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Michael C. Slack, MD
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Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Center for Heart, Lung and Kidney Disease
Cardiology
Specialties: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) , Complex Congenital Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease and Anomalies, Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), Vascular Anomalies
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| Board Certifications |
American Board of Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
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National Provider Identifier
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
 
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| Biography |
| Dr. Slack performs the most advanced innovative cardiac catheterization procedures in patients with congenital heart problems over a wide range of ages. Dr. Slack uses the latest technology in the treatment of both routine and the most complex problems encountered. He possesses special expertise with the use of intravascular stents in the treatment of severe pulmonary artery stenosis and other blood vessel abnormalities. Dr. Slack also employs the Excimer Laser as well as the latest balloon angioplasty catheter techniques in the treatment of these complex and varied cardiovascular problems. Dr. Slack specializes in the catheter based device closure of abnormal blood vessels and holes inside the heart. |
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Undergraduate Education | University of California-Santa Cruz | | | BA | 1979 | | Medical School | F.E. Herbert School of Med. | | | | 1983 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Residency Program | Walter Reed Army Med. Ctr. | | | Pediatrics | | | Fellowship Program | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | | Ped. Interventional Cardiology | | | Fellowship Program | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | | Pediatric Cardiology | | | Internship Program | De Witt Army Community Hosp | | | Family Practice* | |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | Physicians Laureate Award | The Larry King Cardiac Foundation | | 2005 | | Howard H. Johnson Award | American Academy of Pediatrics | | 1988 |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Fellow | Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions | | 1999 - 2009 | | Fellow | American College of Cardiology | | | | Member | American Heart Association | Cardiovascular Disease in the Young subsection | |
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| Research |
| Title | Study Name | Institution | Years | | Principal Investigator | Principle Site Investigator, Post-Market Surveillance Study For The Amplatzer® Atrial Septal Occluder Device. Children’s National Medical Center, IRB approved May 15, 2002. | | | | | Principal Investigator | Transcatheter Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with the NIT-OCCLUD PDA Occulsion System (IDE #:G010278) Principle Site Investigator for FDA Clinical Trial at Children’s National Medical Center. IRB Approved: Jan 23, 2003 | | | | | Principal Investigator | Principle Site Co-Investigator, Phase II FDA IDE Clinical Trial- RESPECT Trial: Randomized clinical trial comparing the Amplatzer® PFO Occluder Device for the non-surgical closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) vs. “best” medical therapy in
patients with cryptogenic stroke. Washington Hospital Center (Dr. Satler- PI) and Children’s National Medical Center(Dr. Slack-PI), Washington, D. C. WHC/Med Star Research Institute. IRB approved September 2003. | | | |
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| Publications |
Conference Presentation - Poster, Slack, M.C. (2007), St. Jude Premere PFO Closure System, Poster session presented at the Emerging Devices & Innovative Therapies Session, Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies (CRT) 2007 Meeting
Conference Presentation - Poster, Kanter, J., Slack, M.C. (2007), Catheter-based interventions for critical Sano shunt obstruction, Poster session presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 30th Annual Scientific Sessions
Journal Article, Steinberg, D.H., Pichard, A.D., Satler, L.F., Slack, M.C., et al. (2007), Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Past, Present, and Future, Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , 5, 5 , 881-891.
Journal Article, Joshi, A.S., Tanna, N., Elmaraghy, C.A., Obokhare, I., Ponsky, T.A., Pena, M.T., Slack, M.C. (2007), Nonsurgical Treatment of Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula in the Pediatric Population, Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 133, 294-296.
Conference Presentation - Poster, Slack, M.C. (2007), Devices & Preparations of Patients for ASD/PFO Device Closures, Poster session presented at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies (CRT) 2007 Meeting-Nurse & Tech Symposium
Journal Article, Slack, M.C. (2006), Coarctation of the Aorta: The Need for Innovation, Congenital Cardiology Today, 4, 1-8.
Journal Article, Slack, M.C. (2006), Non-surgical Alternatives in the Treatment of Congenital Heart Defects-Congenital Interventional Cardiology Moves into the 21st Century, US Cardiology, 196-196.
Conference Presentation - Poster, Slack, M.C. (2006), Devices and Outcomes of Atrial Septal Defect and PFO Closure, Poster session presented at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies (CRT) 2006 Conference, Arlington, VA
Journal Article, Slack, M.C. (2005), The Emerging Role Of The Cutting Balloon in Congenital Interventional Therapy, Congenital Cardiology Today, 3, 15-19.
Conference Presentation - Poster, O’Neil, B., Verghese, S., Hannallah, R., Slack, M. (2004), General Endotracheal Anesthesia: A Preferred Technique for TEE-guided Amplatzer® Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Children?, Poster session presented at the American Society of Anesthesia Annual Meeting
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Michael Slack, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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