KimInsuaDe La CruzMD(He/Him)
Thoracic Surgery • Charlottesville, VAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Co-Director, Aortic Disease Program, UVA Health | Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine
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Office
1215 Lee St Ste 4077
Charlottesville, VA 22908Phone+1 434-924-9300
Summary
- Dr. Kim de la Cruz is a CT surgeon in Charlottesville, VA; is affiliated w/ UVA Health. He received his MD from Univ. of the Philippines; has been in practice for 20+ yrs. He did thoracic surgery residency and aortic surgery fellowship at Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He specializes in cardioaortic surgery; is experienced in aortic dissection, TAAA, TEVAR, and TAVR.
Education & Training
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2010 - 2011- Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2010
Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2008 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors, 2024
- SAAS-SUS Leadership Agility Award Society of Asian Academic Surgeons, 2024
- Best Doctors Texas Monthly, 2021
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Clinical Trials
- Study of GSK1278863 to Reduce Ischemic Events in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 31
- Portico Re-sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US IDE Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
- Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 20
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 45 citationsInnominate artery cannulation: An alternative to femoral or axillary cannulation for arterial inflow in proximal aortic surgeryOurania Preventza, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Elizabeth H. Stephens, Susan M. Trocciola, Kim I. de la Cruz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013-03-01 - 402 citationsOutcomes of 3309 thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairs.Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire, Ourania Preventza, Kim I. de la Cruz, Denton A. Cooley
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2016-05-01 - 32 citationsIn elective arch surgery with circulatory arrest, does the arterial cannulation site really matter? A propensity score analysis of right axillary and innominate artery...Ourania Preventza, Matt D. Price, Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos, Hiruni S. Amarasekara, Lorraine D. Cornwell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017-12-19
Press Mentions
Overcoming Aortic Dissection to Achieve an Inspiring RecoveryJuly 29th, 2024
Aortic Disease: Symptoms and TreatmentsApril 26th, 2024
Jeanne's Story: Recovery From Aortic DissectionFebruary 22nd, 2024- Join now to see all
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Other Languages
- Tagalog
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