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Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: lung transplant, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, emphysema, and more.

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 362-7260

Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD is a thoracic surgeon in Saint Louis, MO specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, WashU Medicine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL).

Office Locations

Address:

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Address:

4921 Parkview Place Suite 8b
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Address:

5225 Mid America Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63129

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Address:

915 N Grand Boulevard St. Louis Vamc (657)
Saint Louis, MO 63106

Some issues Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“Dr. Daniel Kreisel, surgical director of lung transplantation at Washington University in St. Louis, says he expects lung transplantation will be an option for only a small minority of patients...”—"1st-Known U.S. Lung Transplant For COVID-19 Patient Performed In Chicago", NPR, June 2020

doctor visit	15

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

doctor visit	18
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	46

doctor visit	29
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	9
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
transplant procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	39

thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
transplant procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29
transplant procedures	29

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
transplant procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16
transplant procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	10
transplant procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	9
transplant procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	14

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Saint Louis, MO were transplant procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	19
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
transplant procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	10
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	24

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD treated were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	17
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is certified by the Board Certification: General Surgery/General Surgery and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2002)

Board Certification: Board Certification: General Surgery/General Surgery

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Washington University Physicians

WashU Medicine

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

BJC HealthCare

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna US Access, Aetna National Advantage Program, Aetna Elect Choice, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna, MHBP, Aetna Choice POS II, Humana, Aetna Select, Aetna Elect Choice EPO, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Aetna Open Access PPO, Aetna Medicare HMO and Aetna Medicare PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna US Access

Aetna National Advantage Program

Aetna Elect Choice

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna

MHBP

Aetna Choice POS II

Humana

Aetna Select

Aetna Elect Choice EPO

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Aetna Open Access PPO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel Kreisel, MD, PHD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,348 $1,348
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$205 NULOJIX $205
One Lambda, Inc.	$162 $162
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$123 $123
AtriCure, Inc.	$38 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM $38

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,348
Food and Beverage	$528

Biography

Dr. Daniel Kreisel's area of specialization is thoracic surgery. Clinical interests for Dr. Kreisel include lung transplant, emphysema, and lung cancer. He can take Aetna EPO, Blue California, Coventry, and more. His education and training includes medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He speaks German. Dr. Kreisel is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, WashU Medicine, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. His practice in St. Louis, MO is open to new patients as reported by BJC HealthCare.