Daniel Bainbridge
Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre
Papers
12
Total Citations
270
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About
Daniel Bainbridge is a cardiac surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, hybrid coronary revascularization, and image-guided interventional technologies. He has made particularly significant contributions to the field of hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR), which integrates coronary artery bypass grafting with percutaneous coronary intervention to treat multivessel coronary artery disease — an approach he has championed through long-term follow-up studies accumulating over 190 citations. His landmark 2008 paper on simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularization, his most-cited work with 119 citations, helped establish the clinical viability of this combined approach. Bainbridge has also advanced robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, investigating both atrial septal defect closure and coronary bypass grafting under real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic guidance, and rigorously examining the reasons and outcomes surrounding conversion to open sternotomy. His work in medical imaging innovation — including magnetic tracking of transesophageal echocardiography probes and CT-to-ultrasound registration for target vessel localization — reflects a forward-thinking commitment to making complex cardiac procedures safer and more precise. Across his career, Bainbridge has consistently pushed the boundaries of what minimally invasive cardiac surgery can achieve.
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- 4Is the Future of Coronary Arterial Revascularization a Hybrid Approach?18 citations · 2017
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