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Office
8010 Frost St
Suite 408
San Diego, CA 92123Phone+1 858-939-7471
Summary
- Dr. Walter Dembitsky, MD is a board certified thoracic surgeon in San Diego, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1974 - 1976
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1974
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1969 - 1970
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1976 - 2023
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL) Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 61 citationsThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus for the Resuscitation of Patients Who Arrest After Cardiac SurgeryJoel Dunning, Adrian Levine, Jill Ley, Tim Strang, David E. Lizotte
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017-03-01 - 39 citationsEffect of LVAD outflow conduit insertion angle on flow through the native aorta.Karen May-Newman, Brian K Hillen, C S Sironda, Walter P. Dembitsky
Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 2004-05-01 - 2732 citationsLong-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart FailureEric A. Rose, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz, Daniel F. Heitjan, L.W. Stevenson
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2001-11-15
Press Mentions
- Concurrent Isolation of 3 Distinct Cardiac Stem Cell Populations from a Single Human Heart BiopsyApril 26th, 2017
- Special Report: ECMO in the ED: ‘We Can't Accept 8% Anymore’August 23rd, 2016