Robert J. Brewer

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Henry Ford Hospital
Heart & Vascular Institute
Director, Circulatory Assist Device ProgramAppointed: 2000
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Mailing Address

Henry Ford Hospital
Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery
2799 West Grand Blvd., K-14
Detroit, Michigan 48202
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (313) 916-3490
Fax: (313) 916-2687
rbrewer1@hfhs.org

Qualifications

M.H.S.A., School of Public Health, Health Policy & Management, 2006.
Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2000.
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1998.
M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, 1989.
B.A., Rice University, Biochemistry, 1985.

Expertise and Research Interests

My clinical specialty is adult cardiothoracic surgery and I am particularly focused on the surgical treatment of congestive heart failure. In addition to cardiac transplantation and ventricular assist devices, my clinical practice offers access to various investigational devices including the HeartMate II, the Acorn CorCap and the Orqis devices. My practice also includes coronary bypass with attention to arterial conduits, mitral valve repair and aortic root reconstruction. I have a significant thoracic surgery practice and am committed to the aggressive multimodality treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, including neoadjuvant therapies.

My scientific research interests relate to congestive heart failure and understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to ventricular remodeling, cardiovascular dysfunction and clinical decompensation. Other significant goals include overall improvement in outcomes and efficiency in adult cardiac surgery and in our health care system as a whole.

Future Research

We are pursuing research into the use and efficacy of various devices for the treatment of congestive heart failure, including next-generation ventricular assist devices (HeartMate II) and alternative devices such as ACORN and ORQIS. Less invasive approaches should enable these devices to be applied earlier in the course of the clinical syndrome and potentially stop or reverse the ventricular remodeling process.

Industrial Relevance

We work closely with the heart failure device industry to test devices in the preclinical setting in our Cardiovascular Laboratory. We also have a strong translational research program with a successful record of clinical trial leadership with many of these devices.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cardiopulmonary Chest Medicine, Cardiovascular System, Congestive Heart Failure, Organ Transplantation, Surgery, Thoracic or Cardiovascular Surgery.

Additional Terms:

Aortic Dissection, Aortic Root Replacement, Aortic Valve Replacement, Ascending/arch Aneurysm Repair, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Bypass, Heart Transplantation, Mitral Valve Repair, Mitral Valve Replacement, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Open Heart Surgery, Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair, Ventricular Assist Device, Ventricular Containment Devices.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Heart Association
American Medical Association
Heart Failure Society of America
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
Michigan State Medical Society
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Transplant Society of Michigan, Thoracic Organ Committee

Previous Positions

1998-2000, Instructor, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
1997-1999, Resident, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery
1991-1994, Surgical Research Fellow, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Anatomy & Cell Biology
1989-1997, Resident, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, General Surgery

Publications

  • Mikhail B, Brewer RJ, Clark VL, Spontaneous closure of a perforation-induced coronary artery pseudoaneurysm, The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 14(5), 282-4, 2002 Abstract
  • Reardon MJ, Brewer RJ, LeMaire SA, Baldwin JC, Safi HJ, Surgical management of primary aortoesophageal fistula secondary to thoracic aneurysm, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 69(3), 967-70, 2000 Abstract
  • Reardon MJ, Brewer RJ, Letsou GV & Baldwin JC, Heart and Lung Transplantation, in Surgery (Corson JD & Williamson RN, ed.), Mosby International, London, 2000
  • Norin AJ, Brewer RJ, Lui Q, Del Rio MJ, Burack J, Kamholz SL, Donor antigen-independent effector mechanisms of graft rejection: a novel cell surface target of IL-2-activated natural killer cells, Transplantation Proceedings, 31(1-2), 787-8, 1999 Abstract
  • Brewer RJ & Walsh GL, Anesthetic Considerations in Thoracic Oncology Procedures, Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, 16, 605, 1998
  • Kamholz SL, Brewer RJ, Grijalva G, Burack J, Del Rio MJ, Vaynblatt M, Lawson N, Squinto S, Fodor WL, Norin AJ, Laboratory studies in cross-species lung transplantation, World Journal of Surgery, 21(9), 951-5, 1997 Abstract
  • Norin AJ, Brewer RJ, Lawson N, Grijalva GA, Vaynblatt M, Burton W, Squinto SP, Kamholz Sl, Fodor WL, Enhanced survival of porcine endothelial cells and lung xenografts expressing human CD59, Transplantation Proceedings, 28(2), 797-8, April 1996 Abstract
  • Del Rio MJ, Liu QH, Brewer RJ, Norin AJ, Differential specificity of baboon IgG and IgM xenoantibodies for porcine membrane antigens, Transplantation Proceedings, 26(3), 1385-6, June 1994 Abstract
  • Brewer RJ, Roslin MS, Del Rio MJ, Alexandropoulos I, Sadeghian M, Zisbrod Z, Burack JH, Cunningham JN, Norin AJ, Prevention of induced antibody response in discordant cardiac xenotransplantation: role of the graft in total lymphoid irradiation treated recipients, Transplantation Proceedings, 26(3), 1351-2, June 1994 Abstract
  • Brewer RJ, Del Rio MJ, Vaynblat M, Brown T, Sadeghian M, Alexandropoulos I, Zisbrod Z, Burack JH, Cunningham JN, Norin AJ, Adsorption of xenoantibodies for cardiac xenotransplantation in total lymphoid irradiation-treated baboons, Transplantation Proceedings, 26(3), 1355-6, June 1994 Abstract
  • Brewer RJ, Del Rio MJ, Roslin MS, Sadeghian M, Zisbrod Z, Burack JH, Cunningham JN, Norin AJ, Depletion of preformed antibody in primates for discordant xenotransplantation by continuous donor organ plasma perfusion, Transplantation Proceedings, 25(1 Pt 1), 385-6, February 1993 Abstract
  • Roslin MS, Zisbrod Z, Burack JH, Tranbaugh RF, Strashun A, Jacobowitz IJ, Brewer RJ, Kim Y, Cunningham JN, Norin AJ, 15-day survival in pig-to-baboon heterotopic cardiac xenotransplantation, Transplantation Proceedings, 24(2), 572-3, April 1992 Abstract

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