Patrick M. McCarthy (surgeon)

Patrick M. McCarthy is a cardiac surgeon, the executive director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine, the Heller-Sacks Professor of Surgery at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and chief of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.[1]

Dr. McCarthy’s education, postgraduate training and fellowship appointments include attending the University of Notre Dame where he obtained his undergraduate degree, attending Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine where he obtained his medical degree, completing a residency in general surgery from Mayo Clinic, completing a fellowship in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery from Mayo Clinic and completing a fellowship in cardiovascular transplantation from Stanford University.[2] From 1990 to 2003 he worked at the Cleveland Clinic. In 2004 Dr. McCarthy moved to Chicago to work at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine].[3] While at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation he was the George and Linda Kaufman Chair of Surgery and surgical director of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure as well as director of the Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support program.[4]

Dr. McCarthy has authored or co-authored more than 400 papers and 60 book chapters.[5] He is, or has been, on the editorial board of six medical journals and is an officer in numerous professional societies. He has performed over 10,000 heart operations, averaging 400 per year.[1]

The Myxo ring

The Myxo ring, developed jointly with Edwards Lifesciences, has been used in treating myxomatous degeneration of the heart valves. It is a modification of an earlier device approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency never specifically approved the modification, but FDA policy permits minor modifications without regulatory approval. The device was banned by the FDA in 2008, after it was found that the rate of complications was higher than in conventional rings of the sort,[6] but approved after a subsequent study by McCarthy and the company.[6]

Two patients brought a lawsuit against McCarthy, accusing him of experimenting with the ring on them without their knowledge, and concealing evidence of complications.[6] The controversy over the device was one of the examples that led to stricter FDA regulation of medical devices.[7][8] In April 2016, a jury found that the charges brought by the patient which were related to informed consent and medical battery did not have any merit.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 McCarthy, Patrick. "Patrick M. McCarthy, MD". Northwestern Medicine. Northwestern Medicine. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Gallagher, Erin (February 16, 2015). "Southland native heads to Chicago heart care institute". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bruce Japsen, "Heart-care expansion under way at Northwestern." Chicago Tribune, Feb 19, 2004.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Patrick. "Tenth Annual Heart Failure Holiday Symposium". Tenth Annual Heart Failure Holiday Symposium. Northwestern University Office of CME. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Search Results for author McCarthy PM on PubMed.
  6. 1 2 3 Paul Basken "Northwestern U. Dismisses Medical Professor Who Questioned Cardiac-Surgery Chief's Safety Record" Chronicle of Higher Education, October 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ Deborah L. Shelton, "FDA proposes stricter rules on approving medical devices: Cases involving implanted heart-valve ring trigger proposed crackdown" Chicago Tribune Aug 4, 2010
  8. ↑ Jason Grotto and Deborah Shelton "How we approached reporting on these medical issues > " Chicago Tribune Aug 4, 2010
  9. ↑ Wood, Shelley (April 8, 2016). "Northwestern Memorial Hospital and star CV surgeon found not guilty in Myxo Ring case". Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

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