Angelo Thomas Pezzella - International Childrens Heart Fund

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Last Updated 12/28/07

Angelo Thomas Pezzella
17 Shamrock Street
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 791-1951 (Home)
(774) 272-0241 (Cell)
tpezzella@hotmail.com

DATE OF BIRTH: December 4, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH: Worcester, Massachusetts

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CHILDREN:
     Kelly Elizabeth Pezzella (2/05/80)
                Rocco Michael Murray Pezzella (Grandson - 9/14/06)
     Julia Ann Pezzella (8/06/81)
     Heather Michelle Pezzella (4/30/83)

EDUCATION:
     Holy Cross College, AB 1967
          Worcester, Massachusetts
     St. Louis University, MD 1971
          St. Louis, Missouri

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

INTERNSHIP:
     University of Kentucky Medical Center
         Lexington, Kentucky (Surgery)
         July 1971 - July 1972

RESIDENCY:

GENERAL SURGERY:
     University of Kentucky Medical Center
         Lexington, Kentucky
         July 1972 - July 1976

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY:
     University of Kentucky Medical Center
         Lexington, Kentucky
         July 1976 - July 1978

FELLOWSHIP:

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY:
    University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri, July 1980 - January 1981
    Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, January 1981 - July 1981
    St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, April 2003-July 2003
    Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO, January 2005- June 2005

BOARDS:
     American Board of Surgery 1977
     American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1980
     American Board of Thoracic Surgery
     Recertification 1990, 1999

LICENSURE (ACTIVE):
Massachusetts, Missouri, Colorado, South Dakota ,Illinois

SOCIETIES:
     Association of Military Surgeons, 1979-2003
     Denton Cooley Cardiovascular Society, 1979-2005
     Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1982-2006
     Massachusetts Medical Society, 1987, 1998
     Worcester District Medical Society, 1987, 1998
     Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS), 1988- 2007
     Global Health Council, 1988-2005
     New England Cancer Society, 1988
     International Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ISCTS), 1994-2005
     European Association Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1997-2007
     International Advisory Board Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 1997-2006
     Ad Hoc Committee International Relations Society of Thoracic Surgery 1996-2005
     Asian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2003-2007

MILITARY:

Major, US Army Medical Corps. 1978 - 1980, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, 121st Evacuation Hospital, Seoul, Korea, August 1978 - August 1979

Department of General Surgery, USA, MEDDAC, Fort Carson, Colorado, August 1979 - July 1980

Major, US Army Reserves (Active), July 1980 - July 1984

Staff, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center (FAMC), July 1984- July 1986

Acting Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery, Letterman Army Medical Center, July 1985 - September 1985

Col., US Army Reserves (Active), IMA - FAMC, July 1986 - July 1993

Staff, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Operation Desert Storm
November 1990 - March 1991

Col., USAR, IMA - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, July 1993 - July 1995

Col., USAR, IMA - Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, July 1995 - 1996

Office of Surgeon General, IMA-Consultant Thoracic Surgery, April 1992 - July 1998

399 CSH, July 1998 – July 1999

Retired Reserves- July 1999

APPOINTMENTS: (academic; hospital affiliation; privileges)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, August 1978 - August 1979

Staff Cardiac Surgeon St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York, July 1981 - July 1984

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, SUNY - Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, July 1981 - July 1984

Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center,
Worcester, Massachusetts, August 1986 - July 2005

Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 1986 – May 2000

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, May 1988 - Present

Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, July 1997 – May 2000

Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD, May 2000 – January 2001

Good Samaritan Hospital, Mt. Vernon, IL, January 2001 – Apr 2003

St. Mary’s Hospital, Centralia, IL, January 2001 – Apr 2003

St. Joseph's Hospital, St Charles, MO, Jul 2001 – Apr 2003

DePaul Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Jul 2001 - Apr 2003

St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Jul 2004 - Jun 2005

Des Peres Hospital, St Louis, MO, Aug 2004 - Jan, 2005

St Mary's, Health Center, St Louis, MO, Aug 2004 - Jan, 2005

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, January 2005 - July 2005

Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai China, July 2005 - July 2006

Frontier Lifeline, Chennai, India/St Gregorios Hospital, Parumula, Kerala, India, Jan, 2007 - Apr, 2007

VISITING PROFESSOR/LECTURES/SURGERY/CONSULTATIONS:

Visiting Professor (Lectures/Surgery/Consultation) Cardiothoracic Surgery Yonsei University Seoul, Korea April 1984; April 1988; April 1994, May 2004, May 2007	Visiting Professor (Lectures/ Development/ Surgery) Cardiothoracic Surgery Viet Duc Hospital Hanoi, Vietnam September 1991; October 1994; February, 2006, May 2007
Visiting Professor (Consultant) Assessment Local Health Facilities Pushkin, Russia June 1992; Cardiac Centers, St Petersburg, Moscow, Tomsk Siberia, September, 2003	Visiting Professor (Lectures/ Surgery) Cardiothoracic Surgery Queltzantenango City Hospital Guatemala October 1992, January 2004
Visiting Professor (Consultation) Cardiothoracic Surgery Ethiopia Children’s Heart Fund Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia July 1993	Visiting Professor (Lectures/ Development/ Surgery) Clinica Pichincha Quita, Ecuador September 1995
Visiting Professor Lecture: Cardiogenic Shock Government Hospital, Madras India November 1995	Visiting Professor Lecture: Infective Endocarditis, Surgical Aspects Ren Ji Hospital Shanghai, China June 1996
Visiting Professor Lecture: Complications of Thoracic Surgery 37^th Annual Meeting W. African College of Surgeons Dakar, Senegal February 1997	Visiting Professor Conakry, Guinea Annual Meeting, 39^th West African College of Surgeons Lecture: ATLS in developing countries February 1999
Visiting Professor Lecture: Endocarditis Kiev Heart Institute - June 1998 Ukraine	Visiting Professor Lecture: Model CT Surgery Residency Program in China Shanghai Chest Hospital, October 2004
Visiting Professor Lecture: Global Aspects of Cardiac Surgery Cochabamba, Bolivia - March 2005	Visiting Professor, Staff Surgeon Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, China, July, 2005-July 2006
Visiting Professor University Hospital and Medical School Monterrey, Mexico, November, 2006, Oct 2007	Visiting Professor, Staff Surgeon Frontier Lifeline, Chennai, India/St Gregorios Hospital, Parumula, Kerala, India, Jan, 2007 - Apr, 2007
Visiting Lecturer Global Aspects of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Centimed Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Aug 1, 2007

AWARDS:
     International Human Assistance Program, Inc. Plaque of Appreciation - 1979, Seoul, Korea
     City of Chuncheon, South Korea, Letter of Appreciation - 1979
     AMA Physicians Recognition Award - 1981, 1984
     Lincoln Square Boys Club Award - 1988, Worcester, Massachusetts
     St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1995 Alumni Merit Award
     Grand Marshall, Columbus Day Parade, Worcester, MA, October 8, 2000
     Honorary Fellow, West African College of Surgeons, February 2001
     Alumnus Honoree, St John's High School, Shrewsbury, MA, March 2007
     Certificate of Gratitude and Medal of Honor - Ministry of Health Mongolia, Ulan Baator, Mongolia, May 2007

AWARDS - MILITARY:
     Army Commendation Medical - 1979
     Army Achievement Medal - 1986
     Army Achievement Medal - 1991

INTERESTS / ACTIVITIES:
     3rd Degree Black Belt Karate (Taekwondo)
     1st Degree Black Belt Karate (Chinese)
     Board of Directors, Worcester County Food Bank, 1991 – 1994,
     Board of Directors, Center for International Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 1995 – 1999
     Director Special Projects, World Heart Foundation 2003 - Present

PRESENTATIONS / ABSTRACTS:

Pezzella AT. Acute Airway Obstruction by a Subglottic Tumor, Kentucky Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Lexington, Kentucky, March 1976

Pezzella AT. Blunt Thoracic Aortic Trauma, 18^thAnnual Conference University Surgical Residents, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1976

Pezzella AT. Multiple Bilateral Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula, Kentucky, Thoracic Society, Lexington, Kentucky, October 1977

Pezzella AT. Blunt Injuries to the Thoracic Aorta, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1978

Pezzella AT. Non-Cardiac Uses of the Bio-Medicus Pump. AMSECT Region VII Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, September 1985

Pezzella AT. Lung Cancer. New England Cancer Society Annual Meeting, Worcester, Massachusetts, November 1986

Landow L, Wilson J, Heard SO, Townsend P, VanderSalm TJ, Okike ON, Pezzella AT, Pasque MK. Are Lidocaine Levels in the Therapeutic Range in Cardiac Surgery Patients? (The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Meeting) April 18, 1989

Landow L, Wilson J, Heard SO, Townsend P, VanderSalm TJ, Okike ON, Pezzella AT, Pasque MK. Free Lidocaine Levels in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery. (The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Meeting) April 18, 1989

Okike ON, Zheng JJ, VanderSalm TJ, Pezzella AT, Bitran D, Visner MS, Moran JM. Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians: Early and Late Postoperative Results. 56^thAnnual Scientific Assembly, American College of Chest Physicians, 1991. Toronto, Canada

Pezzella AT. Extended Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Non-Cardiac Surgery. 13^thAnnual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, February 12, 1993

O’Hara KP, Napolitano LM, Gemis P, Pezzella AT, Silva WE. Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: Evaluation of ICU Resource Utilization. American College of Chest Physicians, October 1994

O’Hara KP, Napolitano LM, Gemis P, Pezzella AT, Wesina. Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: Evaluation of ICU Resource Utilization. American Association Surgery of Trauma, October 1994

Morell VO, Daggett WM, Pezzella AT, Moran JM. Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly. World CT Surgery Congress, Puerto Rico, June 1995

Pezzella AT. Surgery Aspects of Endocarditis. WRAMC Cardiothoracic Symposium, Washington, DC, May 1996

Nwogu CE, Moran JM, Pezzella AT, Daggett WM. Cardiac Rupture - Poster Presentation: Surgical Treatment of Ventricular Rupture After Myocardial Infarction. American College of Chest Physicians, Cardiac General Thoracic Surgery Update, Rio Mar, Puerto Rico, December 1996

Lancey RA, Fang C, Pezzella AT, Okike NO, Balaguer JM, Bankey PE, VanderSalm TJ. Factors Associated with Death and Exsanguination Following Blunt Thoracic Trauma. American Association for Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting in Boston, September 1999

Lancey RA, Kaur S, Fang WC, Okike ON, Balaguer JM, Pezzella AT, VanderSalm TJ. The Impact of Propofol Use on Infection and Mortality in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The International Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 10^th World Congress, August 2000

Okike ON, Pezzella AT. Determinants of Early and Long-term Survival in 61 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Active Infective Endocarditis. Chest 2000 The 66^th Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians. San Francisco, October 2000

Pezzella AT. International Cardiac Surgery: Global Expansion in the New Millennium. 22nd Annual CT Surgery Symposium, San Diego, CA, February 2002

Pezzella AT. Global Aspects of Cardiac Surgery - Evolving Strategies, AATS -Symposium of Global Cardiac Initiatives, Toronto, Canada, May 2004

Pezzella AT. Global Paradigm Shift in Approach to Cardiovascular Disease. 2nd Global Forum on Humanitarian Medicine in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Geneva, Switzerland, May 26 - 28, 2005

Pezzella AT. Initiation of Model CT Surgery Residency Program in China. 14th Annual Meeting Asian Society of CV Surgery, Osaka, Japan, June, 2006

Pezzella AT. Rural Cardiac Surgery: The Global Scenario, The First International Rural Cardiac Care Conference, St Gregorios Hospital, Parumula, Kerala, India, Feb 2007

Pezzella, AT. Guest Lectures: Rheumatic Heart Disease in Developing Countries; Surgical Aspects of Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Model CT Surgery Residency in China, 15th Annual Meeting Asian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing, China, May 17-20, 2007

Chang, BC, Lee, S, Kwak, YT, Park, YW, Pezzella, AT Abstract: Clinical study on Anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves.

Movies:

Surgical Techniques - Resection of Multiple Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula. (Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress, Bal Harbor, Florida) March 1979

BIBLIOGRAPHY (Articles/Letters/Chapters/Editorials)

1. Pezzella AT, Griffen WO, Ernest CB. Superior Mesenteric Artery Injury Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Case Report with Successful Primary Repair. Journal of Trauma 1978; 18(6): 472-474

2. Pezzella AT, Todd EP, Dillon ML, Utley JR, Griffen WO. Early Diagnosis and Individualized treatment of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Trauma. American Surgeon 1978; 44(1): 699-703

3. Pezzella AT. Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Case Report. Korean Journal of Thoracic &Cardiovascular Surgery 1979; 12:14-15

4. Pezzella AT, Todd EP, Stahmann F, Zeok JV, Dillon ML. Multiple Bilateral PulmonaryArteriovenous Fistulas. Southern Medical Journal 1981; 74(4): 486-488

5. Pezzella AT, Brown BE, Walls JT, Curtis JJ. Esophageal Obstruction Secondary to a Tortuous Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Case Report. Missouri Medicine 1981; 78:193-195

6. Pezzella AT, Yu HS, Kim J. Surgical Aspects of Pulmonary Paragonimiasis Cardiovascular Diseases. Bulletin of Texas Heart Institute 1981;8(2): 187-194

7. Curtis JJ, Madigan NP, Whiting RB, Mueller KJ, Pezzella AT, Walls JT, Heinemann TM. Clinical Experience with Permanent Atrioventricular Sequential Pacing. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1981; 32(2): 179-187

8. Pezzella AT, Yeager R. Chronic Traumatic Popliteal Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report. Cardiovascular Diseases. Bulletin of the Texas Heart Institute 1981;8(4): 531-536

9. Pezzella AT, Falaschi G, Ott DA, Cooley DA. Congenital Coronary Artery-Left Heart Fistulas: Report of Three Cases. Cardiovascular Diseases, Bulletin of the Texas Heart Institute 1981;8(3): 355-3634

10. Pezzella AT, Vanick D, Garcia V. Surgical Aspects of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Military Medicine 1982; 147:134-138

11. Pezzella AT, Walls JT, Curtis JJ. Bilateral Pulmonary Resection Through a Median Sternotomy Approach. Korean Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1981; 14(3): 215-217

12. Pezzella AT, Effler DB, Levy IE. Nonoperative Management of Unusual Blunt Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1982; 9(3): 359-362

13. Pezzella AT, Effler DB, Levy IE. Management of Aneurysms in Segments of Saphenous Vein Grafts. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1983; 35(6): 670-671

14. Pezzella AT, Effler DB, Levy IE. Operative Approaches to the Left Atrium and Mitral Valve Apparatus. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1983; 10(3): 263-268

15. Pezzella AT, Walls TJ, Curtis JJ. Nontuberculous Empyema: A Clinical Experience. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1984; 10(3): 263-268

16. Iqbal SM, Pezzella AT, Effler DB. Infection and Right Atrial Pseudotumor Complicating a Ventriculoatrial Shunt for Hydrocephalus. American Journal of Cardiology 1984; 54:668-670

17. Effler DB, Pezzella AT, Levy IE. Postinfarction Ventricular Aneurysmectomy. American Journal of Surgery 1985; 149:793-796

18. Pezzella AT, Esente P. Coronary Artery Thrombosis Complicating Polycythemia Vera - An Unusual Indication for Myocardial Revascularization. Military Medicine 1985; 150:614-616

19. Pezzella AT. Bleeding Aortic Cannulation Site - Technique for Repair. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1986; 13(2) 253-254

20. Pezzella AT. Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass by the Left-Handed Surgeon. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1986; 13(2): 255-260

21. Pezzella AT, Svinarich JT, Davis RC, Ehrich D, Esente P. Successful Early Streptokinase Thrombolysis of Aortocoronary Vein Grafts. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1986; 42:213-215

22. Pezzella AT, Fall SM, Pauling FW. Management of High-Risk Sternotomy Wounds with Retention Sutures. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1987; 14:293-296

23. Pezzella AT, Giambartolomi A, Esente P, Gensini GG. Total Occlusion of the Left Main Coronary Artery. Korean Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1987; 20(2): 342-347

24. Zaaloznik AJ, Pezzella AT. Management of Cardiac Metastasis from Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma. Cancer 1988; 1:602-604

25. Pezzella AT, Ascioti A, Ricardi P. Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Perfusion 1988; 3:21-28

26. Carey S, Pezzella AT, Gilliam H. Traumatic Sternal Fractures: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management. Military Medicine 1988; 153:451-453

27. VanderSalm TJ, Chowdhary S, Okike ON, Pezzella AT, Pasque MK. Internal Mammary Artery Grafts: The Shortest Route to the Coronary Arteries. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1989; 7:421-27

28. VanderSalm TJ, Okike ON, Pezzella AT, Pasque MK. Ectopic Ossification after Median Sternotomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1989; 48:315-316

29. Cho BK, Lee DY, Pezzella AT, Hong SN, Hong PW. Surgical Treatment of Atrial Myxomas. A Case Report of 20 Cases. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1989; 16:81-86

30. VanderSalm TJ, Okike ON, Pasque MK, Pezzella AT, Lew R, Traina V, Mathieu R. Reduction of Sternal Infection by Application of Topical Vancomycin. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1989; 98:618-622

31. Clyne CA, Aurigemma G, Sweeney A, Pezzella AT, Paraskos J, Pape L. Traumatic Intracardiac Communication: Detection by Color Flow Mapping. Journal of American Society of Echocardiography 1989; 2:342-345

32. Pezzella AT, Fall SM, Pauling FW, Sadler TR. Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum: Surgical Resection with Long-Term Follow-up. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1989; 48:859-862

33. Waite RJ, Charbonneau RJ, Balikian JP, Umali CB, Pezzella AT, Nash G. Parietal Pleural Changes in Empyema: Appearances at CT. Radiology 1990; 175:145-150

34. Landow L, Wilson J, Heard SO, Townsend P, VanderSalm TJ, Okike ON, Pezzella AT, Pasque K. Free and Total Lidocaine Levels in Cardiac Surgical Patients. Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia 1990; 4(3): 340-347

35. Pezzella AT, VanderSalm TJ: Chapter 153, Chest Trauma. Rippe JM, Irwin RS, Alpert JS, Fink MP. Intensive Care Medicine 1991; 2nd Ed., Little Brown Co. Boston

36. Pezzella, AT, Marsicano TH: Chapter 4, Chest Tube Insertion and Care. Rippe JM, Irwin RS, Alpert JS, Fink MP. Intensive Care Medicine 1991; 2nd Ed, Little Brown Co. Boston

37. Edwards FH, Taylor AJ, Thompson L, Rogan KM, Pezzella AT, Burge JR, Hetzler N. Current status of Coronary Artery Operation in Septuagenarians. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1991; 52:265-269

38. Edwards FH, Hale D, Cohen A. Thompson L, Rogan KM, Pezzella AT, Virmani R. Primary Cardiac Valve Tumors. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1991; 52:1127-1131

39. Pezzella AT. Transatrial Closure of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1992; 19:297-299

40. Fraire AE, Cuenoud HF, Honig RS, Pezzella AT. Cholesterol Embolization to the Coronary Arteries Resulting in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovascular Pathology 1995; 4:211-213

41. Pezzella AT. Editorial International Heart Surgery. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1995; 22:317-319

42. De DH, Pezzella AT, Nguyenduy. Membranous Obstruction of Hepatic Venous Flow. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1995; 22:320-323

43. De DH, Pezzella AT. Aneurysm Following Ligation of PDA. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1995; 22:320-323

44. Savarese DM, Rohrer MJ, Pezzella AT, Davidoff A, Fraire AE, Menon M. Successful Management of Intracardiac Extension of Tumor Thrombus in a Patient with Advanced Non- Seminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Cancer 1995;Urology 46:1-6

45. Lancey RA, Pezzella AT. Chest Tube Insertion and Care. Chapter 11:136-144. Procedures and Techniques in Intensive Care Medicine, Rippe JM, Irwin RS, et al. Little Brown Co, Boston, 1996

46. Pezzella AT, VanderSalm TJ. Chapter 177, Chest Trauma. Rippe JM, et al. Intensive Care Medicine 1996; 3rd Ed., Little Brown Co., Boston

47. Pezzella AT. Blunt Traumatic Injury of the Thoracic Aorta Following Commercial Airline Crashes. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1996; 23:65-67

48. Pezzella AT. Primary Cardiac Valve Tumors: Letter to the Editor. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996; 61:1041-1042

49. Pezzella AT. Hand Signals in Surgery. AORN Journal 1996; 63:769-771

50. VanderSalm TJ, Kaur S, Lancey RA, Okike ON, Pezzella AT, Stahl R, Leone L, Li JM, Valeri C, Michelson A. Reduction of Bleeding after Heart Operations through the Prophylactic Use of Epsilon Amino Caproic Acid. Journal Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1996; 112:1

51. Pezzella AT. Subintimal Hematoma of the Aorta After Deceleration Injury: Letter to the Editor. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1996; 23:70-71

52. Morell VO, Daggett WM, Pezzella AT, Moran JM, Bitran D. Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: Result of Aortic Valve Replacement. J. Cardiovascular Surgery 1996; 37: (Suppl.l) 33-35

53. Mathew TC, Vasudevan R, Leb L, Pezzella SM, Pezzella AT. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997; 64:1059-1062

54. Pezzella AT. Post Infarct Ventricular Septal Defects: Letter to the Editor. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997; 64:294-295

55. Becker RC, Pezzella AT. Ch 11 Myocardial Rupture - Acute Coronary Syndromes ed. E.J. Topol Marcel Dekker N.Y. 1998; p. 269-325

56. Pezzella AT. International Aspects of Cardiac Surgery: Editorial Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998; 65:903-904

57. Pezzella AT. Globalization: Letter to Editor. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1998; 6: 81, 1998

58. Nwogu CE, Moran JM, Becker RM, Pezzella AT. Surgical Approach to Myocardial Rupture After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1998; 6:98-104

59. Pezzella AT, Utley JR, VanderSalm TJ. Operative Approaches to the Left Atrium and Mitral Valve: An update. Operative Techniques in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1998; 3: 74-94

60. Pezzella AT, Silva WE, Lancey RA. Current Problems in Surgery - Cardiothoracic Trauma. August 1998

61. Spodick DH, Pezzella AT. Images in Clinical Medicine: A Grade 6 Systolic Murmur. NEJM 1999; 341:27

62. Lee KA, Kirkpatrick JG, Moran JM, Pezzella AT. Left Ventricular Fibroma Masquerading as Post Infarction Myocardial Rupture. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999; 68:580-582

63. Pezzella AT. Letter to the Editor: Reduction of Wound Healing Problems after Median Sternotomy by use of Retention Suture. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999; 68:1891-1892

64. Sharif H, Pezzella AT, Farah HH, Baljepally R, Maki D. Intracardiac Right to Left Shunt Complicating Right Ventricular Failure. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1999; 7:287-291

65. Pezzella AT. Letter to the Editor: The Emerging Global Cardiothoracic Surgical Community. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1999; 7:360

66. DE, D.H., Pezzella AT. How to do it-Closed Mitral Commissurotomy Utilizing Right Thoracotomy Approach. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 2000; 8:192-194

67. Pezzella AT, Adebonojo SA, Hooker SG, Mabogunjo OA, Conlan AA. Complications of General Thoracic Surgery. Current Problems in Surgery 2000; 37:733-860

68. Mahan VL, Balaguer JM, Pezzella AT, VanderSalm TJ, Mady BJ. Successful Coronary Bypass Surgery in a Patient with AIDS. Annuals of Thoracic Surgery 2000; 70:1698-1699

69. Pezzella AT, Conlan AA, Carroll GJ. Early Management of the Postpneumonectomy Space. Asian Cardiovascular Thoracic Annals 2000; 8:398-402

70. Pezzella AT, Progress in international cardiac surgery: emerging strategies (editorial) Ann. Thorac Surg’ 2001; 71:407-408

71. Pezzella AT, Letter to the editor: Coronary Artery Bypass grafting after Pneumonectomy. European J Cardio-Thorac Surg. 2001; 20:1273

72. Pezzella AT, Editorial: Global Expansion of Cardiac Surgery in the New Millennium. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001; 9: 253-256

73. Pezzella AT, Letter to the editor: Is it time to look for an alternative? Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2001; 9:356

74. Pezzella AT, Letter to the editor: Delayed sternal closure after cardiac operations. Asian Cardiovasc and Thorac Ann 2002; 10: 95

75. Pezzella AT, Letter to the editor: Worldwide maldistribution of access to cardiac surgery. J. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002; 123: 1016

76. Sheng, ZH, Pan, YP, Hao, ZJ, Pezzella AT. Early Surgical Intervention for Infective Endocarditis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:298-301

77. Pezzella AT. International Cardiac Surgery: A Global Perspective. Seminars in Thoracic and CV Surgery 2002; 14:298-320

78. Adebonojo SA, Mabogunje OA, Pezzella AT, Residency Training Program in the United States: What Foreign Medical Graduates Should Know. West African J. Medicine 2003; 22: 79-87

79. Pezzella AT, Mediastinitis Following Open Heart Surgery: Introduction Seminars In Thorac CV Surgery: 2004; 16: 51-52

80. Pezzella AT, Ferraris VA, Lancey RA, Care Of The Adult Cardiac Surgery Patient: Part I Current Problems In Surgery Volume 41, Number 5, May 2004

81. Pezzella AT, Ferraris VA Lancey RA, Care Of The Adult Cardiac Surgery Patient: Part II Current Problems In Surgery Volume 41, Number 6, June 2004

82. Lancey RA, Pezzella AT, Phillips DA, Factors Affecting Early Exsanguination And Death In The Adult Thoracic Aortic Trauma. Asian Cardivasc Thorac Ann 2004; 125 202-207

83. Pezzella AT, Global Expansion of Cardiothoracic Surgery - The African Challenge. African Ann Thoracic and CV Surgery. 2005;1:9-11

84. Becker, RC, Pezzella, AT, Ch 26, Cardiac Rupture: Pathobiology, Diagnosis, Medical Management, and Surgical Intervention. In: Topol, EJ. Ed. Acute Coronary Syndromes, Marcel, Dekker, New York, 2005; Page 582-613

85. Pezzella AT. Letter to the Editor: Open Heart Surgery in a Developing Country. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2006;14:355-356

86. Pezzella AT. Letter to the Editor: Global Statistics - Outcomes. J. Thorac CV Surg. 2006; 132:726

87. Pezzella AT. Editorial: Opportunity. Spanish Journal CV Surgery. 2006 13:129-136

88. Pezzella AT. Evolving Global Approaches to Cardio Thoracic Surgery. Pedi Cardio Pedia. http://www.pedicardiopedia.org (Posted 12/24/06)

89. Pezzella AT. Volunteerism and Humanitarian Efforts in Surgery. Current Problems in Surgery 2007; 43: 841-929

90. Mao, T, Fang, W, Pezzella AT. Resection of an Intrathoracic Thyroid Gland. http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/clinicalcases/article-18.html

91. Thanh, LN, De, DH, Pezzella, AT. Pulmonary Valvotomy under Normothermic Caval Inflow Occlusion. African Annals of Thoracic and CV Surgery, 2006; 1:17-22

92. Pezzella AT. Complictions in adult cardiac surgery. African Annals of Thoracic and CV Surgery, In Press