Client Testimonials

In 2008 I was diagnosed with lung cancer. Dr. Richardson performed a thoracotomy wedge resection on both lungs within a six month time period. I am still in remission two and a half years later. I rate Dr. Richardson and his entire medical staff among the very best.

- James B. "Jim" Lovvorn

Presentations

Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons, P.C.:

2011, June 9. International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair In A High Risk Cohort of Patients

C.T.P. Lewis, M.D., P.K. Sultan, MD., J.B. Richardson, MD., R.L. Stephens, PA-C., J.L. Cline, CRNP, Ph.D. and C.M. Tyndal. Jr. CCP. St. Vincent’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama and Trinity Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama.

John B. Richardson, Jr., M.D.:

Ebstein Anomaly - DeBakey International CardiovascularSociety - Monte Carlo, 1984

Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, Sr., M.D.:

Lewis CTP, Riley WE, Georgeson K, and Warren JH: Carcinoma of the colon and rectum in patients under twenty years of age. Southern Medical Association. New Orleans, Louisiana, November 6, 1988

Lewis CTP, Cooley DA, Murphy MC, Talledo O: Surgical repair of aortic root aneurysms in 280 patients. Program of the 2nd annual meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Co-Chair, ATS Medical Cardiovascular Surgery Symposium October 2-5, 2003 Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, October 15th, 2010 - Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement, Miami Robotics Seminar

June 2010 - The New Orleans Conference, Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement, Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in a High Risk Patient Population

June 2009 - The New Orleans Conference, Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

July 2009 - Florida Society of Thoracic Surgeons

2008 - Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, Current status of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Parvez K. Sultan, M.D.:

The Surgical Management of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms (TAAA). Cardiac Surgical Grand Rounds. Barnes Jewish Hospital, December 2004.

Cardiac Assist Devices. Cardiac Surgical Grand Rounds. Barnes Jewish Hospital, March 2005.

Surgery for Emphysema. Cardiac Surgical Grand Rounds. Barnes-Jewish Hospital, May 2005.

Management of Esophageal Cancer. Cardiac Surgical Grand Rounds. Barnes-Jewish Hospital, November 2005.

Unilateral Lung Volume Reduction: Long-Term Outcome in 49 Emphysema Patients. Oral Presentation. The Society of Thoracic Surgeon, 42nd Annual Meeting. Chicago, 2006.

John L. Harlan, M.D.:

Montclair Coordinated Care: A Practical look at Case Management, Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, September 25, 1992.

Placement of Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: The Need for the Device and How it Prevents Sudden Death, Alabama Heart Institutes Annual Fall Retreat, November 14, 1992.

Case Management: Enhancement of Physician Practices, Volunteer Hospitals of America, Alabama Chapter, March 3, 1993.

Critical Pathways Improving Through Documentation, New York's Volunteer Hospitals of America Meeting, March 18, 1983.

Coordinated Care - A Physician's Perspective, Reengineering the Supply Chain to Reduce Costs and Enhance Patient
Service, CarePak - A Patient Centered Supply Delivery, System September 8, 1994.

Stanley Lochridge, M.D.:

Medical College of Alabama Research Day, Reticulocyte Counts in Intrauterine Growth Retardation, 1971

Iowa Academy of Surgeons, Treatment of Superior Vena Caval Obstruction, 1977

Cardiovascular Residents Seminar, Somerville, New Jersey, Spiral Vein Bypass for Superior Vena Caval Obstruction, 1978

Multiple Seminars and Grand Rounds, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976-1978

Society of Vascular Surgery, Los Angeles, California, Treatment of Superior Vena Caval Syndrome, June 1978

American Society Extracorporeal Technology, Birmingham, Alabama, Combined Cardiac and Carotid Operations, May, 1979

Walker County Medical Society, Jasper, Alabama, Coronary Artery Disease, November, l979

Marion County Medical Society, Guin, Alabama, Coronary Artery Disease, November, l979

St. Clair County Medical Society, Pell City, Alabama, Doppler Examination, 1979

Bessemer Carraway Medical Center, Bessemer, Alabama, Cerebrovascular Doppler Exams, July, 1979

Association of Operating Room Technicians, Birmingham, Alabama, Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease, November, l979

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Medical and Surgical Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, 1978-1979

Hillcrest Foundation Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, Non-invasive Vascular Exam, April, 1980

Talladega County Medical Society, Talladega, Alabama, Pacemakers, June, l980

American Cancer Society, Birmingham, Alabama, No Smoking Seminar, March, 1980

Cullman Medical Society, Cullman, Alabama, Coronary Artery Disease, December, l980

Blount Memorial Hospital Staff, Oneonta, Alabama, Doppler Examination, January, 1981

Community Hospital Staff, Ensley, Alabama, Use of Doppler in Vascular Examinations, March, l981

Citizens Hospital Medical Staff, Talladega, Alabama, Cerebrovascular Exam with Doppler Ultrasound, May, l981

Association of Critical Care Nurses, Metro Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Thoracic Trauma, May, 1981

Alabama Recovery Room Nurses, Birmingham, Alabama, Use of Doppler in Medicine, May, l98l

Alabama Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Point Clear, Alabama, Combined Carotid and Coronary Operations, June, l981

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Birmingham, Alabama, Chest Trauma, April, l982

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Cardiovascular Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama, Use of the Intra-aortic Balloon Pump, May, l982

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Department of Anesthesia, Birmingham, Alabama, Non-invasive Vascular Exam, May, 1982

Craddock Memorial Hospital Medical Staff, Sylacauga, Alabama, Non-invasive Vascular Exam, June, l982

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Department of Surgery, Birmingham, Alabama, Doppler Studies, June, l982

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Cardiovascular Division, Birmingham, Alabama, Surgery for Acute Infarctions, June, 1982

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Department of Anesthesia, Birmingham, Alabama, Acute Myocardial Infarction - Use of the Balloon Pump, August, 1982

American Association of Surgeon's Assistants, Birmingham, Alabama, Simultaneous Coronary and Carotid Operations, April, l983

Marion County Medical Association, Winfield, Alabama, Non-invasive Doppler Examination, April, l983

Alabama Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Point Clear, Alabama, Carotid Endarterectomy - To Shunt or Not to Shunt, May, l983

Baptist Medical Center Cherokee, Centre, Alabama, Open Heart Operations, May, l983

Medical Center East Hospital Staff, Birmingham, Alabama, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, November, l983

Alabama Association of Anesthesia for Nurses, Birmingham, Alabama, Aortic Aneurysm, February, 1984

Marion County Medical Society, Hamilton, Alabama, Valvular and Coronary Heart Surgery, February, 1985

Alabama Heart Institute Annual Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, Surgery after Streptokinase Therapy, April, l985

Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Monthly Alabama Heart Institute Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama, Obstruction of the Superior Vena Cava, May, 1985

Medical Center East Hospital Staff, Birmingham, Alabama, Bypass for Superior Vena Caval Obstruction, June, l985

Symposium to Honor Dr. J. L. Ehrenhaft, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, Carotid Endarterectomy:  To Shunt or Not to Shunt, October 11, l985

Shades Valley Optimist Club, Birmingham, Alabama, Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease, October 15, l985

Numerous talks to local hospital staffs, civic groups, and county medical societies, 1985 to present, at the rate of 4 to 5 per year.