenital Cardiac Disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 Dec; 25(12):1047-50. View abstract
- Outcomes of surgery for young children with multivessel pulmonary vein stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct; 150(4):911-7. View abstract
- Perinatal outcome after prenatal diagnosis of single-ventricle cardiac defects. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun; 45(6):657-63. View abstract
- Review of Congenital Mitral Valve Stenosis: Analysis, Repair Techniques and Outcomes. Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2015 Jun; 6(2):167-73. View abstract
- Biventricular repair for common atrioventricular canal defect with parachute left atrioventricular valve. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 49(2):546-51; discussion 551-2. View abstract
- Direct tracheobronchopexy to correct airway collapse due to severe tracheobronchomalacia: Short-term outcomes in a series of 20 patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 50(6):972-7. View abstract
- A reinforced right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery conduit for the stage-1 Norwood procedure improves pulmonary artery growth. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun; 149(6):1502-8.e1. View abstract
- Technical performance score as predictor for post-discharge reintervention in valve-sparing tetralogy of Fallot repair. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 26(4):297-303. View abstract
- Ring-reinforced Sano conduit at Norwood stage I reduces proximal conduit obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan; 99(1):171-9. View abstract
- Aortic root translocation (Nikaidoh procedure): Intermediate follow-up and impact of conduit type. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 May; 149(5):1349-55. View abstract
- Mechanisms of tricuspid regurgitation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome undergoing tricuspid valvuloplasty. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Sep; 148(3):832-8; discussion 838-40. View abstract
- Aspirin unresponsiveness predicts thrombosis in high-risk pediatric patients after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Sep; 148(3):810-4; discussion 814-6. View abstract
- Transposition of the great arteries and sinus venosus defect with partially anomalous pulmonary venous return: physiological and anatomic considerations. Cardiol Young. 2015 Apr; 25(4):787-9. View abstract
- Accelerated degeneration of a bovine pericardial bioprosthetic aortic valve in children and young adults. Circulation. 2014 Jul 01; 130(1):51-60. View abstract
- Takedown of cavopulmonary shunt at biventricular repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct; 148(4):1506-11. View abstract
- Preliminary experience with porcine intestinal submucosa (CorMatrix) for valve reconstruction in congenital heart disease: histologic evaluation of explanted valves. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov; 148(5):2216-4, 2225.e1. View abstract
- Valve-sparing aortic root replacement and remodeling with complex aortic valve reconstruction in children and young adults with moderate or severe aortic regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jun; 147(6):1768-74. View abstract
- Tricuspid regurgitation or Ebsteinoid dysplasia of the tricuspid valve in congenitally corrected transposition: is valvuloplasty necessary at anatomic repair? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Feb; 147(2):576-80. View abstract
- Hypercoagulability panel testing predicts thrombosis in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery. Am J Hematol. 2014 Feb; 89(2):151-5. View abstract
- Technical Performance Scores are strongly associated with early mortality, postoperative adverse events, and intensive care unit length of stay-analysis of consecutive discharges for 2 years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan; 147(1):389-94, 396.e1-396.e3. View abstract
- Predictors of reintervention after repair of interrupted aortic arch with ventricular septal defect. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug; 96(2):621-8. View abstract
- Hypercoagulability markers predict thrombosis in single ventricle neonates undergoing cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug; 96(2):651-6. View abstract
- Surgical repair of truncal valve regurgitation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Nov; 44(5):813-20. View abstract
- Alfieri repair for post-repair mitral systolic anterior motion in a young child. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Apr; 95(4):1452-3. View abstract
- Annulus upsizing for mitral valve re-replacement in children. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Aug; 146(2):347-51. View abstract
- Atrioventricular valve annular remodeling with a bioabsorbable ring in young children. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Nov 20; 60(21):2256-8. View abstract
- Surgical technical performance scores are predictors of late mortality and unplanned reinterventions in infants after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov; 144(5):1095-1101.e7. View abstract
- Technical performance scores in congenital cardiac operations: a quality assessment initiative. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Oct; 94(4):1317-23; discussion 1323. View abstract
- Recurrent atrioventricular groove intramuscular arteriovenous malformation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul; 94(1):286-8. View abstract
- Improving left ventricular outflow tract obstruction repair in common atrioventricular canal defects. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug; 94(2):599-605; discussion 605. View abstract
- Right atrial hemangioma in the newborn: Utility of fetal imaging. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jan; 5(1):81-4. View abstract
- Aortic valve reconstruction in the young infants and children. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2012; 15(1):9-19. View abstract
- Congenital mitral valve stenosis: anatomic variants and surgical reconstruction. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2012; 15(1):69-74. View abstract
- Mitral valve operations at a high-volume pediatric heart center: Evolving techniques and improved survival with mitral valve repair versus replacement. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jan; 5(1):13-20. View abstract
- Younger age and valve oversizing are predictors of structural valve deterioration after pulmonary valve replacement in patients with tetralogy of Fallot. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb; 143(2):352-60. View abstract
- Takedown of cavopulmonary (Glenn) shunt: a technique using a right atrial flap. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Mar; 143(3):747-9. View abstract
- Minimally invasive resection of mediastinal parathyroid adenoma using SPECT/CT and intact PTH monitoring. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Dec; 21(6):399-400. View abstract
- Unicusp aortic valve. Cardiol Young. 2010 Oct; 20(5):557-8. View abstract
- Coronary arterial Aspergillosis. Cardiol Young. 2010 Oct; 20(5):559. View abstract
- Intraluminal 3-D CT identifies coronary osteal and commissural relationships in anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Apr; 89(4):1341; author reply 1341-2. View abstract
- A premounted stent that can be implanted in infants and re-dilated to 20 mm: introducing the Edwards Valeo Lifestent. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Nov 15; 74(6):905-12. View abstract
- Catheter-based therapy for small preterm infants with pulmonary atresia/intact ventricular septum. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 Sep-Oct; 4(5):369-72. View abstract
- Congenital absence of posteromedial papillary muscle and anterior mitral leaflet chordae: the use of three-dimensional echocardiography and approach in complex pediatric mitral valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr; 139(4):e75-7. View abstract
- Nonoperative management of an extensive tracheal injury in an 860-g preterm neonate. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Mar; 137(3):787-8; author reply 788. View abstract
- Left atrial hybrid closure of muscular ventricular septal defects with the Amplatzer device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Mar; 137(3):779-80. View abstract
- Right aortic arch with multiple ligamentum arising from Kommerell's aortic diverticulum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb; 85(2):663. View abstract
- Total endoscopic repair of a pediatric atrial septal defect using the da Vinci robot and hypothermic fibrillation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec; 6(6):828-9. View abstract
- Robotic division of an unusual variant of a right aortic arch. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Aug; 84(2):670-3. View abstract
- Mitral valve chordal rupture masquerades as endocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2007 Jul-Aug; 28(4):297-9. View abstract
- Anticoagulation and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: impact of activated clotting time and heparin dose on survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Mar; 83(3):912-9; discussion 919-20. View abstract
- Successful implantation of a Berlin heart biventricular assist device in a failing single ventricle. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jun; 131(6):1407-8. View abstract
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