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
- 130 citationsThoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair: Is Reimplantation of Spinal Cord Arteries a Waste of Time?Christian D. Etz, James C. Halstead, David Spielvogel, Rohit Shahani, Ricardo Lazala
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006-11-01 - 5 citationsSurgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy-a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients.Brandon E Ferrell, Diana C Jimenez, Danial Ahmad, Kabir Malkani, Jake L Rosen
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022-05-01 - 76 citationsSelective cerebral perfusion at 28 °C — is the spinal cord safe?Christian D. Etz, Maximilian Luehr, F. A. Kari, Hung Mo Lin, George Kleinman
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2009-12-01
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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