CURRICULUM VITAE
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

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

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

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