Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow. The main symptoms include shortness of breath and cough with sputum production. COPD is a progressive disease, meaning it typically worsens over time.
Dr. Mark R Belsky is a Newton, Massachusetts based male orthopedic surgeon with 44 years of experience in Hand Surgery. He completed his graduation from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1974. He is also affiliated with hospitals like Newton-wellesley Hospital and St Francis Hospital & Medical Center. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount.
Dr. Vasilii Kolessov, a Russian cardiac surgeon, performed the first internal mammary to coronary artery anastomosis in 1964. Dr Rene Favaloro, a physician at the Cleveland Clinic, performed the first saphenous vein operation by harvesting a vein from a patients leg and bypassing the right coronary artery in 1967. Soon after Dr. Dudley Johnson in Milwaukee used the vein grafts to bypass the left coronary arteries.