Michael S. Firstenberg

Maui Memorial Medical Center

Dr. Michael S. Firstenberg, MD, FACC, FAIM, is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing at the Maui Memorial Medical Center, Hawaii, USA. He holds appointments in the Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies at Northeast Ohio Medical University, USA. He attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA, received his general surgery training at university hospitals in Cleveland, and completed fellowships at The Ohio State University and The Cleveland Clinic, USA. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, and a founding fellow and past president of the American College of Academic International Medicine. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters, as well as edited textbooks on topics including medical leadership, patient safety, COVID-19, and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Dr. Firstenberg has given lectures all over the world.

Michael S. Firstenberg

25books edited

28chapters authored

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Over the past 20 years, coinciding with the global H1H1 influenza and COVID-19 pandemics, there has been an exponential increase in the application of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapies for acute cardiac and/or respiratory failure. Not only has the number of patients supported with ECMO increased substantially but so has the number of centers offering such technologies and the types of clinical problems successfully managed with ECMO. In addition, technological advances and the science of long-term extracorporeal biology have also increased our knowledge and understanding of this complex therapy. This comprehensive review of ECMO highlights several aspects of clinical use, management challenges, and evolving technology.

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Evolving Therapies and Technologies in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Edited by Michael S. Firstenberg