JosephBavariaMD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Roberts-Measey Endowed Professor of Surgery; Vice Chair, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery; Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery Program; Director, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Therapies; Director, Clinical Research

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Office
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 301
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone+1 610-402-6890

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1990 - 1992
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1990
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1985 - 2024
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

THE PARTNER TRIAL: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valve Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
VALOR: The Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System Clinical Study Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
GORE TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis - 45 mm for the Treatment of Aneurysms of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Randomized Sizing and Hemodynamic Study Mitroflow vs. Magna Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Thoracic Endoprosthesis for Treatment of Aneurysm of the Descending Thoracic Aortic Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Study to Evaluate the Clinical Performance of the Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft With the Captivia Delivery System (Valiant Captivia) for the Treatment of Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissections Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
PARTNER II Trial: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves II - XT Intermediate and High Risk Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Portico TAVI Implant With Transfemoral Delivery System Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Endovascular Aortic Repair for Aortic Dissection Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Post-Approval Study Protocol of the St. Jude Medical Trifecta Valve Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Surgical Treatment of Aortic Stenosis With a Next Generation, Rapid Deployment Surgical Aortic Valve Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 26
Completed
Not Applicable
ProspeCtive, nOn-randoMized, MulticENter Clinical Evaluation of Edwards Pericardial Bioprostheses With a New Tissue Treatment Platform (COMMENCE) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 11
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Safety and Performance Study of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve/ The SAPIEN 3 Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Thoraflex™ Hybrid IDE Study Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 22
Completed
Not Applicable
RESILIENCE Trial: Evaluation of the Durability of Aortic Bioprostheses/Valves With RESILIA Tissue in Subjects Under 65 Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 05
Terminated
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Heat shock proteins HSP70 and HSP27 in the cerebral spinal fluid of patients undergoing thoracic aneurysm repair correlate with the probability of postoperative paralysis
James G. Hecker, Hari Sundram, Shaomin Zou, Amy Praestgaard, Joseph E. Bavaria
Cell Stress & Chaperones. 2008-04-17
149 citations
Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections spanning FBN1 at 15q21.1.
Scott A. LeMaire, Merry-Lynn McDonald, Dongchuan Guo, Ludivine Russell, Charles C. Miller
Nature Genetics. 2011-10-01
29 citations
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator therapy in the setting of Type A aortic dissection
Ibrahim Sultan, Andreas Habertheuer, Tyler J. Wallen, Mary Siki, Wilson Y. Szeto
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2017-12-01

Journal Articles

Thoracic Aortic Surgery Enters the Era of Big Data
Joseph E Bavaria, Nimesh D Desai, Shinichi Fukuhara, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Central Cannulation Strategy for Extent I Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair of Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
Alberto Pochettino, Joseph E Bavaria, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Lectures

Dallas - Leipzig International Valve 2012
Dallas-Leipzig Valve, Dallas, Texas - 12/5/2012
Aortic Symposium 2012
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, New York, New York - 4/26/2012

Press Mentions

Approaches to Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair: An Interview with Joseph BavariaJuly 23rd, 2024
More Headway in Taking Acute Aortic Dissections Straight to the ORJanuary 30th, 2022
Miracle or Not, Cameron Smith Is Back on Vikings' Practice Field After Open Heart SurgeryMay 29th, 2021
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