William A. Gay Jr., M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor Emeritus
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery



Board Certification:
Thoracic Surgery--Certified

Specialty Areas:
Adult cardiac surgery

Medical Education:
Medical Degree - Duke University School of Medicine, 1961

Residency - General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1961-1968; Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1968-1970

Patients Seen At:
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Suite A, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-1315

Research Interest:
Myocardial protection-preservation.
Minimally invasive and "off-pump" techniques.


Selected or Recent Publications:
Maniar HS, Barner HB, Bailey MS, Prasad SM, Moon MR, Pasque MK, Lester ML, Gay WA, Damiano RJ. Radial artery patency: are aortocoronary conduits superior to composite grafting? Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 Nov;76(5):1498-1503; discussion 1503-1504.

Lee R, Sundt TM 3rd, Moon MR, Pasque MK, Barner HB, Damiano RJ, Gay WA Jr. Mitral valve repair in the elderly: operative risk for patients over 70 years of age is acceptable. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Torino). 2003;44(2):157-161.

Moon MR, Damiano RJ Jr, Patterson GA, Gay WA Jr, Cooper JD. Effect of a cardiac-specific didactic course on thoracic surgery in-training examination performance. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003;75(4):1128-1131; discussion 1131.

Moon MR, Sundt TM 3rd, Pasque MK, Barner HB, Gay WA Jr, Damiano RJ Jr. Influence of internal mammary artery grafting and completeness of revascularization on long-term outcome in octogenarians. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2001;72(6):2003-2007.

Moon MR, Sundt TM 3rd, Pasque MK, Barner HB, Huddleston CB, Damiano RJ Jr, Gay WA Jr. Does the extent of proximal or distal resection influence outcome for type A dissections? Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2001;71(4):1244-9; discussion 1249-1250.

Sundt TM, Bailey MS, Moon MR, Mendeloff EN, Huddleston CB, Pasque MK, Barner HB, Gay WA Jr. Quality of life after aortic valve replacement at the age of >80 years. Circulation. 2000;102(19 Suppl 3):III70-1174.

Sundt TM 3rd, Mora BN, Moon MR, Bailey MS, Pasque MK, Gay WA Jr. Options for repair of a bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000;69(5):1333-1337.

Lee R, Nitta T, Schmid RA, Schuessler RB, Harris KM, Gay WA. Retrograde infusion of lidocaine or L-arginine before reperfusion reduces myocardial infarct size. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998;65(5):1353-1359.

Taylor DO, Bristow MR, O'Connell JB, Price GD, Hammond EH, Doty DB, Karwande SV, Gay WA, Jones KW, Lappe D, Renlund DG. Improved long-term survival after heart transplantation predicted by successful early withdrawal from maintenance corticosteroid therapy. Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation. 1996;15(10):1039-1046.

Gay WA. Crystalloid potassium cardioplegia: concepts and early studies. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994;58(4):1295-1296.

King SB, Frye RL, Fuster V, Garson A, Gay WA, Popp RL. Task Force 2: Academic health centers. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1994;24(2):290-295.

Hawkins JA, Clar SM, Shaddy RE, Gay WA. Fetal cardiac bypass: improved placental function with moderately high flow rates. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994;57(2):293-296.

Academic Office:
Barnes - Jewish Hospital
Queeny Tower
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Suite 3105
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-1315

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