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Jeffrey Stephen Heinle

Heinle

Jeffrey Stephen Heinle, M.D.

Professor and Chief

(832) 826-1929

Positions

Professor and Chief
Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
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Surgical Director, Lung Transplant
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics
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Brad and Melissa Juneau Endowed Chair in Congenital Heart Surgery
Texas Children's Hospital
Co-Director, Heart Center
Texas Children's Hospital

Addresses

Texas Children's West Tower (Clinic)
6621 Fannin Street
20th Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-2030

Education

Fellow, Pediatric Cardiovascular from Boston Children's Hospital
01/1996 - Boston, MA, United States
Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery from Brigham And Women's Hospital
01/1996 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Residency from Duke University School of Medicine
01/1995 - Durham, NC, United States
Intern and Junior Assistant Resi from University of Pennsylvania
01/1989 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Advanced Training from University of Pennsylvania
01/1988 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
M.D. from University of Pittsburgh
01/1987 - Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Advanced Training from Boston Children's Hospital
01/1986 - Boston, MA, United States
B.S. from Duke University
01/1982 - Durham, NC, United States

Certifications

Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
American Board of Surgery
National Board of Medical Examiners

Honors & Awards

Star Award for Excellence in Patient Care
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Professional Interests

  • Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Fontans procedure
  • Glenn shunt
  • Heart and lung transplants
  • Norwood operation
  • Patent ductus arteriosus ligation
  • Rastelli procedure
  • Repair of Ebstein's anomaly
  • Repair of anomalous coronary artery
  • Ross procedure
  • Tetralogy of Fallot repair
  • Aortic arch advancement
  • Aortic valve stenosis repair
  • Arterial switch
  • Atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect closures
  • Atrioventricular canal defect repair
  • Blalock-Taussig shunt
  • Coarctation of the aorta repair
  • Double-switch procedures

Professional Statement

Dr. Jeffrey S. Heinle’s research interests include, but are not limited to, cerebral and myocardial protection during cardiac surgery, early extubation following congenital heart surgery, minimally invasive procedures in congenital heart surgery, advances in congenital heart surgery, and improving the outcomes following congenital heart surgery.
Dr. Heinle has authored or co-authored 12 articles for scholarly and professional publications, such as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgical Forum, Transplantation, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and the Journal of Surgical Research. He has also authored or co-authored seven book chapters, and has presented his research to professional audiences.
His writing and speaking topics have included early extubation of neonates and young infants after cardiac surgery; cerebral metabolic effects of hypothermic circulatory arrest; myocardial protection during congenital heart surgery; congenital anomalies of the chest wall; surgery for congenital heart disease; and heart valve recovery, preservation, and transplantation.

Websites

Congenital Heart Surgery at Texas Children's
VIICTR Research Database
Two Years Later: Life After Open-Heart Surgery

Selected Publications

  • Morales DL, Adachi I, Heinle JS, Fraser CD. " " J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2011 Sep ; 142 (3) : e138-40.
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  • Carlo WF, Carberry KE, Heinle JS, Morales DL, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Nelson DP. " " J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2011 Sep ; 142 (3) : 511-6.
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  • McKenzie ED, Klysik M, Morales DL, Heinle JS, Fraser CD, Kovalchin J. " " Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2011 Mar ; 91 (3) : 805-10.
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  • Scully BB, Zafar F, Schecter MG, Rossano JW, Mallory GB, Heinle JS, Morales DL. " " Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2011 Feb ; 91 (2) : 574-9.
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Memberships

American College of Surgeons
Fellow
American College of Cardiology
Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Southern Thoracic Surgical Society
Sabiston Surgical Society
Brigham Surgical Society
Harris County Medical Society
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

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