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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
- 2739 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 - 123 citationsHuman Cardiac Progenitor Cells Engineered With Pim-I Kinase Enhance Myocardial RepairSadia Mohsin, Mohsin Khan, Haruhiro Toko, Brandi Bailey, Christopher T. Cottage
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2012-10-02 - 81 citationsClinical Strategies and Outcomes in Advanced Heart Failure Patients Older Than 70 Years of Age Receiving the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Community H...Robert M. Adamson, Marcia Stahovich, Suzanne Chillcott, Sam Baradarian, J. Chammas
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011-06-21
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