Specialty Areas   Coronary revascularization using on/off pump techniques Complex valvular surgery - replacement/repair Surgical treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) Surgical treatment for all types of thoracic aortic pathology

Faculty Appointments

• Associate Clinical Instructor, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, 1978-1979
• Assistant Clinical Professor, Wright State University, 1979-1981
• Associate Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1981-1996
• Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1996-present

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Education/Training

• B.A. - Wesleyan University, 1967
• M.D. - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1971
• Resident - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1971-1978

Societies

• Monroe County Medical Society
• Rochester Surgical Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Upstate Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• American Association of Thoracic Surgery
• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Surgeons
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Heart Association
• Association for Academic Surgery
• Central Surgical Association
• International Cardiovascular Society
• International Society for Heart Transplantation
• Society for Thoracic Surgery
• Delegate-at-Large for Thoracic Surgery Director's Association

Publications

• Blumberg N, Heal J, Hicks G, Risher W. Association of ABO-mismatched Platelet Transfusions with Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery. Transfusion 41:790-793, June 2001.
• Adsumelli R, Shapiro J, Shah P, Martella A, Afifi A, Risher W, Hicks GL. Hemodynamic Effects of Chest Closure in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia 15:5, pp. 589-592, Oct 2001.
• Blumberg N, Heal JM, Cowels, JW, Hicks GL, Risher WH, Samuel PK, Kirkley SA. Leukoreduced Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Implementation Trial. Accepted to Am. J Clinical Pathology, Apr 2002.
• Hicks GL, Dr. James DeWeese and the University of Rochester: Symposium for Dr. James DeWeese. Cardiovascular Surgery 10:1, Feb 2002.
• Hicks GL, Massey HT. Update on Indications for Surgery in Aortic Insufficiency. Curr. Opin. Cardiol. 17:172-178, May 2002.

Abstracts

• Blumberg N, Heal J, Cowles J, Hicks GL, Risher WH, et al. Leukoreduced Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Implementation Trial. American Assn. Blood Banks. Oral Presentation at Am. Assn. of Blood Banks, 11/2000.
• Blumberg N, Heal J, Hicks Jr. GL, Risher WH. Association of ABO Mismatched Platelet Transfusions with Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery. Transfusion, 8/2000.
• Zhang C, Kennedy SD, Risher W, Chan X, Schwarz K, Hicks G, Fahy G, Wang T. Forty-Hour Heart Preservation by Intermittent Perfusion. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Washington, DC, April 2002.

Contact

Dr. George Hicks
Division of Cardiac Surgery
601 Elmwood Ave., Box SURG
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: 1-866-HEART-03