Education/CredentialsLaw Degree: University of Cincinnati College of LawFellowship: National Heart Institute/USPHSSenior Registrar in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: Hammersmith Hospital and Postgraduate Medical School of LondonResidency: Cincinnati General Hospital (General Surgery )Medical Degree: University of CincinnatiBachelor's Degree: University of Kentucky Contact Information Research InterestsCardiac Surgery Peer Reviewed Publications Flege, John B 2008. The declining interest in a career in thoracic surgery. Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3 3, 119-20Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Osterday, Robert; Miller, Doug; Merrill, Walter; Flege, John B; Gillinov, A Marc 2005. Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 130 3, 797-802Merrill, Walter H; Akhter, Shahab A; Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Flege, John B 2004. Simplified treatment of postoperative mediastinitis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 78 2, 608-12; discussion 6Flege, John B 2002. Left gastric to coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 73 2, 693Flege, J B; Aberg, T 2001. Transventricular aortic cannulation for repair of aortic dissection. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 72 3, 955-6Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2001. Left axillary to left anterior descending coronary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 72 6, 2183-4Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2000. Minimally invasive axillary-coronary artery bypass. The heart surgery forum, 3 3, 238-40; discussion 2Wurnig, P N; Hollaus, P H; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2000. Thoracoscopic direct clipping of the thoracic duct for chylopericardium and chylothorax. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 70 5, 1662-5Flege, J B 1999. Shunt control of ascending aortic bleeding. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 5, 1889-90Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using H graft for pleural symphysis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 1, 234-5Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass for redo patients. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 67 6, 1677-81Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Surgical results of video-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 67 4, 1018-21Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B 1999. Thoracoscopic mammary artery mobilization in redo minimally invasive coronary bypass operations. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 4, 1540-1Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B 1999. Saphenous vein grafts for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 117 4, 822Flege, J B 1998. "This" is topped again. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 116 5, 884Wolf, R K; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B 1998. Early results of thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest using an ultrasonic scalpel. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 14 Suppl 1 , S54-7Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 1997. Venous drainage to the heart-lung machine via the internal jugular vein. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63 3, 861Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1997. Anatomic relationship of the left phrenic nerve to the internal mammary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64 1, 295Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Hiratzka, L F; Wurnig, P; Flege, J B 1997. Thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest for MICABG using the Harmonic Scalpel. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63 6 Suppl, S107-9Ulicny, K S; Flege, J B; Callard, G M; Todd, J C 1992. Twenty-year follow-up of saphenous vein aortocoronary artery bypass grafting. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 53 2, 258-62Ulicny, K S; Schmelzer, V; Flege, J B; Todd, J C; Mitts, D L; Melvin, D B; Wright, C B 1992. Concomitant cardiac and pulmonary operation: the role of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 54 2, 289-95Flege, J B 1990. Pericardial flap. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 49 2, 341-2Ulicny, K S; Hiratzka, L F; Williams, R B; Grunkemeier, G L; Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J 1990. Sternotomy infection: poor prediction by acute phase response and delayed hypersensitivity. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 50 6, 949-58Flege, J B 1987. Pericardial incision for internal mammary artery coronary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 44 4, 424Kereiakes, D J; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Flege, J B 1987. Emergent internal mammary artery grafting following failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: use of transluminal catheter reperfusion. American heart journal, 113 4, 1018-20Wright, C B; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B; Long, H; Millard, R; Marcus, M 1987. Coronary bypass without angiography: an unusual circumstance. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 93 6, 936-9Wilson, J M; Dunn, E J; Wright, C B; Bailey, W W; Callard, G M; Melvin, D B; Mitts, D L; Will, R J; Flege, J B 1986. The cost of simultaneous surgical standby for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 91 3, 362-70Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Reisinger, T J 1984. Successful balloon counterpulsation for right ventricular failure. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 37 2, 167-8Wilson, J M; Held, J S; Wright, C B; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B 1984. Coronary artery bypass surgery following thrombolytic therapy for acute coronary thrombosis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 37 3, 212-7Callard, G M; Flege, J B; Todd, J C 1976. Combined valvular and coronary artery surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 22 4, 338-42Aylward, T D; Flege, J B 1973. Primary papilloma of the trachea. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 16 6, 620-3Durnin, R E; Ehmke, D A; Flege, J B 1970. Tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 60 3, 171-6Durnin, R E; Lababidi, Z; Butler, C; Selke, A; Flege, J B 1970. Bronchopulmonary sequestration. Chest, 57 5, 454-9Flege, J B; Durnin, R E; Rossi, N P 1970. Aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery and ventricular septal defect. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 59 4, 468-73Flege, J B; Edmonds, T T 1969. Granular cell myoblastoma of the esophagus. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 58 2, 217-20Rossi, N P; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1969. Surgically treatable complications of myocardial infarction. Surgery, 65 1, 118-26Flege, J B; Valencia, G; Zimmerman, G 1968. Obstruction of a child's trachea by a polypoid hemangioendothelioma. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 56 1, 144-6Funk, D C; Mershon, J C; Flege, J B; Rossi, N P 1968. Surgically correctable cardiac complications of acute myocardial infarction. The Medical clinics of North America, 52 5, 1115-31Flege, J B 1967. Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by cuffed tracheostomy tube. Annals of surgery, 166 1, 153-6Flege, J B 1967. Application of inferior vena cava clip. Surgery, 61 5, 823Flege, J B 1967. A simple technique of closing thoracostomy incisions. Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 124 4, 846-7Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Transventricular pulmonary valvotomy and infundibular resection for tetralogy of Fallot. Diseases of the chest, 52 6, 727-31Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Congenital mitral incompetence. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 53 1, 138-44Flege, J B; Vlad, P; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Aneurysm of the tricuspid valve causing infundibular obstruction. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 3 5, 446-8Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B 1967. The effect of small doses of potassium on postoperative ventricular arrhythmias. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 53 3, 349-52Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Torsion of a lobe of the lung due to blunt thoracic trauma. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 4 2, 166-70MELROSE, D G; BENTALL, H H; MCMILLAN, I K; FLEGE, J B; ALVAREZDIAZ, F R; NAHAS, R A; FAUTLEY, R; CARSON, J 1964. THE EVOLUTION OF A MITRAL-VALVE PROSTHESIS. Lancet (London, England), 2 7360, 623-4FLEGE, J B; HELMSWORTH, J A; KAPLAN, S 1963. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS. The American surgeon, 29 , 868-73HELMSWORTH, J A; GALL, E A; PERRIN, E V; BRALEY, S A; FLEGE, J B; KAPLAN, S; KEIRLE, A M 1963. Occurrence of emboli during perfusion with an oxygenator pump. Surgery, 53 , 177-85Dunn, E J; Wolff, R K; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Flege, J B . Presentation of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma during coronary artery bypass surgery. The Journal of cardiovascular surgery, 30 2, 284-7
Peer Reviewed Publications Flege, John B 2008. The declining interest in a career in thoracic surgery. Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3 3, 119-20Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Osterday, Robert; Miller, Doug; Merrill, Walter; Flege, John B; Gillinov, A Marc 2005. Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 130 3, 797-802Merrill, Walter H; Akhter, Shahab A; Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Flege, John B 2004. Simplified treatment of postoperative mediastinitis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 78 2, 608-12; discussion 6Flege, John B 2002. Left gastric to coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 73 2, 693Flege, J B; Aberg, T 2001. Transventricular aortic cannulation for repair of aortic dissection. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 72 3, 955-6Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2001. Left axillary to left anterior descending coronary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 72 6, 2183-4Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2000. Minimally invasive axillary-coronary artery bypass. The heart surgery forum, 3 3, 238-40; discussion 2Wurnig, P N; Hollaus, P H; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2000. Thoracoscopic direct clipping of the thoracic duct for chylopericardium and chylothorax. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 70 5, 1662-5Flege, J B 1999. Shunt control of ascending aortic bleeding. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 5, 1889-90Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using H graft for pleural symphysis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 1, 234-5Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass for redo patients. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 67 6, 1677-81Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Surgical results of video-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 67 4, 1018-21Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B 1999. Thoracoscopic mammary artery mobilization in redo minimally invasive coronary bypass operations. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 4, 1540-1Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B 1999. Saphenous vein grafts for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 117 4, 822Flege, J B 1998. "This" is topped again. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 116 5, 884Wolf, R K; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B 1998. Early results of thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest using an ultrasonic scalpel. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 14 Suppl 1 , S54-7Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 1997. Venous drainage to the heart-lung machine via the internal jugular vein. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63 3, 861Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1997. Anatomic relationship of the left phrenic nerve to the internal mammary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64 1, 295Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Hiratzka, L F; Wurnig, P; Flege, J B 1997. Thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest for MICABG using the Harmonic Scalpel. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63 6 Suppl, S107-9Ulicny, K S; Flege, J B; Callard, G M; Todd, J C 1992. Twenty-year follow-up of saphenous vein aortocoronary artery bypass grafting. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 53 2, 258-62Ulicny, K S; Schmelzer, V; Flege, J B; Todd, J C; Mitts, D L; Melvin, D B; Wright, C B 1992. Concomitant cardiac and pulmonary operation: the role of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 54 2, 289-95Flege, J B 1990. Pericardial flap. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 49 2, 341-2Ulicny, K S; Hiratzka, L F; Williams, R B; Grunkemeier, G L; Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J 1990. Sternotomy infection: poor prediction by acute phase response and delayed hypersensitivity. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 50 6, 949-58Flege, J B 1987. Pericardial incision for internal mammary artery coronary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 44 4, 424Kereiakes, D J; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Flege, J B 1987. Emergent internal mammary artery grafting following failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: use of transluminal catheter reperfusion. American heart journal, 113 4, 1018-20Wright, C B; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B; Long, H; Millard, R; Marcus, M 1987. Coronary bypass without angiography: an unusual circumstance. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 93 6, 936-9Wilson, J M; Dunn, E J; Wright, C B; Bailey, W W; Callard, G M; Melvin, D B; Mitts, D L; Will, R J; Flege, J B 1986. The cost of simultaneous surgical standby for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 91 3, 362-70Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Reisinger, T J 1984. Successful balloon counterpulsation for right ventricular failure. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 37 2, 167-8Wilson, J M; Held, J S; Wright, C B; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B 1984. Coronary artery bypass surgery following thrombolytic therapy for acute coronary thrombosis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 37 3, 212-7Callard, G M; Flege, J B; Todd, J C 1976. Combined valvular and coronary artery surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 22 4, 338-42Aylward, T D; Flege, J B 1973. Primary papilloma of the trachea. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 16 6, 620-3Durnin, R E; Ehmke, D A; Flege, J B 1970. Tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 60 3, 171-6Durnin, R E; Lababidi, Z; Butler, C; Selke, A; Flege, J B 1970. Bronchopulmonary sequestration. Chest, 57 5, 454-9Flege, J B; Durnin, R E; Rossi, N P 1970. Aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery and ventricular septal defect. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 59 4, 468-73Flege, J B; Edmonds, T T 1969. Granular cell myoblastoma of the esophagus. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 58 2, 217-20Rossi, N P; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1969. Surgically treatable complications of myocardial infarction. Surgery, 65 1, 118-26Flege, J B; Valencia, G; Zimmerman, G 1968. Obstruction of a child's trachea by a polypoid hemangioendothelioma. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 56 1, 144-6Funk, D C; Mershon, J C; Flege, J B; Rossi, N P 1968. Surgically correctable cardiac complications of acute myocardial infarction. The Medical clinics of North America, 52 5, 1115-31Flege, J B 1967. Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by cuffed tracheostomy tube. Annals of surgery, 166 1, 153-6Flege, J B 1967. Application of inferior vena cava clip. Surgery, 61 5, 823Flege, J B 1967. A simple technique of closing thoracostomy incisions. Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 124 4, 846-7Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Transventricular pulmonary valvotomy and infundibular resection for tetralogy of Fallot. Diseases of the chest, 52 6, 727-31Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Congenital mitral incompetence. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 53 1, 138-44Flege, J B; Vlad, P; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Aneurysm of the tricuspid valve causing infundibular obstruction. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 3 5, 446-8Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B 1967. The effect of small doses of potassium on postoperative ventricular arrhythmias. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 53 3, 349-52Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Torsion of a lobe of the lung due to blunt thoracic trauma. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 4 2, 166-70MELROSE, D G; BENTALL, H H; MCMILLAN, I K; FLEGE, J B; ALVAREZDIAZ, F R; NAHAS, R A; FAUTLEY, R; CARSON, J 1964. THE EVOLUTION OF A MITRAL-VALVE PROSTHESIS. Lancet (London, England), 2 7360, 623-4FLEGE, J B; HELMSWORTH, J A; KAPLAN, S 1963. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS. The American surgeon, 29 , 868-73HELMSWORTH, J A; GALL, E A; PERRIN, E V; BRALEY, S A; FLEGE, J B; KAPLAN, S; KEIRLE, A M 1963. Occurrence of emboli during perfusion with an oxygenator pump. Surgery, 53 , 177-85Dunn, E J; Wolff, R K; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Flege, J B . Presentation of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma during coronary artery bypass surgery. The Journal of cardiovascular surgery, 30 2, 284-7
Flege, John B 2008. The declining interest in a career in thoracic surgery. Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), 3 3, 119-20Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Osterday, Robert; Miller, Doug; Merrill, Walter; Flege, John B; Gillinov, A Marc 2005. Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 130 3, 797-802Merrill, Walter H; Akhter, Shahab A; Wolf, Randall K; Schneeberger, E William; Flege, John B 2004. Simplified treatment of postoperative mediastinitis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 78 2, 608-12; discussion 6Flege, John B 2002. Left gastric to coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 73 2, 693Flege, J B; Aberg, T 2001. Transventricular aortic cannulation for repair of aortic dissection. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 72 3, 955-6Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2001. Left axillary to left anterior descending coronary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 72 6, 2183-4Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2000. Minimally invasive axillary-coronary artery bypass. The heart surgery forum, 3 3, 238-40; discussion 2Wurnig, P N; Hollaus, P H; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 2000. Thoracoscopic direct clipping of the thoracic duct for chylopericardium and chylothorax. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 70 5, 1662-5Flege, J B 1999. Shunt control of ascending aortic bleeding. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 5, 1889-90Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using H graft for pleural symphysis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 1, 234-5Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass for redo patients. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 67 6, 1677-81Miyaji, K; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1999. Surgical results of video-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 67 4, 1018-21Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B 1999. Thoracoscopic mammary artery mobilization in redo minimally invasive coronary bypass operations. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 68 4, 1540-1Wolf, R K; Miyaji, K; Flege, J B 1999. Saphenous vein grafts for minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 117 4, 822Flege, J B 1998. "This" is topped again. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 116 5, 884Wolf, R K; Ohtsuka, T; Flege, J B 1998. Early results of thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest using an ultrasonic scalpel. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 14 Suppl 1 , S54-7Flege, J B; Wolf, R K 1997. Venous drainage to the heart-lung machine via the internal jugular vein. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63 3, 861Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Flege, J B 1997. Anatomic relationship of the left phrenic nerve to the internal mammary artery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 64 1, 295Ohtsuka, T; Wolf, R K; Hiratzka, L F; Wurnig, P; Flege, J B 1997. Thoracoscopic internal mammary artery harvest for MICABG using the Harmonic Scalpel. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63 6 Suppl, S107-9Ulicny, K S; Flege, J B; Callard, G M; Todd, J C 1992. Twenty-year follow-up of saphenous vein aortocoronary artery bypass grafting. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 53 2, 258-62Ulicny, K S; Schmelzer, V; Flege, J B; Todd, J C; Mitts, D L; Melvin, D B; Wright, C B 1992. Concomitant cardiac and pulmonary operation: the role of cardiopulmonary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 54 2, 289-95Flege, J B 1990. Pericardial flap. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 49 2, 341-2Ulicny, K S; Hiratzka, L F; Williams, R B; Grunkemeier, G L; Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J 1990. Sternotomy infection: poor prediction by acute phase response and delayed hypersensitivity. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 50 6, 949-58Flege, J B 1987. Pericardial incision for internal mammary artery coronary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 44 4, 424Kereiakes, D J; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Flege, J B 1987. Emergent internal mammary artery grafting following failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: use of transluminal catheter reperfusion. American heart journal, 113 4, 1018-20Wright, C B; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B; Long, H; Millard, R; Marcus, M 1987. Coronary bypass without angiography: an unusual circumstance. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 93 6, 936-9Wilson, J M; Dunn, E J; Wright, C B; Bailey, W W; Callard, G M; Melvin, D B; Mitts, D L; Will, R J; Flege, J B 1986. The cost of simultaneous surgical standby for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 91 3, 362-70Flege, J B; Wright, C B; Reisinger, T J 1984. Successful balloon counterpulsation for right ventricular failure. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 37 2, 167-8Wilson, J M; Held, J S; Wright, C B; Abbottsmith, C W; Callard, G M; Mitts, D L; Dunn, E J; Melvin, D B; Flege, J B 1984. Coronary artery bypass surgery following thrombolytic therapy for acute coronary thrombosis. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 37 3, 212-7Callard, G M; Flege, J B; Todd, J C 1976. Combined valvular and coronary artery surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 22 4, 338-42Aylward, T D; Flege, J B 1973. Primary papilloma of the trachea. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 16 6, 620-3Durnin, R E; Ehmke, D A; Flege, J B 1970. Tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of the Iowa Medical Society, 60 3, 171-6Durnin, R E; Lababidi, Z; Butler, C; Selke, A; Flege, J B 1970. Bronchopulmonary sequestration. Chest, 57 5, 454-9Flege, J B; Durnin, R E; Rossi, N P 1970. Aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery and ventricular septal defect. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 59 4, 468-73Flege, J B; Edmonds, T T 1969. Granular cell myoblastoma of the esophagus. A case report. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 58 2, 217-20Rossi, N P; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1969. Surgically treatable complications of myocardial infarction. Surgery, 65 1, 118-26Flege, J B; Valencia, G; Zimmerman, G 1968. Obstruction of a child's trachea by a polypoid hemangioendothelioma. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 56 1, 144-6Funk, D C; Mershon, J C; Flege, J B; Rossi, N P 1968. Surgically correctable cardiac complications of acute myocardial infarction. The Medical clinics of North America, 52 5, 1115-31Flege, J B 1967. Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by cuffed tracheostomy tube. Annals of surgery, 166 1, 153-6Flege, J B 1967. Application of inferior vena cava clip. Surgery, 61 5, 823Flege, J B 1967. A simple technique of closing thoracostomy incisions. Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 124 4, 846-7Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Transventricular pulmonary valvotomy and infundibular resection for tetralogy of Fallot. Diseases of the chest, 52 6, 727-31Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Congenital mitral incompetence. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 53 1, 138-44Flege, J B; Vlad, P; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Aneurysm of the tricuspid valve causing infundibular obstruction. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 3 5, 446-8Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B 1967. The effect of small doses of potassium on postoperative ventricular arrhythmias. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 53 3, 349-52Selmonosky, C A; Flege, J B; Ehrenhaft, J L 1967. Torsion of a lobe of the lung due to blunt thoracic trauma. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 4 2, 166-70MELROSE, D G; BENTALL, H H; MCMILLAN, I K; FLEGE, J B; ALVAREZDIAZ, F R; NAHAS, R A; FAUTLEY, R; CARSON, J 1964. THE EVOLUTION OF A MITRAL-VALVE PROSTHESIS. Lancet (London, England), 2 7360, 623-4FLEGE, J B; HELMSWORTH, J A; KAPLAN, S 1963. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS. The American surgeon, 29 , 868-73HELMSWORTH, J A; GALL, E A; PERRIN, E V; BRALEY, S A; FLEGE, J B; KAPLAN, S; KEIRLE, A M 1963. Occurrence of emboli during perfusion with an oxygenator pump. Surgery, 53 , 177-85Dunn, E J; Wolff, R K; Wright, C B; Callard, G M; Flege, J B . Presentation of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma during coronary artery bypass surgery. The Journal of cardiovascular surgery, 30 2, 284-7