John Flege

John B. Flege , MD

Professor Emeritus

Medical Sciences Building
Room 2472
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Phone 513-584-1387
Email john.flege@uc.edu

Education

Bachelor's Degree: University of Kentucky 1950

Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati 1954

Residency: Cincinnati General Hospital 1963 (General Surgery )

Senior Registrar in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: Hammersmith Hospital and Postgraduate Medical School of London 1964

Fellowship: National Heart Institute/USPHS 1965

Law Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Law 1992

Research and Practice Interests

Cardiac Surgery

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Flege, John B (2008. ) The declining interest in a career in thoracic surgery.Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), , 3 (3 ) ,119-20 More Information

Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Osterday, Robert; Miller, Doug; Merrill, Walter; Flege, John B; Gillinov, A Marc (2005. ) Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 130 (3 ) ,797-802 More Information

Merrill, Walter H; Akhter, Shahab A; Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Flege, John B (2004. ) Simplified treatment of postoperative mediastinitis.The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 78 (2 ) ,608-12; discussion 6 More Information

Flege, John B (2002. ) Left gastric to coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 73 (2 ) ,693

Flege, J B; Wolf, R K (2001. ) Left axillary to left anterior descending coronary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 72 (6 ) ,2183-4

Flege, J B; Aberg, T (2001. ) Transventricular aortic cannulation for repair of aortic dissection. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 72 (3 ) ,955-6

Wurnig, P N; Hollaus, P H; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B; Wolf, R K (2000. ) Thoracoscopic direct clipping of the thoracic duct for chylopericardium and chylothorax. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 70 (5 ) ,1662-5

Flege, J B; Wolf, R K (2000. ) Minimally invasive axillary-coronary artery bypass. The heart surgery forum, , 3 (3 ) ,238-40; discussion 2

Flege, J B (1999. ) Shunt control of ascending aortic bleeding. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 68 (5 ) ,1889-90

Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B (1999. ) Thoracoscopic mammary artery mobilization in redo minimally invasive coronary bypass operations. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 68 (4 ) ,1540-1

Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B (1999. ) Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using H graft for pleural symphysis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 68 (1 ) ,234-5

Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B (1999. ) Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass for redo patients. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 67 (6 ) ,1677-81

Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B (1999. ) Surgical results of video-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 67 (4 ) ,1018-21

Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B (1999. ) Saphenous vein grafts for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 117 (4 ) ,822

Flege, J B (1998. ) "This" is topped again. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 116 (5 ) ,884

Wolf, R K; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B (1998. ) Early results of thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest using an ultrasonic scalpel. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, , 14 Suppl 1 ,S54-7

Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B (1997. ) Anatomic relationship of the left phrenic nerve to the internal mammary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 64 (1 ) ,295

Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Hiratzka, L F; Wurnig, P; Flege, J B (1997. ) Thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest for MICABG using the Harmonic Scalpel. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 63 (6 Suppl ) ,S107-9

Flege, J B; Wolf, R K (1997. ) Venous drainage to the heart-lung machine via the internal jugular vein. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 63 (3 ) ,861

Ulicny, K S; Schmelzer, V; Flege, J B; Todd, J C; Mitts, D L; Melvin, D B; Wright, C B (1992. ) Concomitant cardiac and pulmonary operation: the role of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 54 (2 ) ,289-95

Ulicny, K S; Flege, J B; Callard, G M; Todd, J C (1992. ) Twenty-year follow-up of saphenous vein aortocoronary artery bypass grafting. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 53 (2 ) ,258-62

Ulicny, K S; Hiratzka, L F; Williams, R B; Grunkemeier, G L; Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J (1990. ) Sternotomy infection: poor prediction by acute phase response and delayed hypersensitivity. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 50 (6 ) ,949-58

Flege, J B (1990. ) Pericardial flap. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 49 (2 ) ,341-2

Dunn, E J; Wolff, R K; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Flege, J B Presentation of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma during coronary artery bypass surgery. The Journal of cardiovascular surgery, , 30 (2 ) ,284-7

Flege, J B (1987. ) Pericardial incision for internal mammary artery coronary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 44 (4 ) ,424

Wright, C B; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B; Long, H; Millard, R; Marcus, M (1987. ) Coronary bypass without angiography: an unusual circumstance. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 93 (6 ) ,936-9

Kereiakes, D J; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Flege, J B (1987. ) Emergent internal mammary artery grafting following failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: use of transluminal catheter reperfusion. American heart journal, , 113 (4 ) ,1018-20

Wilson, J M; Dunn, E J; Wright, C B; Bailey, W W; Callard, G M; Melvin, D B; Mitts, D L; Will, R J; Flege, J B (1986. ) The cost of simultaneous surgical standby for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 91 (3 ) ,362-70

Wilson, J M; Held, J S; Wright, C B; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B (1984. ) Coronary artery bypass surgery following thrombolytic therapy for acute coronary thrombosis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 37 (3 ) ,212-7

Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Reisinger, T J (1984. ) Successful balloon counterpulsation for right ventricular failure. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 37 (2 ) ,167-8

Callard, G M; Flege, J B; Todd, J C (1976. ) Combined valvular and coronary artery surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 22 (4 ) ,338-42

Aylward, T D; Flege, J B (1973. ) Primary papilloma of the trachea. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 16 (6 ) ,620-3

Durnin, R E; Lababidi, Z; Butler, C; Selke, A; Flege, J B (1970. ) Bronchopulmonary sequestration. Chest, , 57 (5 ) ,454-9

Flege, J B; Durnin, R E; Rossi, N P (1970. ) Aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery and ventricular septal defect. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 59 (4 ) ,468-73

Durnin, R E; Ehmke, D A; Flege, J B (1970. ) Tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, , 60 (3 ) ,171-6

Flege, J B; Edmonds, T T (1969. ) Granular cell myoblastoma of the esophagus. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 58 (2 ) ,217-20

Rossi, N P; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L (1969. ) Surgically treatable complications of myocardial infarction. Surgery, , 65 (1 ) ,118-26

Funk, D C; Mershon, J C; Flege, J B; Rossi, N P (1968. ) Surgically correctable cardiac complications of acute myocardial infarction. The Medical clinics of North America, , 52 (5 ) ,1115-31

Flege, J B; Valencia, G; Zimmerman, G (1968. ) Obstruction of a child's trachea by a polypoid hemangioendothelioma. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 56 (1 ) ,144-6

Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L (1967. ) Transventricular pulmonary valvotomy and infundibular resection for tetralogy of Fallot. Diseases of the chest, , 52 (6 ) ,727-31

Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L (1967. ) Torsion of a lobe of the lung due to blunt thoracic trauma. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 4 (2 ) ,166-70

Flege, J B (1967. ) Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by cuffed tracheostomy tube. Annals of surgery, , 166 (1 ) ,153-6

Flege, J B; Vlad, P; Ehrenhaft, J L (1967. ) Aneurysm of the tricuspid valve causing infundibular obstruction. The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 3 (5 ) ,446-8

Flege, J B (1967. ) Application of inferior vena cava clip. Surgery, , 61 (5 ) ,823

Flege, J B (1967. ) A simple technique of closing thoracostomy incisions. Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, , 124 (4 ) ,846-7

Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B (1967. ) The effect of small doses of potassium on postoperative ventricular arrhythmias. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 53 (3 ) ,349-52

Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L (1967. ) Congenital mitral incompetence. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, , 53 (1 ) ,138-44

MELROSE, D G; BENTALL, H H; MCMILLAN, I K; FLEGE, J B; ALVAREZDIAZ, F R; NAHAS, R A; FAUTLEY, R; CARSON, J (1964. ) THE EVOLUTION OF A MITRAL-VALVE PROSTHESIS. Lancet (London, England), , 2 (7360 ) ,623-4

FLEGE, J B; HELMSWORTH, J A; KAPLAN, S (1963. ) SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS. The American surgeon, , 29 ,868-73

HELMSWORTH, J A; GALL, E A; PERRIN, E V; BRALEY, S A; FLEGE, J B; KAPLAN, S; KEIRLE, A M (1963. ) Occurrence of emboli during perfusion with an oxygenator pump. Surgery, , 53 ,177-85

Post Graduate Training and Education

Surgical Residency, Cincinnati General Hospital, , Cincinnati, Ohio

Senior Registrar in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Residency, Hammersmith Hospital and Postgraduate Medical School, , London, England

Special Fellowship, National Heart Institute, U.S.P.H.S., ,

-1996 Coping with the Health Care Revolution, and Executive Program for Physicians, Harvard University, ,

Contact Information

Academic - Medical Sciences Building
Room 2472
CincinnatiĀ  Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-584-1387
john.flege@uc.edu