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Office
6636 Forest Ave.
New Port Richey, FL 34653Phone+1 727-844-7944
Education & Training
- Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2002
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2002 - 2015
- PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
- MI State Medical License 1999 - 2003
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 100 citationsFactors affecting prognosis with penetrating wounds of the heart.James G. Tyburski, Louis I. Astra, Robert F. Wilson, Christopher Dente, Christopher P. Steffes
The Journal of Trauma. 1999-07-01 - 16 citationsDoxorubicin-induced canine CHF: advantages and disadvantages.Louis I. Astra, Robert L. Hammond, Khaldoun Tarakji, Larry W. Stephenson
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2003-07-01 - 30 citationsCorrelation of autologous skeletal myoblast survival with changes in left ventricular remodeling in dilated ischemic heart failure.Patrick I. McConnell, Carlos del Rio, Douglas B. Jacoby, Martina Pavlicova, Pawel Kwiatkowski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005-10-01
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