Chapters by Dr. Michael S. Firstenberg

• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Transitioning International Health Security Focus from COVID-19 Pandemic to Climate Change
  by Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Ricardo Izurieta, Michael S. Firstenberg and Sagar C. Galwankar in the book "Contemporary Developments and Perspectives in International Health Security - Volume 3" edited by Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Ricardo Izurieta, Michael S. Firstenberg and Sagar C. Galwankar, ISBN 978-1-83969-837-8, Print ISBN 978-1-83969-836-1, InTech, October 10, 2022
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Medical Education at the Crossroads - Things Are Not How They Used to Be, Things Are Not as They Seem
  by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki in the book "Medical Education for the 21st Century" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki, ISBN 978-1-83969-732-6, Print ISBN 978-1-83969-731-9, InTech, June 6, 2022
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Patient Safety and Quality of Care - Inextricably Linked and Absolutely Essential Components of Modern Healthcare
  by James P. Orlando, Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki in the book "Contemporary Topics in Patient Safety - Volume 1" edited by Stanislaw P. Stawicki and Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-83962-404-9, Print ISBN 978-1-83962-403-2, InTech, April 4, 2022
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Endocarditis
  by Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Advanced Concepts in Endocarditis - 2021" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Umashankar Lakshmanadoss, ISBN 978-1-83968-480-7, Print ISBN 978-1-83968-479-1, InTech, August 8, 2021
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Teams in Healthcare - A Voyage from ‘Nice to Have’ to ‘the Way to Go’
  by Nicholas Taylor, Israel Zighelboim, Farhad Sholevar, Stanislaw P. Stawicki and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Teamwork in Healthcare" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki, ISBN 978-1-83881-029-0, Print ISBN 978-1-83881-028-3, InTech, April 4, 2021
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: The Evolution of Complex Valve Pathology - The Surgeon’s Perspective
  by Michael S. Firstenberg and Jennifer Hanna in the book "Advances in Complex Valvular Disease" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Imran Khan, ISBN 978-1-83968-423-4, Print ISBN 978-1-83968-422-7, InTech, January 1, 2021
• Book Chapter International Health Security: A Summative Assessment by ACAIM Consensus Group
  by Nicole K. Le, Manish Garg, Ricardo Izurieta, Sona M. Garg, Thomas J. Papadimos, Bonnie Arquilla, Andrew C. Miller, Abbas M. Khan, Tamara Worlton, Michael S. Firstenberg, Sagar C. Galwankar, Sunil Raina, Harry L. Anderson III, Rebecca Jeanmonod, Donald Jeanmonod, Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, Kristiana Kaufmann, Juan A. Asensio and Stanislaw P. Stawicki in the book "Contemporary Developments and Perspectives in International Health Security - Volume 1" edited by Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Michael S. Firstenberg, Sagar C. Galwankar, Ricardo Izurieta and Thomas Papadimos, ISBN 978-1-83880-130-4, Print ISBN 978-1-83880-129-8, InTech, January 1, 2021
• Book Chapter Non-Malignant Cardiac Tumors
  by Sarah Eapen, Bethany Malone, Jennifer Hanna and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Embolic Diseases - Evolving Diagnostic and Management Approaches" edited by Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Michael S. Firstenberg and Mamta Swaroop, ISBN 978-1-78923-860-0, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-859-4, InTech, February 2, 2020
• Book Chapter Clinical and Administrative Steps to the ECMO Program Development
  by Dianne McCallister, Linda Pilon, Joseph Forrester, Samer Alsaleem, Chakradhar Kotaru, Jennifer Hanna, Gregory Hickey, Rachele Roberts, Erica Douglass, Matthew Libby and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Advances in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - Volume 3" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-924-9, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-923-2, InTech, December 12, 2019
• Book Chapter Finding a Bridge to Somewhere: An Ethical Framework for Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Decisions
  by Julie Aultman and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Advances in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - Volume 3" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-924-9, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-923-2, InTech, December 12, 2019
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: ECMO – Rapidly Evolving Technology, Expanding Indications, and Growing Challenges
  by Michael S. Firstenberg and Jennifer M. Hanna in the book "Advances in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - Volume 3" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-924-9, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-923-2, InTech, December 12, 2019
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: ECMO - Growing Indications, Applications, and Understanding of a Complex Supportive Therapy
  by Michael S. Firstenberg and Jennifer M. Hanna in the book "Advances in Extra-corporeal Perfusion Therapies" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78984-914-1, Print ISBN 978-1-78984-913-4, InTech, January 1, 2019
• Book Chapter The Ethics in Repeat Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
  by Julie M. Aultman, Emanuela Peshel, Cyril Harfouche and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Advanced Concepts in Endocarditis" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-627-9, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-626-2, InTech, September 9, 2018
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Introduction to Advanced Concepts in Endocarditis
  by Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Advanced Concepts in Endocarditis" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-627-9, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-626-2, InTech, September 9, 2018
• Book Chapter Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
  by Ahmed Fayaz, Medhat Reda Nashy, Sarah Eapen and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Advanced Concepts in Endocarditis" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-627-9, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-626-2, InTech, September 9, 2018
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Medical Error and Associated Harm - The The Critical Role of Team Communication and Coordination
  by Alyssa Green, Stanislaw P. Stawicki and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Vignettes in Patient Safety - Volume 3" edited by Stanislaw P. Stawicki and Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-1-78923-663-7, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-662-0, InTech, September 9, 2018
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Developing Patient Safety Champions
  by Julia C. Tolentino, Noel Martins, Joan Sweeney, Christine Marchionni, Pamela Valenza, Thomas C. McGinely, Thomas R. Wojda, Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki in the book "Vignettes in Patient Safety - Volume 2" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki, ISBN 978-953-51-3731-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3730-6, InTech, January 1, 2018
• Book Chapter Interhospital Transfers: Managing Competing Priorities while Ensuring Patient Safety
  by Joshua Luster, Franz S. Yanagawa, Charles Bendas, Christine L. Ramirez, James Cipolla and Stanislaw P. Stawicki in the book "Vignettes in Patient Safety - Volume 2" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki, ISBN 978-953-51-3731-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3730-6, InTech, January 1, 2018
• Book Chapter Bedside Procedure: Retained Central Venous Catheter
  by Maureen E. Cheung, Logan T. Mellert and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Vignettes in Patient Safety - Volume 2" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki, ISBN 978-953-51-3731-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3730-6, InTech, January 1, 2018
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: The Decades Long Quest Continues Toward Better, Safer Healthcare Systems
  by Stanislaw P. Stawicki and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Vignettes in Patient Safety - Volume 1" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki, ISBN 978-953-51-3520-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3519-7, InTech, September 9, 2017
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Embolic Diseases - Unusual Therapies and Challenges
  by Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Embolic Diseases - Unusual Therapies and Challenges" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-953-51-3236-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3235-6, InTech, June 6, 2017
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Endocarditis - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
  by Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Contemporary Challenges in Endocarditis" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-953-51-2770-3, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2769-7, InTech, November 11, 2016
• Book Chapter Introductory Chapter: Evolution of ECMO from Salvage to Mainstream Supportive and Resuscitative Therapy
  by Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - Advances in Therapy" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-953-51-2553-2, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2552-5, InTech, September 9, 2016
• Book Chapter Neurologic Issues in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
  by Susana M. Bowling, Joao Gomes and Michael S. Firstenberg in the book "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - Advances in Therapy" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-953-51-2553-2, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2552-5, InTech, September 9, 2016
• Book Chapter Management And Controversies of Post Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defects
  by Michael S. Firstenberg, Kevin T. Kissling and Karen Nelson in the book "Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-953-51-1156-6, InTech, June 6, 2013
• Book Chapter Cardiac Trauma
  by Daniel Eiferman, R. Nathan Cotterman and Michael Firstenberg in the book "Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery" edited by Michael S. Firstenberg, ISBN 978-953-51-1156-6, InTech, June 6, 2013
• Book Chapter Post Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect
  by Michael S. Firstenberg and Jason Rousseau in the book "Front Lines of Thoracic Surgery" edited by Stefano Nazari, ISBN 978-953-307-915-8, InTech, February 2, 2012