Avraham D. Merav MD

Avraham D. Merav, MD

Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, New York 10467
Phone: 718-652-0100
Fax: 718-798-5615
amerav@montefiore.org

Positions and Appointments

Patents

1. U.S. Patent No. 3,769,983 Nov 6, 1973 Medical Devices
2. U.S. Patent No. 3,995,643 Dec 7,1976: Intratracheal Tube.
3. British and Canadian Patents for same.  

Honors and Awards

1. Hekton Gold Medal, American Medical Association Annual Convention, 1975. Boley, S.J., Gold, M.S., Siegelman, S.S., Sprayregen, S., Merav, A.D.:Aggressive Roentgenologic and Surgical Approach  to Acute Mesenteric Ischemia.  Scientific Exhibit.
2. First Place Award, The NY State Society of Anesthesiologists 30th Postgraduate Assembly New York, N.Y. Dec. 1976. Merav, A.D., Boley, S.J., Nagashima, H.:  An Ideal Intratracheal Cuff.  Scientific Exhibit.
3. The Maimonides Award. October 1987

Professional Society Memberships

American College of Surgeons
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
NY Society for Thoracic Surgery American Heart Association
Medical Society of the State of NY
Bronx County Medical Society

Presentations and Scientific Exhibits

1.   Boley, S.J., Gold, M.S., Siegelman, S.S., Sprayregen, S.,  Merav, A.D.:Aggressive Roentgenologic and Surgical Approach to Acute Mesenteric Ischemia.  Scientific Exhibit, AMA Annual  Convention June, 1975,

2.   Robinson, G., Merav, A.D.:  Informed Consent:  Recall by  Patients Tested Postoperatively.  Presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Twelfth Annual Meeting, Wash., D.C., Jan 26-28, 1976.

3.   Merav, A.D., Boley, S.J., Nagashima, H.:  An Ideal  Intratracheal Cuff.  Scientific Exhibit; American College of Surgeons 62nd Annual Clinical Congress  Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 1976, American College of Chest Physicians 42nd Annual Scientific Assembly   Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 1976,     

4.   Merav, A.D.:  Esophageal Disorders.  New York State Society of Physicians' Assistants Second Annual Conference  Albany, N.Y., Feb. 1977.

5.   Merav, A.D. and Damato, A.N.:  Debate:  Medical versus Surgical  Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease.  The Spring '77 Review  of Internal Medicine. St. Vincent's Medical Center Richmond and  Downstate Medical Center, State  University of New York. April 1977.

6.   Merav, A.D., Crane, R., Pinsker, K.L., Norin, A.J., Koerner, S.K., Veith, F.J.:  Preservation, Transportation, and Transplantation of Lungs Obtained After Death.  Presented at the 63rd Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Dallas, Texas, Oct. 1977.

7.   Merav, A.D., Boley, S.J., Nagashima, H.:  A New, Self-Inflating Atraumatic Endotracheal Cuff:  Experimental and Clinical Evaluation.  Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Acute Care, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, November, 1977. 

8.   Merav, A.D.:  Massive Hemoptysis:  Surgical Management.  Poster Presentation at the Symposium Celebrating the Dedication of The New Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, November, 1978.

9.  Frater, R.W.M., Borg, M., Kalus, O., Murphy, G., Merav, A.D., Becker, R.M.:  Comparison of Embolic Incidence In Patients With Porcine and Silastic Ball, Mitral and Aortic Valve Prostheses.  Third International Symposium on Artificial Organs.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 1979.     

10. Merav, A.D.:  Vascular Complications of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping.  Presented at the New York Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, January 1981.

11. Merav, A.D., Weiss, P.R., Sprayregen, S., Robinson, G.:  Large Arterio-Venous Hemangioma of the Chest Wall:  Treatment by Transarterial Embolization and Radical Excision.  Presented at the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery.  February 19, 1981.

12. Merav, A.D., Solomon, N., Montefusco, C.M., Bregman, D.: A New Guidable Double Lumen Percutaneous Intra-Aortic Balloon.  Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society For Artificial Internal Organs, May, 1981.

13. Merav, A.D.:  Acute Aortic Dissection:  A Continuing Challenge.  Presented at Bergen Pines County Hospital, New Jersey, April 1982.

14. Merav, A.D.:  Acute Aortic Dissection:  A Continuing Dilemma, Presented at Clarence J. Schein Memorial Lecture, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, September 24, 1982.

15. Merav, A.D.:  Aortic Dissection:  New Insights into Diagnosis and Management.  Presented at Montefiore Medical Center Cardiology Conference, New York, November 2, 1982.

16. Merav, A.D.:  Acute Aortic Dissection:  A Continuing Challenge.  Presented at Englewood Hospital, New Jersey, November 11, 1982.

17. Merav, A.D.:  Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Atherosclerotic Heart Disease.  Presented at Nyack Hospital, New York, February 1, 1983.

18. Merav, A.D.:  Surgery for Coronary Heart Disease and Valvular Heart Disease -- An Update.  Presented at Montefiore Medical Center Dentistry Staff Meeting, February 15, 1983.

19. Kamholz SL, Veith FJ, Mollenkopf FP, Pinsker KL, Kaleya RR, Norin AJ, Gliedman ML, Emeson EE, Merav AD, et al:  Single Lung Transplantation With Cyclosporin Immunosuppression:  Evaluation of Canine and Human Recipients. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, April 1983

20. Merav, A.D.:  Surgery for Early Complications of Myocardial Infarction.  Presented at Symposium at Englewood Hospital, New Jersey, May 26, 1983.

21. Merav, A.D.:  Surgical Treatment of Massive Pulmonary Embolism.  Presented at Montefiore Medical Center Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, New York, December 19, 1983.

22. Merav, A.D.:  Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer.  Presented at Montefiore Medical Center Oncology Grand Rounds, New York, January 11, 1984.

23. Merav, A.D.:  Surgical Management of Stable and Unstable Angina Pectoris.  Presented at Return to Science Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, April 9, 1984.

24. Merav, A.D.:  Surgical Approaches to Aortic Dissection. Cardiology Update at St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson, N.Y., May 29, 1984.

25. Merav, A.D.:  Surgery of the Mediastinum.  Pulmonary Grand Rounds at Montefiore Medical Center, New York, October 16, 1984.

26. Merav, A.D.:  Mediastinal Tumors From A Surgeon's Point of View.  Pulmonary Grand Rounds at Montefiore Medical Center, New York, March 19, 1985.

27. Frater R., Blank J., Condit D., Attai L., Brodman., Merav A., Sisto D., Strom J.:  "Edwards Pericardial Xenograft Aortic Valve (EPX):  Early Experience."  New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, New York City, New York, February 29, 1986.

28. Merav, A.D.:  Repair of Hiatal Hernia and Surgery for Prevention of Reflux.  G I Grand Rounds at Montefiore Medical Center, New York, April 30, 1987.

29. Merav, A.D.:  Mediastinal Tumors From A Surgeon's Point of View - Part 2. Pulmonary Grand Rounds at Montefiore Medical Center, New York, May 26, 1987.

30. Frater R., Saidoff D., Blank J., Condit D., Attai L., Becker R., Merav A., Sisto D., Strom J.:  "Edwards Pericardial Xenograft Aortic Valve (EPX):  Early Experience."  IV International Symposium Cardiac Bioprosthesis, Condado, Ca, April 14 - 17, 1988

31. Gil D, Merav AD, Ogirala RG, Lief PD:  Pleural Decortication to Relieve Trapped Lung in a Patient on Chronic Hemodialysis.  American College of Chest Physicians 57th Annual Scientific Assembly, San Francisco, Ca, November 1991

32. Kornfeld P, Merav A, Fox S, Maier K:  How Reliable Are Imaging Procedures in Detecting Residual Thymus after Previous Thymectomy? Presented at The New York Academy of Sciences, April 1992.

33.  Merav AD: Patch Angioplasty of Ostial Left Main Coronary         Artery Stenosis. New York Society for Thoracic Surgery.          May 2001

34.  Merav AD: Patch Angioplasty for Left Main Ostial Stenosis.  Cardiology Grand Rounds at Montefiore Medical Center.  March 2002.

35.  Merav AD: Aortic Dissection: "The Great Masquerader". Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. March 2007.

36. Merav AD: Aortic Dissection - How Many Have You Missed?
 Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. September 2007.

Publications

1. Markovitch (Merav) AD, Schweizer W, Emmenegger H:  Interarterielle Korononare Anastomosen--Untersuchungen am Katzenherzen uber den Einfluss des Rigor Mortis und der Temperatur, auf ihren Nachweis durch Perfusion mit Mikrospharen.  Zeitschrift fur die gesamte experimentelle Medizin. 147:311, 1968

2. Merav AD:  Low Pressure "Parachute" Endotracheal Cuff. New York State Journal of Medicine. 71:1926, 1971

3. Frank MS, Merav AD, Siegelman SS, Boley SJ:  The Effect of Intraperitoneal Norepinephrine on Gastrointestinal Blood Flow.  The Physiologist 15:  No. 3, 1972

4. Siegelman SS, Merav AD, Boley SJ:  Angiography Following Intraperitoneal Levarterenol.  Radiology 107:663, 1973

5. Merav AD:  "Low Pressure"  Cuffs and Tracheal Damage.  (Communications to the Editor)  Chest 69:705, 1976

6. Robinson G, Merav AD:  Informed Consent:  Recall by Patients Tested Postoperatively.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery  22:209, 1976

7. Robinson G, Merav AD:  Informed Consent:  Recall by Patients Tested Postoperatively.  Connecticut Medicine 42:223, 1977

8. Merav AD, Crane R, Pinsker KL, Norin AJ, Koerner SK, Veith FJ:  Preservation, Transportation, and Transplantation of Lungs Obtained After Death.  Surgical Forum 28:195, 1977

9. Merav AD, Boley SJ, Nagashima H:  5.8 A New, Airway Pressure Regulated, Atraumatic Endotracheal Cuff:  Experimental and Clinical Evaluation.  Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Band 116, Acute Care:  209, 1979, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York

10. Merav AD, Brodman R, Robinson G:  A Simple Technique for Tension-Free Pericardial Closure.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery  28:399, 1979

11. Merav AD, Boley SJ, Nagashima H:  The Parachute Endotracheal Cuff.  Contemporary Surgery 14:9, 1979

12. Merav AD:  Cardiogenic Shock Following Acute Myocardial Infarction, Late Functional Results After Emergency Cardiac Surgery, (Discussion). New York State Journal of Medicine 80:951, 1980 
 
13. Merav AD, Solomon N, Montefusco CM, Bregman D:  A New Guidable Double Lumen Percutaneous Intra-Aortic Balloon.
  Trans.Am.soc.artif. Intern. Organs  XXVII:593, 1981

14. Merav AD, Weiss PR, Sprayregen S, Robinson G:  Large Arteriovenous Hemangioma of the Chest Wall:  Treatment by Transarterial Embolization and Radical Excision.  New York State Journal of Medicine  83:719, 1983

15. Kamholz SL, Veith FJ, Mollenkopf FP, Pinsker KL, Kaleya RR, Norin AJ, Gliedman ML, Emeson EE, Merav AD, et al:  Single Lung Transplantation With Cyclosporin Immunosuppression:  Evaluation of Canine and Human Recipients. Journal Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery  86:537, 1983

16. Merav AD, Attai LA, Condit DD:  Successful Repair of a Transected Phrenic Nerve with Restoration of Diaphragmatic Function.  Chest  84:642, 1983

17. Kamholz SL, Veith FJ, Mollenkopf F, Montefusco C, Nehlsen-Cannarella S, Kaleya R, Pinsker K, Tellis V, Soberman R, Sablay L, Matas A, Gliedman M, Goldsmith J, Fell S, Brodman R, Merav A, Shander A, Hollinger I, Nagashima H:  Single Lung Transplantation in Paraquat Intoxication.  New York State Journal of Medicine  84:82, 1984

18. Silver CE, Schneider K, Merav AD, Nagashima H:  Head and Neck and Plastic Surgery:  Prototype Airway Management System for Use During Laser Surgery, Laryngoscopy 94:Part l:1511, 1984

19. Karpel JP, Appel D, Merav A:  Pulmonary Endometriosis. Lung 163:151, 1985

20. Fisher JD, Kim SG, Matos JA, Waspe LE, Brodman R, Merav AD:  Complications of Catheter Ablation of Tachyarrhythmias:  Occurrence, Protection, Prevention:  The Journal of Clinical Progress Electrophysiol, and Pacing III: No. IV:292, 1985

21. Smith PS, Roistacher K, Gordon GM, Merav AD, Klein RS: Case Report:  Anaerobic Mediastinitis Complicating Median Sternotomy.  The American Journal of The Medical Sciences 290:No. III:111, 1985

22. Condit DD, Merav AD:  Diagnosing the Cardiac Sequelae of Blunt Trauma.  Infections in Surgery.  731: 1986

23. Merav AD, Condit DD:  Phrenic nerve transection (letter).  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 41:348, 1986

24. Buttrick P, Condit D, Merav A:  Iodine Toxicity in Patients with Mediastinitis Treated With Povidone-Iodine Irrigation.  Clinical Research  36:No. 3:452A, 1988

25. Merav AD:  The Role of Mediastinoscopy and Anterior Mediastinotomy in Determining Operability of Lung Cancer.  Cancer Investigation 9:4, 1991

26. Amar D, Merav AD:  A practical setup for temporary pacemakers in cardiac surgery.  (Letter) J. Cardiothorac Anesth 1991;5:99-100.

27. Gil D, Merav AD, Ogirala RC, Lief PD:  Pleural Decortication to Relieve Trapped Lung in a Patient on Chronic Hemodialysis.  Chest 100 (suppl.):38S, 1991 (abstract)

28. Charney R, Keltz TN, Attai L, Merav AD, Schwinger ME:  Acute Valvular Obstruction from Streptococcal Endocarditis. American Heart Journal 125:544-547, 1993

29. Kornfeld P, Merav A, Fox S, Maier K:  How Reliable Are Imaging Procedures in Detecting Residual Thymus after Previous Thymectomy?   Annals NY Academy of Sciences 964-965, 1993

30. Patel MC, Levy MH, Mahadevia P, Nana M, Merav AD, Robbins N,
L. Micdadei PVE successfully treated with levofloxacin/valve replacement: case report and review of the literature.
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