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Office
2160 S 1st Ave
# Luh-Towe
Maywood, IL 60153Phone+1 708-216-4225Fax+1 708-216-8795
Summary
Education & Training
- Loyola University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1981 - 1984
- Columbus HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
- Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1979 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2013 - 2015
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Certificate of Honorable Mention for Poster Presentation C3 Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics Advanced Endovascular and Coronary Intervention Global Summit, 2016
- Top Doctors West Suburban Living Magazine, 2014
- Top Doctors Chicago Magazine, 2014, 2016
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis in High Risk and Very High Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 10
- 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
- 21 citationsOutcomes of Bare Metal versus Drug-eluting Stents in Allograft VasculopathyProddutur R. Reddy, Akhil Gulati, Lowell Steen, James Sinacore, Ferdinand Leya
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2008-11-01 - 137 citationsComparison of front-loaded recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator, anistreplase and combination thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: Results of...Christopher P. Cannon, Carolyn H. McCabe, Daniel J. Diver, Steve Herson, Robert M. Greene
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1994-12-01 - 484 citationsA Comparison of Directional Atherectomy with Coronary Angioplasty in Patients with Coronary Artery DiseaseEric J. Topol, Ferdinand Leya, Cass A. Pinkerton, Patrick L. Whitlow, Berthold Höfling
The New England Journal of Medicine. 1993-07-22
Journal Articles
- Alcohol Septal Ablation for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Obstructive CardiomyopathySherif F. Nagueh, MD, Bertron M. Groves, MD, Leonard Schwartz, MD, Karen M. Smith, MD, Andrew Wang, MD, Richard G. Bach, MD, Christopher Nielsen, MD, Ferdinand Leya, M..., Journal of American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2011
- Long-Term Outcomes of Plaque Debulking with Rotational Atherectomy in Side-Branch Ostial Lesions to Treat Bifurction Coronary DiseaseHiroki Ito, MD, MS, Sheri Piel, MD, Pranab Das, MD, Vikram Chokar, MD, Ghazanfar Khadim, MD, Robert Nierzwicki, MD, Alexis Willimas, MD, Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT, Fre..., J Invasive Cardiology, 1/1/2009
- Presentation of an Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: Case Report and ReviewRavi K. Ramana, DO, Peter Varga, MD, Ferdinand Leya, MD, J Invasive Cardiology, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Safety and Feasibility of Rotational Atherectomy in Elderly Patients with Calcific Left Main Coronary Artery (LMCA) Disease undergoing PCI: A Retrospective Observation...Falak Shah, Mahmoud Khreis, Mohamad Hani Lababidi, Amani Sharma, Amir Darki, Bruce E. Lewis, Ferdinand Leya, John J. Lopez, Lowell H. Steen, Jr., 12th Annual Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3): Advanced Endovascular and Coronary Intervention Global Summit, Orlando, FL, 1/28/2016
- The Utility of Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) in Risk Stratifying Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).Falak Shah, Jessica Pillarella, Robert S. Dieter, Bruce E. Lewis, Ferdinand Leya, John J. Lopez, Conner O'Keefe, Ivan V. Pacold, Lowell H. Steen, Jr., Ami Darki, SCAI 2016 Scientific Session, 1/1/2016
- Can Ccta Derived Lvot Area Reclassify Aortic Stenosis Using the Continuity Equation?Rajeev Ruben Fernando, Taishi, Hirai, Syed, MushabbarA., Leya, Fred Sanagala, Thriveni, Dajani, Khaled A, 1/1/2015
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Polish
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