AlfredS.CasaleMD
Thoracic Surgery • Wilkes-Barre, PAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chair, Geisinger Heart Institute; Chief Medical Officer- Surgical, Geisinger
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Office
1000 E Mountain Dr
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711Phone+1 570-820-6020Fax+1 570-821-2306
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1985 - 1988
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1987- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1985
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1982 - 1983
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1982
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1980 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1990 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI). Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
- Safety & Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System-Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis With Significant Comorbidities in Extreme Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPerioperative diltiazem therapy was not associated with improved perioperative and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.Xiaopeng Zhang, Yirui Hu, Michael E Friscia, Xianren Wu, Li Zhang
BJA Open. 2022-09-01 - 5 citationsCoronary and Structural Heart Disease Interventions During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Road Map for Clinicians and Health Care Delivery Systems.Kishore J. Harjai, Shikhar Agarwal, Terry D. Bauch, Mark Bernardi, Alfred S. Casale
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2020-06-10 - 16 citationsEfficiency, Safety, and Quality of Life After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Performed With Moderate Sedation Versus General Anesthesia.Kishore J. Harjai, Thomas Bules, Andrea Berger, Bonnie Young, Deepak Singh
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2020-04-01
Press Mentions
To Your Health: Lung Cancer Preventable and DetectableNovember 4th, 2024- To Your Health: Take Control of Colorectal HealthMarch 13th, 2023
- To Your Health: Aortic Stenosis a Risk as We AgeJune 20th, 2022
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