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Citations
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World Ranking
13941
National Ranking
7076

Overview

Michael D. Lesh is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Medicine, Computer Science, and Environmental Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary scientific issues.

The scientist's work is notably connected to several main topics, which include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education

They have contributed to various subfields of study, such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Health Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, and Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

Their recent publications have appeared in specialized venues, with Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence being a notable outlet for their research. One example of a recent paper is "Virtual Cohorts and Synthetic Data in Dementia: An Illustration of Their Potential to Advance Research," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. This paper has garnered citations reflecting its reach within the research community.

Collaborative work is part of their research profile, with frequent co-authors including Ofer Mendelevitch, Graciela Muñiz-Terrera, and Rodrigo Barnes. These collaborations indicate active engagement within the scientific community and interdisciplinary cooperation.

Best Publications

  • Method of securing a graft

    Andrew G. C. Frazier;Michael D. Lesh;Chad C. Roue;Erik J. van der Burg

  • ANULOPLASTIA MITRAL PERCUTANEA Y REFUERZO CARDIACO.

    Langberg Jonathan J;Lesh Michael D;Van Der Burg Erik

  • Circumferential ablation device assembly

    Michael D. Lesh;Michael Ronald Ross;Jonathan J. Langberg;James C. Peacock

  • Device and method for forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein

    Michael D. Lesh

  • Tissue ablation device assembly and method for electrically isolating a pulmonary vein ostium from an atrial wall

    Mark A. Maguire;Michael D. Lesh;James C. Peacock;Edward L. Carcamo

  • Cardiac imaging and ablation catheter

    Michael D. Lesh;Patrick M. Owens;Jerome Jackson

  • Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen

    Andrew G. C. Frazier;Erik J. van der Burg;Michael D. Lesh

  • Medical system and method for remodeling an extravascular tissue structure

    Randall T. Lashinski;Matthew J. Birdsall;Michael D. Lesh

  • Method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion

    Erik J. van der Burg;Dino De Cicco;Andrew G. C. Frazier;Alexander K. Khairkhahan

  • Tissue ablation device and whole set assembly

    Lesh Michael D

  • Positioning system and method for orienting an ablation element within a pulmonary vein ostium

    Mark A. Maguire;Martin F. O'Sullivan;Edward L. Carcamo;Michael D. Lesh

  • Medical device with sensor cooperating with expandable member

    Mark A. Maguire;Martin F. O'Sullivan;Edward L. Carcamo;Michael D. Lesh

  • Systems and methods for ablating body tissue

    Michael D. Lesh;Stuart D. Edwards

  • Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion to Prevent Stroke in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Early Clinical Experience

    Horst Sievert;Michael D. Lesh;Thomas Trepels;Heyder Omran

  • Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion (PLAATO System) to Prevent Stroke in High-Risk Patients With Non-Rheumatic Atrial Fibrillation : Results From the International Multi-Center Feasibility Trials

    Stefan H. Ostermayer;Mark Reisman;Paul H. Kramer;Ray V. Matthews

  • Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial arrhythmias. Results and mechanisms.

    M D Lesh;G F Van Hare;L M Epstein;A P Fitzpatrick

  • Role of right atrial endocardial structures as barriers to conduction during human type I atrial flutter. Activation and entrainment mapping guided by intracardiac echocardiography.

    Jeffrey E. Olgin;Jonathan M. Kalman;Adam P. Fitzpatrick;Michael D. Lesh

  • Autonomic nervous system and sudden cardiac death.

    H.V. Barron;M.D. Lesh

  • Radiofrequency catheter ablation as a cure for idiopathic tachycardia of both left and eight ventricular origin

    Dwain L. Coggins;Randall J. Lee;John Sweeney;Walter W. Chein

  • A classification of atrial flutter and regular atrial tachycardia according to electrophysiological mechanisms and anatomical bases; a Statement from a Joint Expert Group from The Working Group of Arrhythmias of the European Society of Cardiology and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.

    N. Saoudi;F. Cosío;Albert L. Waldo;S. A. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Melvin M. Scheinman
Melvin M. Scheinman University of California, San Francisco
Randall J. Lee
Randall J. Lee University of California, San Francisco
Jonathan M. Kalman
Jonathan M. Kalman University of Melbourne
Jeffrey E. Olgin
Jeffrey E. Olgin University of California, San Francisco
Chris J. Diederich
Chris J. Diederich University of California, San Francisco
Horst Sievert
Horst Sievert Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt
Peter C. Block
Peter C. Block Emory University
Edward P. Gerstenfeld
Edward P. Gerstenfeld University of California, San Francisco
Keith G. Lurie
Keith G. Lurie University of Minnesota
David K. Swanson
David K. Swanson Estech Systems (United States)

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