AntonioRVelardiMD(He/Him)

Critical Care Medicine

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I completed my critical care medicine fellowship in 1993 at St. Louis University. I am a board certified intensivist since 1995 and moved to Florida in 2000. I am the cofounder of Central Florida Inpatient Medicine, now one of the largest hospitalist group in Florida. I left CFIM in 2004 to participate in the constitution of Sand Lake Hospitalists where I worked until 2007 when I was called to form and head the Critical Care program at Sand Lake Hospital, now Dr. Phillips Hospital. After the success of the program at Dr. Phillips Hospital, I was offered the opportunity to form and lead a similar program at Health Central Hospital, which joined the family of hospitals of the Orlando Health group in 2012. I was the medical director of Critical Care Medicine until August 2019, when I assumed the position of AVP of Orlando Health and Chief Quality Officer of Health Central Hospital. After a brief tenure as Chief Clinical Officer at Spectrum Medical Partners, I decided to return to clinical medicine as an internist at Horizon Primary Care and a critical care nedicine locum physician.

SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1991 - 1993
Mercy Catholic Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1987 - 1988
University of Milan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1984, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery

Journal Articles

Right Myocardial Protection Through Intracavitary Cooling in Cardiac Surgery.
AR Velardi, et al, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1989
A New Multipurpose Aortic Root Cannula for Open-heart Surgery.
P Fundarò, AR Velardi, et al, Perfusion, 1989
Prevention of Foreign Body Embolization Associated with Arterial Cannulation during Open-Heart Surgery
AR Velardi, et al, The Journal of Extracorporeal Technology, 1988
Fibrin Adhesive: Clinical Application in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
P Fundaró, AR Velardi, C Santoli, Texas Heart Institute Journal, 1985
Myocardial Protection Through Retroperfusion of the Coronary Sinus with Cardioplegic Solution
P Fundarò, M Salati, M Botta, AR Velardi, et al., Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, 1985
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Books/Book Chapters

Fibrin Sealant in Operative Medicine
Chapter: Fibrin Gluing: A Valid Aid in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Page 152 - 154P. Fundarò, A. R. Velardi, C. SantoliEditors: Schlag G., Redl H..Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg1986
L'Ospedale Maggiore
Chapter: Pulmonary Angioplasty Procedure for Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Our Experience in 13 Cases.
Page 156 - 158P Fudarò, M Botta, AR Velardi, et alEditors: Ospedale Maggiore di Milano.Edition 80,1985
Graduation Thesis
Chapter: Myocardial Perfusion through Retrograde Perfusion of the Coronary Sinus with Cardioplegic Solution: Comparative Evaluation with the Conventional Antegrade Cardioplegic Technique
AR VelardiMilano1984