Henry Spotnitz, MD |
Positions and Appointments |
| 1994-present | |
Vice-Chairman, Research & Information Systems, Department of Surgery |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1987-present | |
George H. Humphreys II Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1986-present | |
Attending Surgeon |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1976-present | |
Director, Cardiovascular Surgery Research Lab |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
Clinical Specialties
Surgical repair of arrhythmia
Pacemaker insertion and management in adults, infants, and children
Pacemaker or ICD lead extraction
Research Interests
Ventricular function in cardiac surgery
Biventricular pacing during cardiac surgery
Heterotopic isografts in cardiac surgery
Wearable computers in the operating room
Myocardial protection for surgical correction of cyanotic
congenital heart disease
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Education and Training |
| 1973-1975 | |
Residency, Thoracic Surgery |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1969-1973 | |
Residency, General Surgery |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1966-1967 | |
Internship, First Surgery Division |
| Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1966 | |
MD |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1962 | |
BA, Chemistry |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Professional Experience
| 1967-1969 | |
Staff Associate, Cardiology Branch |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH, Bethesda, MD |
| 1976-1979 | |
Assistant Attending Surgeon |
| Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1986-1991 | |
Director, Surgical ICU |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
Professional Societies and Committees
American College of Surgeons, Fellow, 1977
American College of Cardiology, Fellow, 1978
National Institutes of Health,
Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section, Member 1990-1994
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
Editorial Advisory Board 1991-1995
Chair, Conflict of Interest Committee, CUMC
Chair, Information Technology Committee, FPO, CUMC
Chair, Research Committee, Department of Surgery
Member, University Senate and Faculty Council
Member, Medical Board Information Technology Committee, NYPH
Past President, Sugical Biology Club, AATS
Past President, NYSTS
Co-Chair, Information Systems Clinical Advisory Group, NYPH
Faculty Liason for Implementation of Clinical Information Systems, NYPH
Planning Committee, Information Systems, NYPH/CUMC
Chair, Dean’s Oversight Committee on Conflict of Interest, CUMC
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Selected Publications
Spotnitz HM, Quinn TA. The surgeon’s role in resynchronization therapy. Touch Briefings in London. In Press.
Marc E. Richmond, Santos E. Cabreriza, Jason P. Van Batavia, T. Alexander Quinn, MS, Joshua P. Kanter, Alan D. Weinberg, Ralph S. Mosca, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Henry M. Spotnitz. Direction of Pre-Operative Shunting Affects Ventricular Mechanics after Tetralogy of Fallot Repair. In Revision.
Spotnitz HM. Surgical Implantation of Pacemakers and Automatic Defibrillators.
Cohn LH, ed. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008:1395-1428.
Liberman L, Pass RH, Hordof AJ, Spotnitz HM Late onset of heart block after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease.Pediatr Cardiol. 2007 Sep 1; [Epub ahead of print].
Berberian G, Quinn TA, Cabreriza SE, Kenny JS, Garofalo CA, Weinberg AD, Spotnitz HM. Left ventricular pacing site and timing optimization during biventricular pacing using a muli-electrode patch in pigs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 Sep;134(3):574-8.
Berberian G, Cabreriza SE, Quinn TA, Garofalo CA, Spotnitz HM. Left ventricular pacing site-timing optimization during biventricular pacing using a multielectrode patch. Ann. Th. Surg. 2006 Dec;82(6):2292-4.
Quinn TA, Berberian G, Cabreriza SE, Maskin LJ, Weinberg AD, Holmes JW, Spotnitz HM. Effects of Sequential Biventricular Pacing During Acute Right Ventricular Pressure Overload. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2006 Nov;291(5):H2380-7. Epub 2006 Jun 2.
Garofalo CA, Cabreriza SE, Quinn TA, Weinberg AD, Quaegebeur JM, Spotnitz HM, Mosca RS. Diastolic properties predict short-term postoperative risk and duration of pleural effusions after the fontan operation. Circulation 2006 Jul 4;114(1 Suppl):I56-61.
Berberian G, Quinn TA, Cabreriza SE, Kenny JS, Weinberg AD, Spotnitz HM. Load dependence of cardiac output in biventricular pacing: left ventricular volume overload in pigs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 Mar;131(3):666-70.
Berberian G, Kanter JP, Quinn TA, Curtis LJ, Cabreriza SE, Stewart AS, Oz MC, Spotnitz HM. Optimized perioperative biventricular pacing in setting of right heart failure: A case report. Europace 2005 Jul;7:385-7.
Spotnitz HM. Optimizing temporary perioperative cardiac pacing (Editorial). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:5-8.
Spotnitz HM: Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillators, in Edwards NM, Maurer MS, Wellner RB, eds., Aging, Heart Disease, and its management. Facts and Controversies. Humana Press, Totowa NJ, 2003, 323-343.
Rabkin DG, Cabreriza SA, LaCorte JC, Weinberg AD, Coku L, Walsh R, Mosca R, Spotnitz HM. Na/H ion exchange inhibition preserves ventricular function after ventricular fibrillation in the intact swine heart. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003;125:1499-1509.
Rabkin DG, Weinberg AD, Spotnitz HM. Optimizing probucol administration to preserve left ventricular compliance after reperfusion injury in the heterotopic rat heart isograft. J Heart Lung Transplant 2003;22:959-966.
Rabkin DG, Cabreriza SE, LaCorte JC, Weinberg AD, Coku L, Walsh R, Mosca RS, Spotnitz HM. Cariporide is cardioprotective after iatrogenic ventricular fibrillation in the intact swine heart. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1264-9.
Hart JP, Cabreriza SE, Walsh R, Printz BF, Blumenthal BF, Park DK, Zhu AJ, Gallup CG, Weinberg AD, Hsu DT, Mosca RS, Galantowicz ME, Quaegebeur JM, Spotnitz HM. Echocardiographic Analysis of Ventricular Geometry and Function During Repair of Congenital Septal Defects. Ann Th Surg 2004;77:53-60.
Rabkin DG, Cabreriza SE, Curtis LJ, Mazer SP, Kanter JP, Weinberg AD, Hordof AJ, Spotnitz HM. Load dependence of cardiac output in biventricular pacing: Right ventricular pressure overload in pigs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 June;127(6): 1713-1722.
Rabkin DG, Curtis LJ, Cabreriza SE, Weinberg AD, Spotnitz HM. Load dependence of cardiac output in biventricular pacing: Right ventricular volume overload in pigs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2004 July;128(1): 98-102.
Spotnitz HM, Spotnitz MD, Weindberg AD, Pass RH, Hordof AJ, Gersony WM: Decreased endocardial lead survival in infants. Tse H-F, Lee KLF, Lau C-P eds, Proceedings of XIIth World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Hong Kong, 2003. Monduzzi Editore, 915-19.
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