Leroy D. Vandam

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Leroy D. Vandam is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Leroy D. Vandam has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 27 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 27 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Leroy D. Vandam's work include Medical History and Innovations (27 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (26 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (20 papers). Leroy D. Vandam is often cited by papers focused on Medical History and Innovations (27 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (26 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (20 papers). Leroy D. Vandam collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Leroy D. Vandam's co-authors include Robert D. Dripps, Thomas K. Burnap, James E. Eckenhoff, Susan R. Wilcox, John P. Bunker, John P. Merrill, Frederick Mosteller, William H. Forrest, Stanley Deutsch and Jan Koch‐Weser and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Leroy D. Vandam

111 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leroy D. Vandam United States 22 747 435 325 299 271 119 1.7k
Sol M. Shnider United States 32 1.7k 2.3× 854 2.0× 876 2.7× 108 0.4× 412 1.5× 117 3.2k
Mark Kaufmann Switzerland 17 564 0.8× 175 0.4× 276 0.8× 206 0.7× 108 0.4× 52 1.3k
Emerson A. Moffitt United States 23 596 0.8× 380 0.9× 868 2.7× 36 0.1× 278 1.0× 127 1.6k
Jean Lumley United Kingdom 19 310 0.4× 542 1.2× 226 0.7× 50 0.2× 216 0.8× 49 1.2k
L Nuutinen Finland 24 1.1k 1.5× 486 1.1× 469 1.4× 46 0.2× 348 1.3× 77 1.7k
Jayant K. Deshpande United States 30 625 0.8× 554 1.3× 372 1.1× 148 0.5× 245 0.9× 80 2.5k
G. O’Sullivan United Kingdom 23 1.3k 1.7× 385 0.9× 752 2.3× 130 0.4× 138 0.5× 74 2.0k
M. Zimpfer Austria 27 947 1.3× 504 1.2× 620 1.9× 98 0.3× 450 1.7× 161 2.5k
E. Pfenninger Germany 19 361 0.5× 257 0.6× 290 0.9× 271 0.9× 240 0.9× 78 1.7k
J. G. Reves United States 23 922 1.2× 1.2k 2.7× 880 2.7× 133 0.4× 207 0.8× 103 2.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1996). The last days of William Thomas Green Morton. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 8(6). 431–434. 4 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1995). Charles Frederick Heywood . Anesthesiology. 82(3). 772–778. 7 indexed citations
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Dripps, Robert D., et al.. (1992). Dripps/Eckenhoff/Vandam introduction to anesthesia. Saunders eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1989). ON THE ORIGINS OF INTRATHECAL ANESTHESIA. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 27(1). 2–7. 4 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D., et al.. (1988). Alas, Poor Trendelenburg and His Position!. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 67(6). 574???578–574???578. 61 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1983). Anaesthesia and execution. Anaesthesia. 38(8). 816–817.
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1981). To Make the Patient Ready for Anesthesia: Medical Care of the Surgical Patient.. Annals of Internal Medicine. 94(5). 716–716. 3 indexed citations
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Koch‐Weser, Jan & Leroy D. Vandam. (1980). Butorphanol. New England Journal of Medicine. 302(7). 381–384. 25 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1980). American Society of Anesthesiologists Rovenstine Lecture—1979. Anesthesiology. 53(1). 40–48. 6 indexed citations
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Pilon, Robert N., et al.. (1974). Anesthetic Experience with Total Hip Replacement. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 99(99). 78–85. 13 indexed citations
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Brown, B. R. & Leroy D. Vandam. (1971). A REVIEW OF CURRENT ADVANCES IN METABOLISM OF INHALATION ANESTHETICS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 179(1). 235–243. 7 indexed citations
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Deutsch, Stanley, et al.. (1971). THE EFFECTS OF ANAESTHESIA WITH THIOPENTONE, NITROUS OXIDE, NARCOTICS AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING DRUGS ON RENAL FUNCTION IN NORMAL MAN. Survey of Anesthesiology. 15(1). 60–60. 1 indexed citations
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Dripps, Robert D. & Leroy D. Vandam. (1970). LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED 10,098 SPINAL ANESTHETICS. Survey of Anesthesiology. 14(3). 308???319–308???319. 1 indexed citations
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Deutsch, Stanley, Ellison C. Pierce, & Leroy D. Vandam. (1967). Cyclopropane Effects on Renal Function in Normal Man . Anesthesiology. 28(3). 547–558. 19 indexed citations
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Deutsch, Stanley, Ellison C. Pierce, & Leroy D. Vandam. (1967). Cyclopropane Effects on Renal Function in Normal Man. Anesthesiology. 28(3). 547–558. 1 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Donald C., Fuad J. Dagher, & Leroy D. Vandam. (1964). Diurnal variation in blood volume of man. Journal of Surgical Research. 4(6). 286–288. 10 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D.. (1963). Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation.. JAMA. 186(6). 612–612. 3 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D., et al.. (1958). CIRCULATORY ARREST IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLETE HEART BLOCK DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY. Survey of Anesthesiology. 2(5). 474???482–474???482. 1 indexed citations
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Dripps, Robert D., et al.. (1955). The Use of Chlorpromazine in Anesthesia and Surgery*. Annals of Surgery. 142(5). 774–785. 14 indexed citations
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Vandam, Leroy D., Peter Šafář, & PAUL DUMKE. (1953). A New Antagonist to Syncurine.. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 32(1). 113???122–113???122. 4 indexed citations

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