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
- 85 citationsCurrent indications, risks, and outcome after pericardiectomy.Patrick A. DeValeria, William A. Baumgartner, Alfred S. Casale, Peter S. Greene, Duke E. Cameron
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1991-08-01 - 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 - 7 citationsPerioperative diltiazem or nitroglycerin in on-pump coronary artery bypass: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Yirui Hu, Xinbei Yang, Li Zhang, Xianren Wu, Anastasia Yian Liu
Plos One. 2018-08-30
Press Mentions
To Your Health: Take Control of Colorectal HealthMarch 13th, 2023- To Your Health: Aortic Stenosis a Risk as We AgeJune 20th, 2022
- To Your Health: Unmanaged a-fib Can Lead to StrokeMay 16th, 2022
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