KatherineLietzMD

Cardiology • Richmond, VA

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Physician

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Office
Advanced Heart Failure Center
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
Richmond, VA 23226
Phone+1 804-287-3550
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Summary

Dr. Katherine Lietz is a cardiologist in Richmond, VA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital, Bon Secours-Memorial Regional Medical Center and Bon-Secours St. Francis Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Medical University of Warsaw and has been in practice 22 years. She is a Cardiologist who specializes in Advanced Heart Failure, Left-Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplantation.

Education & Training

MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2007
University of MinnesotaFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2006
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsHeart Transplant, LVAD, 1996 - 2000
Medical University of WarsawClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

937 citations
The 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for mechanical circulatory support: executive summary.
David S. Feldman, Salpy V. Pamboukian, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Emma J. Birks, Katherine Lietz, Stephanie A. Moore, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Francisco A. Arabia, Mary E. Bauman...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2013 Feb 1
50 citations
Risk assessment for continuous flow left ventricular assist devices: does the destination therapy risk score work? An analysis of over 1,000 patients.
Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Greg Ewald, Robert M. Adamson, Katherine Lietz, Leslie W. Miller, Antone Tatooles, Robert L. Kormos, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, David J. Farrar, Jo...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011 Apr 1
191 citations
Selection of Cardiac Transplantation Candidates in 2010
Donna Mancini, Katherine Lietz> ;Circulation. 2010 Jul 13
31 citations
Destination therapy: patient selection and current outcomes.
Katherine Lietz> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2010 Jul 1
57 citations
Heart transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients.
Nir Uriel, Ulrich P. Jorde, Vlad Cotarlan, Paolo C. Colombo, Maryjane Farr, Susan Restaino, Katherine Lietz, Y. Naka, Mario C. Deng, Donna Mancini> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2009 Jul 1
40 citations
Patient selection for left-ventricular assist devices.
Katherine Lietz, Leslie W. Miller> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2009 May 1
28 citations
The role of cerebral hyperperfusion in postoperative neurologic dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation for end-stage heart failure
Katherine Lietz, Kevin Brown, Syed S. Ali, Monica Colvin-Adams, Andrew J. Boyle, David C. Anderson, Alan D. Weinberg, Leslie W. Miller, Soon J. Park, Ranjit John, Rona...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009 Apr 1
102 citations
Improved survival of patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: analysis of organ procurement and transplantation network/U.S. United Netw...
Katherine Lietz, Leslie W. Miller> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2007 Sep 25
116 citations
Experience with the Levitronix CentriMag circulatory support system as a bridge to decision in patients with refractory acute cardiogenic shock and multisystem organ f...
Ranjit John, Kenneth Liao, Katherine Lietz, Forum Kamdar, Monica Colvin-Adams, Andrew J. Boyle, Leslie W. Miller> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007 Aug 1
547 citations
Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy in the Post-REMATCH Era: Implications for Patient Selection
Katherine Lietz, James W. Long, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Mark S. Slaughter, Marc A. Silver, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph G. Rogers, Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini, Leslie W. Mi...> ;Circulation. 2007 Jul 31
17 citations
Perioperative outcomes of cardiac surgery in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients.
Ranjit John, Katherine Lietz, Stephen J. Huddleston, Arthur J. Matas, Kenneth Liao, Sara J. Shumway, R. Morton Bolman> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007 May 1
56 citations
Candidate Selection for Long-term Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy for Refractory Heart Failure
Leslie W. Miller, Katherine Lietz> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2006 Jul 1
116 citations
Myocardial homing and neovascularization by human bone marrow angioblasts is regulated by IL-8/Gro CXC chemokines.
Alfred Kocher, Michael D. Schuster, N. Bonaros, Katherine Lietz, Guosheng Xiang, Timothy P. Martens, Paul Kurlansky, Hugo P. Sondermeijer, Piotr Witkowski, Andrew J. B...> ;Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2006 Apr 1
29 citations
Immunoglobulin M-to-Immunoglobulin G Anti-Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Antibody Switching in Cardiac Transplant Recipients Is Associated With an Increased Risk of ...
Katherine Lietz, Ranjit John, Elizabeth Burke, Michael D. Schuster, Tyson B. Rogers, Nicole Suciu-Foca, Donna Mancini, Silviu Itescu> ;Circulation. 2005 Oct 18
7 citations
Hemorrhagic stroke in a child with protein S and factor VII deficiencies.
Katherine Lietz, Stephanie E. Kuehling, Joan B. Parkhurst> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2005 Mar 1
34 citations
Will left-ventricular assist device therapy replace heart transplantation in the foreseeable future?
Katherine Lietz, Leslie W. Miller> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2005 Mar 1
32 citations
Current understanding and management of allograft vasculopathy.
Katherine Lietz, Leslie W. Miller> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004 Dec 1
15 citations
Left ventricular assist devices: evolving devices and indications for use in ischemic heart disease.
Katherine Lietz, Leslie W. Miller> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2004 Nov 1
86 citations
Outcomes in cardiac transplant recipients using allografts from older donors versus mortality on the transplant waiting list: Implications for donor selection criteria
Katherine Lietz, Ranjit John, Donna Mancini, Niloo M. Edwards> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2004 May 5
99 citations
Immunologic sensitization in recipients of left ventricular assist devices
Ranjit John, Katherine Lietz, Michael D. Schuster, Yoshifumi Naka, Vivek Rao, Donna Mancini, Eric A. Rose, Craig R. Smith, Mehmet C. Oz, Niloo M. Edwards, Silviu Itescu> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 Mar 1
16 citations
Immunobiologic consequences of assist devices.
Silviu Itescu, Michael D. Schuster, Elizabeth Burke, J Ankersmit, Alfred Kocher, Mario C. Deng, Ranjit John, Katherine Lietz> ;Cardiology Clinics. 2003 Feb 1
47 citations
Intravenous Pulse Administration of Cyclophosphamide Is an Effective and Safe Treatment for Sensitized Cardiac Allograft Recipients
Silviu Itescu, Elizabeth Burke, Katherine Lietz, Ranjit John, Donna Mancini, Robert E. Michler, Eric A. Rose, Mehmet C. Oz, Niloo M. Edwards> ;Circulation. 2002 Mar 12
56 citations
B-Cell activation and allosensitization after left ventricular assist device implantation is due to T-Cell activation and CD40 ligand expression
Michael D. Schuster, Alfred Kocher, Ranjit John, Marion Hoffman, J Ankersmit, Katherine Lietz, Niloo M. Edwards, Mehmet C. Oz, Silviu Itescu> ;Human Immunology. 2002 Mar 1
37 citations
Increased prevalence of autoimmune phenomena and greater risk for alloreactivity in female heart transplant recipients
Katherine Lietz, Ranjit John, Alfred Kocher, Michael D. Schuster, Donna Mancini, Niloo M. Edwards, Silviu Itescu> ;Circulation. 2001 Sep 18
3 citations
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in highly sensitized cardiac allograft recipients facilitates transplantation across donor specific IGG positive cross matches.
Roy M. John, Katherine Lietz, Elizabeth Burke, Michael D. Schuster, Elizabeth Yen, Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini, Niloo M. Edwards, Mehmet C. Oz, Silviu Itescu> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2001 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Hospital Affiliations

Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, Virginia
Bon Secours St. Mary's HospitalRichmond, Virginia