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John P. Boineau M.D.


Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor, Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Board Certification
Internal Medicine--Certified
Specialty Areas
Cardiology
Electrophysiology
Arrhythmia surgery research
Areas of Clinical Interest
Heart disease, myocardial infarction, pacemakers, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias.
Medical Education
Medical Degree - Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
Residency - Internal Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Fellowship - Adult & Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
Patients Seen At
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Research Interest
• Surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
• Atrial pacemaker complex
• Basic science research training-cardiopulmonary surgery
• Basic anatomic and electrophysiologic mechanisms for arrhythmias and the abnormal electrocardiogram
Selected or Recent Publications
Boineau JP. The early repolarization variant - An ECG enigma with both QRS and J-STT anomalies. J Electrocardiol. 2007;40(1):3.e1-10.

Boineau JP. The early repolarization variant – Normal or a marker of heart disease in certain subjects. J Electrocardiol. 2007;40(1):3.e11-6.

Byrd GD, Prasad SM, Ripplinger CM, Cassilly TR, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Damiano RJ Jr. Importance of geometry and refractory period in sustaining atrial fibrillation: testing the critical mass hypothesis. Circulation. 2005 Aug 30;112(9 Suppl):I7-13.

Ishii Y, Schuessler RB, Gaynor SL, Yamada K, Fu AS, Boineau JP, Damiano RJ Jr. Inflammation of atrium after cardiac surgery is associated with inhomogeneity of atrial conduction and atrial fibrillation. Circulation. 2005 Jun 7;111(22):2881-2888. Epub 2005 May 31.

Gaynor SL, Schuessler RB, Bailey MS, Ishii Y, Boineau JP, Gleva MJ, Cox JL, Damiano RJ Jr. Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: predictors of late recurrence. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005;129(1):104-111.

Ishii Y, Gleva MJ, Gamache MC, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Bailey MS, Damiano RJ Jr. Atrial tachyarrhythmias after the maze procedure: incidence and prognosis. Circulation. 2004;110(11 Suppl 1):II164-8.

Damiano RJ Jr, Gaynor SL, Bailey M, Prasad S, Cox JL, Boineau JP, Schuessler RP. The long-term outcome of patients with coronary disease and atrial fibrillation undergoing the Cox maze procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003;126(6):2016-2021.

Prasad SM, Maniar HS, Camillo CJ, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Sundt TM 3rd, Cox JL, Damiano RJ Jr. The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003;126(6):1822-1828.

Wu J, Schuessler RB, Rodefeld MD, Saffitz JE, Boineau JP. Morphological and membrane characteristics of spider and spindle cells isolated from rabbit sinus node. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2001;280:H1232-H1240.

Nitta T, Lee R, Watanabe H, Harris KM, Erikson JM, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Cox JL. Radial approach: A new concept in surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation. II. Electrophysiologic effects and atrial contribution to ventricular filling. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999;67:36-50.

Nitta T, Lee R, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Cox JL. Radial approach: A new concept in surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation. I. Concept, anatomic and physiologic bases and development of a procedure. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999;67:27-35.

Nitta, T, Schuessler RB, Mitsuno M, Rokkas CK, Isobe F, Cronin CS, Cox JL, Boineau JP. Return cycle mapping after entrainment of ventricular tachycardia. Circulation. 1998; 97:1164-1175.

Kwong KF, Schuessler RB, Green KG, Laing JG, Beyer EC, Boineau JP, Saffitz JE. Differential expression of gap junction proteins in the canine sinus node. Circ Res. 1998; 82(5):604-612.

Gandhi SK, Bromberg BI, Rodefeld MD, Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Cox JL, Huddleston CB. Lateral tunnel suture line variation reduces atrial flutter after the modified Fontan operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996;61:1299-1309.

Cox JL, Schuessler RB, D'Agostino HJ Jr, Stone CM, Chang BC, Cain ME, Corr PB, Boineau JP. The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: III. Development of a definitive surgical procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1991;101:569-583.

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Selected or Recent Chapters
Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Safftiz JE, Bromberg BI, Kwong KF. Cellular mechanisms of sinoatrial activity. In: Zipes DP, Jalife J (eds.). Cardiac Electrophysiology from Cell to Bedside. 3rd edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2000:187-195.
Schuessler RB, Boineau JP, Bromberg BI, Hand DE, Yamauchi S, Cox JL. Normal and abnormal activation of the atrium. In: Zipes DP, Jalife J (eds.). Cardiac Electrophysiology From Cell to Bedside. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1995:543-562.
Cox JL, Boineau JP, Schuessler RB, Kater KM, Ferguson TB Jr. Electrophysiologic basis, surgical development, and clinical results of the Maze procedure for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation. In: Karp RB, Laks H, Wechsler AS (eds.). Advances in Cardiac Surgery. Chicago: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.; 1995:1-67.
Books
Boineau JP. The ECG in Multiple Myocardial Infarction and the Progression of Ischemic Heart Disease. Cardiorhythms, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 2005.
Academic Office
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8234
St. Louis, MO 63110