GregoryFontanaMDFACS, FACC
Thoracic Surgery • Thousand Oaks, CAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
National Medical Director, Cardiovascular Research, HCA and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN, Director and Chairman, Cardiovascular Institute, Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
Overview of Dr. Fontana
Dr. Gregory Fontana is a thoracic surgeon in Thousand Oaks, CA and is affiliated with Los Robles Health System. He received his medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has been in practice 33 years. Dr. Fontana accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 6 doctors at Los Robles Health System who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 60 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
227 W Janss Rd
Ste. 340
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Children's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1994 - 1994
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1993
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1993- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1989
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2015
NC State Medical License 1992 - 1999- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI). Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
- An Evaluation of Rigid Sternal Fixation in Supporting Bone Healing and Improving Postoperative Recovery Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
- Perceval S Aortic Heart Valve Study- North America Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citations30-Day Clinical Outcomes of a Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve: The International PORTICO NG Study.Michael J Reardon, Bassem Chehab, Dave Smith, Antony S Walton, Stephen G Worthley, Ganesh Manoharan, Ibrahim Sultan, Gerald Yong, Katherine Harrington, Paul Mahoney, N...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Mar 27
- 5 citationsEvaluation of Multimodality LAA Leak Closure Methods Following Incomplete Occlusion: The LAA Leak Study.Charate, R., Ahmed, A., Della Rocca, D., Bloom, S., Garg, J., Pothineni, N., DiBiase, L., Turagam, M., Gopinathannair, R., Horton, R., Kar, S., Fontana, G., Doshi, S.,...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 Nov 14
- 17 citationsThe International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and I..., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , > ;Innovations. 2021 Jan 25
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Lectures
- Design Characteristics, Clinical Data, and Future VisionCRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
- Program Update: The PORTICO TAVR SystemCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/27/2019
- PORTICO: A Randomized Trial of Portico vs. Commercially Available Transcatheter Aortic Valves in Patients With Severe Aortic StenosisCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/27/2019
Press Mentions
How the HCA Healthcare Research Institute Is Moving Medicine Forward Through Clinical Trials and ResearchMay 19th, 2023
Portico System Safe, Effective for High-Risk TAVR PatientsOctober 16th, 2019
Valve Deterioration and Durability Definitions Now Standardized in New GuideSeptember 25th, 2017- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- European Association of Cardiothoracic SurgeryMember
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic SurgeryMember
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Los Robles Health SystemThousand Oaks, California
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPOHumana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Lovelace Health Plan PPO
MagnaCare PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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