AngeloLa PietraMD

Thoracic Surgery • Miami Beach, FL

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
4300 Alton Rd
Suite 2110
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone+1 305-674-2780

Fax+1 954-964-2450
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Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2003
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1999
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2003 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2005
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A rare etiology of frequent ventricular ectopy: Embolic complication of a venous iliac stent to the right ventricle.
Sanchez, C., Torres, C., Ujueta, F., Mandava, S., Tolentino, A., Titano, J., LaPietra, A., Mihos, C.> ;Echocardiography. 2024 Feb 1
3 citations
AngioVac system for infective endocarditis: A new treatment for an old disease.
Salomon D Poliwoda, Joshua R Durbach, Alvaro Castro, Jared Herman, Charles Caltagirone, Ajay Kurup, Gerald Rosen, Claudio Tuda, Angelo La Pietra> ;Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2023 Feb 1
6 citations
Current Surgical Risk Scores Overestimate Risk in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement.
Subhasis Chatterjee, Brendan Chou, Mariam Khabsa, Madeline Rippstein, Vei-Vei Lee, Angelo La Pietra, Joseph Lamelas> ;Innovations. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
Tricuspid regurgitation and in-hospital outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients.
Sabry Omar, Ehimen Aneni, Esteban Escolar, Christos G. Mihos, Steve Xydas, Angelo LaPietra, Nirat Beohar, Ivan A. Arenas> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2020 Mar 19
1 citations
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device-related tricuspid regurgitation: a multidisciplinary team approach.
Sarah Guigui, Ahmed Zedan, Angelo LaPietra, Sofia A. Horvath, Ivan A. Arenas, Christos G. Mihos> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2020 Feb 25
20 citations
Successful Use of Sternal-Sparing Minimally Invasive Surgery for Proximal Ascending Aortic Pathology.
Joseph Lamelas, Peter C. Chen, Gabriel Loor, Angelo LaPietra> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Sep 1
27 citations
Isolated and concomitant minimally invasive minithoracotomy aortic valve surgery
Joseph Lamelas, Maurice Mawad, Roy F. Williams, Ursula Keller Weiss, Qianzi Zhang, Angelo LaPietra> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Sep 19
Pericardial Herniation of Small Bowel Post Minimally Invasive Hybrid Maze of Atrial Fibrillation.
David A. Farcy, Angelo LaPietra, Benjamin N. Abo, Michael Dalley> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Sep 1
3 citations
Aortic valve replacement in patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35% performed via a minimally invasive right thoracotomy.
Orlando Santana, Steve Xydas, Roy F. Williams, Angelo La Pietra, Maurice Mawad, Vicente Behrens, Esteban Escolar, Christos G. Mihos> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2017 Jun 1
6 citations
Outcomes of minimally invasive double valve surgery.
Orlando Santana, Steve Xydas, Roy F. Williams, Angelo LaPietra, Maurice Mawad, Frederick Hasty, Esteban Escolar, Christos G. Mihos> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2017 Jun 1
Percutaneous coronary intervention followed by minimally invasive valve surgery compared with median sternotomy coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery in patie...
Orlando Santana, Steve Xydas, Roy F. Williams, Angelo LaPietra, Maurice Mawad, Jason C. Wigley, Nirat Beohar, Christos G. Mihos> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2017 Jun 1
16 citations
Hybrid repair of aortic arch aneurysms: a comprehensive review.
Steve Xydas, Christos G. Mihos, Roy F. Williams, Angelo LaPietra, Maurice Mawad, S Howard Wittels, Orlando Santana> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2017 Jun 1
1 citations
Outcomes of a hybrid approach of percutaneous coronary intervention followed by minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
Orlando Santana, Steve Xydas, Roy F. Williams, Angelo LaPietra, Maurice Mawad, Gerald P Rosen, Nirat Beohar, Christos G. Mihos> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2017 Jun 1
45 citations
Complications Associated With Femoral Cannulation During Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Joseph Lamelas, Roy F. Williams, Maurice Mawad, Angelo LaPietra> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
12 citations
Right Minithoracotomy Approach for Replacement of the Ascending Aorta, Hemiarch, and Aortic Valve.
Joseph Lamelas, Angelo LaPietra> ;Innovations. 2016 Jul 1
1 citations
High-Risk Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Evolut-R CoreValve to Simultaneously Treat Severe Calcific Aortic Stenosis and a Large Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm.
Omar Issa, Kanna Posina, Ivan A. Arenas, Esteban Escolar, Angelo La Pietra, Nirat Beohar> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2016 Jul 25
Improving blood transfusion practice by educational emphasis of the Blood Utilization Committee: Experience of one hospital.
Vrotsos, E.,Gonzalez, B.,Goldszer, R. C.,Rosen, G.,La Pietra, A.,Howard, L.> ;Transfus Clin Biol. 2015 Mar 03
16 citations
Outcomes of Aortic Valve and Concomitant Ascending Aorta Replacement Performed via a Minimally Invasive Right Thoracotomy Approach
Angelo LaPietra, Orlando Santana, Andres M. Pineda, Christos G. Mihos, Joseph Lamelas> ;Innovations. 2014 Sep 1
18 citations
Incidence of cerebrovascular accidents in patients undergoing minimally invasive valve surgery.
Angelo LaPietra, Orlando Santana, Christos G. Mihos, Steven DeBeer, Gerald P Rosen, Gervasio A. Lamas, Joseph Lamelas> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Jul 1
9 citations
Reducing Blood Utilization by Implementation of a Type-and-Screen Transfusion Policy A Single-Institution Experience
Sarah Alghamdi, Betzabel Gonzalez, Lydia Howard, Simon B. Zeichner, Angelo LaPietra, Gerald P Rosen, Guillermo Garcia, Joseph Lamelas, Robert Goldszer> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2014 Jun 1
3 citations
Multiple left internal mammary artery-to-pulmonary artery fistulae 15 years after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Tushar Barot, Angelo LaPietra, Orlando Santana, Nirat Beohar, Joseph Lamelas> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2014 Feb 1
4 citations
Endovascular treatment of an acute ascending aortic intramural hematoma
Candace L. White, Angelo LaPietra, Orlando Santana, William Burke, Robert Beasley, Cesar Conde, Joseph Lamelas> ;International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2014 Jan 1
3 citations
Cardiac angiofibroma: a rare primary cardiac tumor.
M D O Omar Issa, Javier Reyna, Orlando Santana, Steven DeBeer, Angelo LaPietra, Joseph Lamelas> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
3 citations
Transatrial dual chamber biventricular pacemaker-defibrillator placement in a patient with SVC obstruction.
Bradley B. Pua, Paul C. Saunders, Angelo LaPietra, Stephen B. Colvin, Jack Collins, Eugene A. Grossi> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2003 Oct 1
15 citations
Routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography identifies patients with atheromatous aortas: impact on "off-pump" coronary artery bypass and perioperative str...
Eugene A. Grossi, Costas Bizekis, Ram Sharony, Paul C. Saunders, Aubrey C. Galloway, Angelo LaPietra, Robert M. Applebaum, Rick A. Esposito, Greg H. Ribakove, Alfred T...> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2003 Jul 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Medical CenterMiami Beach, Florida