Area of Specialization
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Contact Information
Office Location
Buffalo General Hospital
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Procedures
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – On and Off Pump
- Aortic and mitral Valve Surgery
- General Thoracic Surgery – Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Convergent Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
Education
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, The State University of New York at Buffalo - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo Veteran’s Hospital, Buffalo General Medical Center
- Residency, General Surgery, Erie County Medical Center
- Doctor of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo
- Bachelor of Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy
Accreditations/Associations
- American Medical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Buffalo Surgical Society
- Western New York Cardiovascular Society
- American College of Chest Physicians
- International Society of Cardiac Transplantation
- American Heart Association
Publications/Presentations
- Beam, T. Raab, J. Spooner, S. Balderman, J. Aldridge, J. Bhayana. Single-Dose Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Open Heart Surgery. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 3(6):598-504, 1985
- Beam TR., Raab TA., Spooner JA., M.D., F.A.C.S., Balderman SC., Aldridge J., Bahyana JN., Comparison of Ceftriaxone and Cefazolin Prophylaxis Against Infection in Open Heart Surgery. American Journal of Surgery, 148(4A):8-14, 1984
- Balderman SC., Aldridge J., Pharmacological Support of the Myocardium Following Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery: A Comparative Study. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 26(3):175-83, 1986.
- Baldermna SC., Schwartz K., Aldridge J., Chan AK., Cardioplegic Arrest of the Myocardium with Calcium Blocking Agents. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 19(1):1-9, 1992
- Aldridge JD, Veterans Coop Study, Implications of Preop Administration of Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Journal of American College of Cardiology 15(1):15-20, 1990
Hospital Affiliations
- Kaleida Health System Hospitals
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital
- South Buffalo Mercy Hospital
- Sisters of Charity Hospital
- Our Lady of Victory Hospital
- Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
- Erie County Medical Center
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center