Emmett Dean McKenzie, M.D.
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Positions
- Professor of Surgery
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Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- Texas Children's West Tower (Clinic)
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6621 Fannin Street
20th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-2030
Congenital Heart Surgery
Education
- Internship from University of Louisville School of Medicine
- 01/1992 - Louisville, Kentucky United States
- General Surgery Residency from University of Louisville School of Medicine
- 01/1996 - Louisville, Kentucky United States
- Cardiothoracic Residency from University Of Florida Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1998 - Gainesville, FL United States
- M.D. from Baylor College Of Medicine
- 01/1991 - Houston, TX United States
- B.S. from University Of Texas At Austin
- 01/1987 - Austin, TX United States
Certifications
- Diplomate
- American Board of Surgery
- Diplomate
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Honors & Awards
- J. David Richardson Award for Clinical Excellence
- John W. Price Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
Professional Interests
- Congenital Heart Surgery
- Heart and lung transplants
- Fontans procedure
- Norwood operation
- Patent ductus arteriosus ligation
- Rastelli procedure
- Repair of Ebstein's anomaly
- Repair of anomalous coronary artery
- Ross procedure
- Tetralogy of Fallot repair
- Aortic arch advancement
- Aortic valve stenosis repair
- Arterial switch
- Atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect closures
- Atrioventricular canal defect repair
- Blalock-Taussig shunt
- Coarctation of the aorta repair
- Double-switch procedures
Professional Statement
Dr. Emmett Dean McKenzie maintains board certification in general surgery, thoracic surgery, and congenital heart surgery. He has practiced congenital heart surgery and pediatric heart and lung transplantation at Texas Children’s Hospital since 1998. Dr. McKenzie’s research centers on neurologic protection during cardiopulmonary bypass and the advancement of surgical and perfusion techniques to eliminate the use of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during aortic reconstruction. He has extensive experience with and has developed innovative surgical techniques for repair of the aortic arch, including the ascending sliding arch aortoplasty. Dr. McKenzie is also interested in pediatric heart and lung transplantation, including the use of long-term mechanical circulatory support and the development, implementation, and academic use of clinical databases with special emphasis on long-term clinical outcomes. Dr. McKenzie believes it is a privilege to care for children with congenital heart and lung disease and he aspires to earn the trust of the children and parents in his care.Websites
Congenital Heart Surgery at Texas Children's
VIICTR Research Database
Selected Publications
- Morales DL, Dibardino DJ, Braud BE, Fenrich AL, Heinle JS, Vaughn WK, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Salvaging the failing Fontan: lateral tunnel versus extracardiac conduit.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2005 Oct;80(4):1445-51; discus. Pubmed PMID: 16181885
- Morales DL, Carberry KE, Balentine C, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Selective application of the pediatric Ross procedure minimizes autograft failure.." ;3(6):404-10. Pubmed PMID: 19037980
- Morales DL, Dibardino DJ, Vick W, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED "Tetralogy of Fallot and hypoplastic aortic arch: a novel perspective.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2005 Jun;129(6):1448-50. Pubmed PMID: 15942598
- McKenzie ED, Khan MS, Samayoa AX, Vener DS, Ishak YM, Santos AB, Heinle JS, Fraser CD "The Blalock-Taussig shunt revisited: a contemporary experience.." J. Am. Coll. Surg.. 2013 Apr;216(4):699-704. Pubmed PMID: 23415555
- DiBardino DJ, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Su JT, Fraser CD "The Warden procedure for partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior caval vein.." Cardiol Young. 2004 Feb;14(1):64-7. Pubmed PMID: 15237673
- Booth JH, Bryant R, Powers SC, Ge S, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Fraser CD, Morales DL "Transthoracic echocardiography does not reliably predict involvement of the aortic valve in patients with a discrete subaortic shelf.." Cardiol Young. 2010 Jun;20(3):284-9. Pubmed PMID: 20420742
- Andropoulos DB, Hunter JV, Nelson DP, Stayer SA, Stark AR, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Graves DE, Fraser CD "Brain immaturity is associated with brain injury before and after neonatal cardiac surgery with high-flow bypass and cerebral oxygenation monitoring.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2010 Mar;139(3):543-56. Pubmed PMID: 19909994
- McKenzie ED, Klysik M, Morales DL, Heinle JS, Fraser CD, Kovalchin J "Ascending sliding arch aortoplasty: a novel technique for repair of arch hypoplasia.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2011 Mar;91(3):805-10. Pubmed PMID: 21353003
- Carlo WF, McKenzie ED, Slesnick TC "Root dilation in patients with truncus arteriosus.." Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 May;6(3):228-33. Pubmed PMID: 21545468
- Carlo WF, Carberry KE, Heinle JS, Morales DL, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Nelson DP "Interstage attrition between bidirectional Glenn and Fontan palliation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2011 Sep;142(3):511-6. Pubmed PMID: 21704339
- Tortoriello TA, Stayer SA, Mott AR, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Andropoulos DB, Chang AC "A noninvasive estimation of mixed venous oxygen saturation using near-infrared spectroscopy by cerebral oximetry in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.." Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Jun;15(6):495-503. Pubmed PMID: 15910351
- Rossano JW, Smith EO, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED, Chang AC, Hemingway A, Price JF, Dickerson HA, Mott AR "Adults undergoing cardiac surgery at a children's hospital: an analysis of perioperative morbidity.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2007 Feb;83(2):606-12. Pubmed PMID: 17257995
- Studer MA, Kennedy CE, Dreyer WJ, Price JF, Moffett BS, Teitel ER, Carberry KE, Morales DL, McKenzie ED, Chang AC "An alternative treatment strategy for pump thrombus in the DeBakey VAD Child: use of clopidogrel as a thrombolytic agent.." J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2006 Jul;25(7):857-61. Pubmed PMID: 16818131
- DiBardino DJ, Heinle JS, Kung GC, Leonard GT, McKenzie ED, Su JT, Fraser CD "Anatomic reconstruction for recurrent aortic obstruction in infants and children.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2004 Sep;78(3):926-32; discuss. Pubmed PMID: 15337022
- Akpek EA, Miller-Hance WC, Stayer SA, Rice CL, East DL, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED, Andropoulos DB "Anesthetic management and outcome of complex late arterial-switch operations for patients with transposition of the great arteries and a systemic right ventricle.." J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.. 2005 Jun;19(3):322-8. Pubmed PMID: 16130058
- Law MA, McKenzie ED, Slesnick TC, Mott AR "Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a preterm infant: presentation after ligation of ductus arteriosus.." Congenit Heart Dis.;4(3):174-7. Pubmed PMID: 19489945
- Elgamal MA, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Aortic arch advancement: the optimal one-stage approach for surgical management of neonatal coarctation with arch hypoplasia.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2002 Apr;73(4):1267-72; discus. Pubmed PMID: 11998817
- Xu Z, Chang AC, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED "Autologous Ross operation for congenital aortic stenosis.." Pediatr Cardiol.;27(6):750-4. Pubmed PMID: 17031718
- Stayer SA, Diaz LK, East DL, Gouvion JN, Vencill TL, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Andropoulos DB "Changes in respiratory mechanics among infants undergoing heart surgery.." Anesth. Analg.. 2004 Jan;98(1):49-55, table of. Pubmed PMID: 14693582
- Andropoulos DB, Easley RB, Brady K, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Dickerson HA, Shekerdemian L, Meador M, Eisenman C, Hunter JV, Turcich M, Voigt RG, Fraser CD "Changing Expectations for Neurological Outcomes After the Neonatal Arterial Switch Operation.." 2012 Jun 28; Pubmed PMID: 22748448
- Barshes NR, DiBardino DJ, McKenzie ED, Lee TC, Stayer SA, Mallory GB, Karpen SJ, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Carter BA, Fraser CD, Goss JA "Combined lung and liver transplantation: the United States experience.." Transplantation. 2005 Nov 15;80(9):1161-7. Pubmed PMID: 16314780
- McKenzie ED, Andropoulos DB, DiBardino D, Fraser CD "Congenital heart surgery 2005: the brain: it's the heart of the matter.." Am. J. Surg.. 2005 Aug;190(2):289-94. Pubmed PMID: 16023448
- Undar A, Owens WR, McGarry MC, Surprise DL, Kilpack VD, Mueller MW, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Comparison of hollow-fiber membrane oxygenators in terms of pressure drop of the membranes during normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates.." Perfusion. 2005 May;20(3):135-8. Pubmed PMID: 16038384
- Dibardino DJ, Allison AE, Vaughn WK, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Current expectations for newborns undergoing the arterial switch operation.." Ann. Surg.. 2004 May;239(5):588-96; discuss. Pubmed PMID: 15082962
- Scully BB, Morales DL, Zafar F, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Heinle JS "Current expectations for surgical repair of isolated ventricular septal defects.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2010 Feb;89(2):544-9; discussi. Pubmed PMID: 20103339
- Zafar F, Khan MS, Heinle JS, Adachi I, McKenzie ED, Schecter MG, Mallory GB, Morales DL "Does donor arterial partial pressure of oxygen affect outcomes after lung transplantation? A review of more than 12,000 lung transplants.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2012 Apr;143(4):919-25. Pubmed PMID: 22341426
- Rossano JW, Grenier MA, Dreyer WJ, Kim JJ, Price JF, Jefferies JL, Smith EO, Clunie SK, Moulik M, Decker JA, Breinholt JP, Morales DL, McKenzie ED, Towbin JA, Denfield SW "Effect of body mass index on outcome in pediatric heart transplant patients.." J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2007 Jul;26(7):718-23. Pubmed PMID: 17613403
- Morales DL, Braud BE, Gunter KS, Carberry KE, Arrington KA, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Encouraging results for the Contegra conduit in the problematic right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery connection.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2006 Sep;132(3):665-71. Pubmed PMID: 16935124
- Morales DL, Carberry KE, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Diaz LK "Extubation in the operating room after Fontan's procedure: effect on practice and outcomes.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2008 Aug;86(2):576-81; discuss. Pubmed PMID: 18640336
- Andropoulos DB, Brady K, Easley RB, Dickerson HA, Voigt RG, Shekerdemian LS, Meador MR, Eisenman CA, Hunter JV, Turcich M, Rivera C, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Fraser CD "Erythropoietin neuroprotection in neonatal cardiac surgery: A phase I/II safety and efficacy trial.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2013 Jul;146(1):124-31. Pubmed PMID: 23102686
- Rossano JW, Taylor MD, Smith EO, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED, Price JF, Dickerson HA, Nelson DP, Mott AR "Glycemic profile in infants who have undergone the arterial switch operation: hyperglycemia is not associated with adverse events.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2008 Apr;135(4):739-45. Pubmed PMID: 18374750
- Suominen PK, Dickerson HA, Moffett BS, Ranta SO, Mott AR, Price JF, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Chang AC "Hemodynamic effects of rescue protocol hydrocortisone in neonates with low cardiac output syndrome after cardiac surgery.." Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 Nov;6(6):655-9. Pubmed PMID: 16276331
- Morales DL, Braud BE, Booth JH, Graves DE, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Heterotaxy patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous return: improving surgical results.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2006 Nov;82(5):1621-7; discuss. Pubmed PMID: 17062215
- Robertson J, Elidemir O, Saz EU, Gulen F, Schecter M, McKenzie E, Heinle J, Smith E, Mallory G "Hypogammaglobulinemia: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes following pediatric lung transplantation.." Pediatr Transplant. 2009 Sep;13(6):754-9. Pubmed PMID: 19067916
- Mott AR, Feltes TF, McKenzie ED, Andropoulos DB, Bezold LI, Fenrich AL, Bedford SL, El-Said H, Stayer SA, Fraser CD "Improved early results with the Fontan operation in adults with functional single ventricle.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2004 Apr;77(4):1334-40. Pubmed PMID: 15063262
- Cannon BC, Friedman RA, Fenrich AL, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED, Kertesz NJ "Innovative techniques for placement of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads in patients with limited venous access to the heart.." Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2006 Feb;29(2):181-7. Pubmed PMID: 16492305
- Ikemba CM, Kozinetz CA, Feltes TF, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED, Shah N, Mott AR "Internet use in families with children requiring cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease.." Pediatrics. 2002 Mar;109(3):419-22. Pubmed PMID: 11875135
- Morales DL, Scully PT, Braud BE, Booth JH, Graves DE, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Interrupted aortic arch repair: aortic arch advancement without a patch minimizes arch reinterventions.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2006 Nov;82(5):1577-83; discus. Pubmed PMID: 17062208
- Andropoulos DB, Diaz LK, Fraser CD, McKenzie ED, Stayer SA "Is bilateral monitoring of cerebral oxygen saturation necessary during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction?." Anesth. Analg.. 2004 May;98(5):1267-72, table . Pubmed PMID: 15105198
- Dibardino DJ, Fraser CD, Dickerson HA, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Kung G "Left ventricular inflow obstruction associated with persistent left superior vena cava and dilated coronary sinus.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2004 Apr;127(4):959-62. Pubmed PMID: 15052190
- Morales DL, Dibardino DJ, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Chang AC, Loebe M, Noon GP, DeBakey ME, Fraser CD "Lessons learned from the first application of the DeBakey VAD Child: an intracorporeal ventricular assist device for children.." J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2005 Mar;24(3):331-7. Pubmed PMID: 15737761
- Kilpack VD, Stayer SA, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Andropoulos DB "Limiting circulatory arrest using regional low flow perfusion.." J Extra Corpor Technol. 2004 Jun;36(2):133-8. Pubmed PMID: 15334752
- Kim JJ, Denfield SW, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Heinle JS, Goldstein S, Towbin JA, Dreyer WJ "Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to combined dual organ transplantation in children.." J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2006 Dec;25(12):1480-2. Pubmed PMID: 17178345
- Tortoriello TA, Friedman JD, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Feltes TF, Randall J, Mott AR "Mediastinitis after pediatric cardiac surgery: a 15-year experience at a single institution.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2003 Nov;76(5):1655-60. Pubmed PMID: 14602304
- Fesseha AK, Eidem BW, Dibardino DJ, Cron SG, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Price JF, Chang AC, Mott AR "Neonates with aortic coarctation and cardiogenic shock: presentation and outcomes.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2005 May;79(5):1650-5. Pubmed PMID: 15854946
- Andropoulos DB, Easley RB, Brady K, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Dickerson HA, Shekerdemian LS, Meador M, Eisenman C, Hunter JV, Turcich M, Voigt RG, Fraser CD "Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Regional Cerebral Perfusion With Neuromonitoring for Neonatal Aortic Arch Reconstruction.." 2012 Jul 3; Pubmed PMID: 22766302
- Andropoulos DB, Stayer SA, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Novel cerebral physiologic monitoring to guide low-flow cerebral perfusion during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2003 Mar;125(3):491-9. Pubmed PMID: 12658190
- Koudieh M, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Outcome of Glenn anastomosis for heterotaxy syndrome with single ventricle.." Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2006 Jun;14(3):235-8. Pubmed PMID: 16714703
- Heinle JS, Carberry KE, McKenzie ED, Liou A, Katigbak PA, Fraser CD "Outcomes after the palliative arterial switch operation in neonates with single-ventricle anatomy.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2013 Jan;95(1):212-9. Pubmed PMID: 23200238
- Undar A, McKenzie ED, McGarry MC, Owens WR, Surprise DL, Kilpack VD, Mueller MW, Stayer SA, Andropoulos DB, Towbin JA, Fraser CD "Outcomes of congenital heart surgery patients after extracorporeal life support at Texas Children's Hospital.." Artif Organs. 2004 Oct;28(10):963-6. Pubmed PMID: 15385006
- Morales DL, Dreyer WJ, Denfield SW, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Graves DE, Price JF, Towbin JA, Frazier OH, Cooley DA, Fraser CD "Over two decades of pediatric heart transplantation: how has survival changed?." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2007 Mar;133(3):632-9. Pubmed PMID: 17320556
- Schecter MG, Elidemir O, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Mallory GB "Pediatric lung transplantation: a therapy in its adolescence.." Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Sur. 2008;74-9. Pubmed PMID: 18396229
- Morales DL, Braud BE, DiBardino DJ, Carberry KE, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Fraser CD "Perimount bovine pericardial valve to restore pulmonary valve competence late after right ventricular outflow tract repair.." 2007 Mar;2(2):115-20. Pubmed PMID: 18377487
- Elidemir O, Kancherla BS, Schecter MG, McKenzie ED, Morales DL, Heinle JS, Mallory GB "Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric lung transplant recipients: recent advances in monitoring.." Pediatr Transplant. 2009 Aug;13(5):606-10. Pubmed PMID: 19017289
- Fraser CD, Carberry KE, Owens WR, Arrington KA, Morales DL, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED "Preliminary experience with the MicroMed DeBakey pediatric ventricular assist device.." Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Sur. 2006;109-14. Pubmed PMID: 16638555
- McMahon CJ, Penny DJ, Nelson DP, Ades AM, Al Maskary S, Speer M, Katkin J, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Chang AC "Preterm infants with congenital heart disease and bronchopulmonary dysplasia: postoperative course and outcome after cardiac surgery.." Pediatrics. 2005 Aug;116(2):423-30. Pubmed PMID: 16061598
- Laird TH, Stayer SA, Rivenes SM, Lewin MB, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Andropoulos DB "Pulmonary-to-systemic blood flow ratio effects of sevoflurane, isoflurane, halothane, and fentanyl/midazolam with 100% oxygen in children with congenital heart disease.." Anesth. Analg.. 2002 Nov;95(5):1200-6, table o. Pubmed PMID: 12401594
- Andropoulos DB, Stayer SA, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD "Regional low-flow perfusion provides comparable blood flow and oxygenation to both cerebral hemispheres during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2003 Dec;126(6):1712-7. Pubmed PMID: 14688677
- Morales DL, Zafar F, Arrington KA, Gonzalez SM, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Fraser CD "Repeat sternotomy in congenital heart surgery: no longer a risk factor.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 2008 Sep;86(3):897-902; discus. Pubmed PMID: 18721579
- Studer MA, Jefferies JL, McKenzie ED, Ing FF "Traumatic cardiac rupture and left ventricular aneurismal formation in childhood.." Am. J. Cardiol.. 2008 Feb 1;101(3):413-4. Pubmed PMID: 18237611
- Doan ML, Mallory GB, Kaplan SL, Dishop MK, Schecter MG, McKenzie ED, Heinle JS, Elidemir O "Treatment of adenovirus pneumonia with cidofovir in pediatric lung transplant recipients.." J. Heart Lung Transplant.. 2007 Sep;26(9):883-9. Pubmed PMID: 17845926
- Knudson JD, Lopez KN, Maskatia S, McKenzie ED, Lantin-Hermoso MR, Masand PM, Vick Iii GW "Type B Interrupted Left Aortic Arch with Isolated Right Subclavian Artery.." 2012 Feb 7; Pubmed PMID: 22309184
- Peterson MJ, Havemann LM, McKenzie ED, Miller-Hance WC "Unusual presentation of postcardiotomy hemorrhage in an infant with congenital heart disease.." Anesth. Analg.. 2005 May;100(5):1267-8. Pubmed PMID: 15845666
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Fellow
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Texas Transplantation Society
- Hiram C. Polk, M.D. Surgical Society
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Congenital Heart Surgeons Society
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- Southern Surgical Association
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