KonstadinosA.PlestisMD
Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Director of Aortic Surgery, Jefferson Aortic Center, Professor of Surgery
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Office
111 S 11th St
suite 6210
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-6996Fax+1 215-955-6010
Education & Training
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1997 - 1999
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 1993 - 1995
Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
VT State Medical License Current
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1997 - 2014
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2009
OK State Medical License 1995 - 1999
TX State Medical License 1995 - 1999- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 99 citationsAxillary cannulation significantly improves survival and neurologic outcome after atherosclerotic aneurysm repair of the aortic root and ascending aorta.Christian D. Etz, Konstadinos A. Plestis, F. A. Kari, Daniel Silovitz, Carol A. Bodian
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008-08-01 - 17 citationsCarotid endarterectomy with homologous vein patch angioplasty: A review of 1006 casesKonstadinos A. Plestis, George Kantis, Nan Earl, Jimmy F. Howell
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 1996-07-01 - 147 citationsStaged repair significantly reduces paraplegia rate after extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.Christian D. Etz, Stefano Zoli, Christoph S. Mueller, Carol A. Bodian, Gabriele Di Luozzo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010-06-01
Press Mentions
Philadelphia Health System Names New Cardiac Surgery ChiefAugust 7th, 2020- Main Line Health Names New Chief of Cardiac SurgeryAugust 6th, 2020
Main Line HealthCare Physician Network Welcomes Matthew Paulus Thomas, MD, to the Lankenau Heart GroupJuly 5th, 2016- Join now to see all
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Other Languages
- Greek
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