BiagioPietraMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Gainesville, FL

Pediatric 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 32610
Phone+1 352-273-5422

Fax+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

Longitudinal Changes in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Following Repeat Heart Transplant in Children and Young Adults.
Melvin Chan, Lori Silveira, Daniel J Patterson, Margret E Bock, Biagio A Pietra
Pediatric Transplantation. 2024-11-01
An Analysis of 186 Transplants for Pediatric or Congenital Heart Disease: Impact of Pretransplant VAD.
Mark Steven Bleiweis, Yuriy Stukov, Omar M Sharaf, Frederick J Fricker, Giles J Peek
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-05-01
1 citations
Changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate over the first year following repeat heart transplant in children and young adults.
Melvin Chan, Lori Silveira, Daniel J Patterson, Margret E Bock, Biagio A Pietra
Pediatric Transplantation. 2024-02-01

Journal Articles

Research Paper Anti-LFA-1 Induces CD8 T-cell Dependent Allograft Tolerance and Augments Suppressor Phenotype CD8 Cells
Todd 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

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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