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Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD

(Dr. Derek Ernest Byers, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Transplant Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2001)

Professional interests include: lung transplant

1 Barnes - Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 454-8766

Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD is a pulmonologist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in adult pulmonology and transplant medicine. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2001 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, BJC HealthCare, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Barnes - Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Address:

4921 Parkview Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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4921 Parkview Place Div Im Pulmonary and Ccm, Suite 8b
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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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.

bronchoscopy	52
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	166
hospital care	503
inpatient care	503
minimally invasive procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	134

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	51
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	31
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	237
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
minimally invasive procedures	16
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	135

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	49
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	48
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	193
hospital care	473
inpatient care	473
minimally invasive procedures	18

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	272

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	50
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	58
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	254
hospital care	392
inpatient care	392
minimally invasive procedures	24
preventive care	9
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10
vaccines	9

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	11
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

bronchoscopy	100
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	253
hospital care	666
inpatient care	666
minimally invasive procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	135

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	93
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	257
hospital care	455
inpatient care	455
minimally invasive procedures	34
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	130

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	91
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	262
hospital care	461
inpatient care	461
minimally invasive procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	128
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	549
hospital care	974
inpatient care	974
minimally invasive procedures	51

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Louis, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	77
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	275
hospital care	515
inpatient care	515
minimally invasive procedures	31
preventive care	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	216
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	1
Less than 65	105
65 to 74	117

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	6
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2001. He has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2001)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Washington University Physicians

BJC HealthCare

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$834,848 SYMBICORT $48	$834,800
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$345 ANORO $345
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$57 Lonhala Magnair $57

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$835,145
Food and Beverage	$105

Biography

Dr. Derek Byers is a specialist in transplant medicine and adult pulmonology. His clinical interests encompass lung transplant. Dr. Byers is a graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. His professional affiliations include Washington University Physicians and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Derek E. Byers, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

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