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Office
1501 Meadow Wood Dr
Arie Blitz MD MBA PLLC
Weslaco, TX 78596
Summary
Education & Training
- Weatherhead School of Management (Case Western Reserve)MBA, Hospital Administration, Banking and Finance, 2008 - 2015
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationFellowship, Heart Transplant and Assist Device Surgery, 2004 - 2005
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1998 - 1999
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1996 - 1998
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1989
- Cornell UniversityBA, Philosophy, 1980 - 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- VT State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- IL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Top Doctors Designation 2012 U.S. News and World Report, 2012
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 166 citationsCoronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Long-term Mortality and Morbidity in Multivessel Disease: Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinica...Ilke Sipahi, M. Hakan Akay, Sinan Dagdelen, Arie Blitz, Cem Alhan
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2014-02-01 - 110 citationsDoes Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results From the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial.Jessica G.Y. Luc, Michael A. Archer, Rakesh C. Arora, Edward M. Bender, Arie Blitz
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-01-01 - 15 citationsSuccessful Combined Use of Impella Recover 2.5 Device and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support in Cardiogenic Shock from Acute Myocardial InfarctionDominik M. Wiktor, Neal Sawlani, Yogendra Kanthi, Ilke Sipahi, James C. Fang
ASAIO Journal. 2010-11-01
Journal Articles
- Wandering Spleen with Torsion: Appearance on CT and Ultrasound.Bernkenblitt RG, Mohan S, Bhatt GM, Rosenzweig M, Blitz A, Abdominal Imaging, 1994, 19: 459-60
- Women and Heart Disease: The Myths and the CHOICES.Blitz A, Binah Magazine
- Mechanical Circulatory Assistance.Blitz A, Fang J, In Device Therapy in Heart Failure (Contemporary Cardiology) (Hardcover) by William H. Maisel
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Novel Percutaneous Catheter for the Treatment of Hypothermia.Blitz A, Okada S, Aharon A, Foster J, Small S, Andrews J, Schomisch S, Critical Care Medicine
Lectures
- Destination Therapy.Grand Rounds. Saint John Medical Center, Westlake, OH
- Methods of Cooling.The Neurocritical Care Conference, Cleveland, Ohio
- Temperature Modulation During Cardiac Surgery.Zoll Corporation Annual Sales Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Other
- Removal of an Aortic Valve Tumor.Arie Blitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ2py42LGF0&list=UUF9lxPX_MAmnAz9C0KMwdBQ&index=5&feature=plcp - Heart Transplantation.Arie Blitz, PBS News Interview
- Heartmate II LVAD Operation.Arie Blitz
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Press Mentions
- Legal Disputes for the Faint Hearted: An Expert in Cardiac SurgeryJuly 31st, 2017
- Missed Diagnoses: How to Help Your Doctor Get It RightNovember 2nd, 2010
- Sitting Increases Risk of DeathJanuary 20th, 2018
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