BiagioPietraMD
Pediatric Cardiology • Gainesville, FLPediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
The Virginia Root Sutherland Chair Professor and Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
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Office
1600 SW Archer Rd
# 100297
Gainesville, FL 32610Phone+1 352-273-5422Fax+1 352-273-5927
Education & Training
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1991 - 1994- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1989 - 2026
CO State Medical License 1994 - 2025- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 140 citationsCD4 T cell–mediated cardiac allograft rejection requires donor but not host MHC class IIBiagio A. Pietra, Alexander C. Wiseman, Amy Bolwerk, Mona Rizeq, Ronald G. Gill
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2000-10-15 - 23 citationsAcute cardiac allograft rejection by directly cytotoxic CD4 T cells: parallel requirements for Fas and perforin.Todd J. Grazia, Robert J. Plenter, Sarah M. Weber, Helen M. Lepper, Francisco Victorino
Transplantation. 2010-01-15 - 111 citationsEvidence of pulmonary vascular disease after heart transplantation for Fontan circulation failure.Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, D. Dunbar Ivy, Mark M. Boucek, Henry M. Sondheimer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004-11-01
Journal Articles
- Research Paper Anti-LFA-1 Induces CD8 T-cell Dependent Allograft Tolerance and Augments Suppressor Phenotype CD8 CellsTodd J Grazia, Biagio A Pietra, Martin R Zamora, Christine M Lin, ScienceDirect
Authored Content
- A Small Step for Heart Transplantation but a Huge Leap for Infant Heart TransplantationAugust 2022
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