KevinDonnAccolaMD

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

Overview of Dr. Accola

Dr. Kevin Accola is a thoracic surgeon in Orlando, FL and is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando. He received his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and has been in practice 33 years. Dr. Accola accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 42 doctors at AdventHealth Orlando who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 30 publications and over 400 citings.

Office
217 Hillcrest St
Orlando, FL 32801
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1992
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1989
Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1984 - 1985
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1993 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1992 - 1999
GA State Medical License 1989 - 1991
TX State Medical License 1985 - 1989
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Magna® Mitral Pericardial Bioprostheses Post-Approval Study Protocol Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Magna Mitral - 23mm Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Surgical Treatment of Aortic Stenosis With a Next Generation, Rapid Deployment Surgical Aortic Valve Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 26
Completed
Not Applicable
ProspeCtive, nOn-randoMized, MulticENter Clinical Evaluation of Edwards Pericardial Bioprostheses With a New Tissue Treatment Platform (COMMENCE) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 11
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Midterm outcomes of aortic valve replacement using a rapid-deployment valve for aortic stenosis: TRANSFORM trial.
Barnhart, G., Chitwood, R., Ryan, W., Dewey, T., Dorsey, M., Malaisrie, S., Mumtaz, M., Accola, K., Patel, H., Woo, Y., Koulogiannis, K., Grossi, E.> ;JTCVS Open. 2024 Feb 1
Fractured sternal wire causing a cardiac laceration.
Khouzam, M., Jacobsen, K., Boyer, J., Zeeshan, A., Spurlock, D., Karas, T., Suarez-Cavelier, J., Rinewalt, D., Bogar, L., Silvestry, S., Palmer, G., Accola, K., Khouza...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2023 Dec 9
3 citations
Low-Dose vs Standard Warfarin After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement: A Randomized Trial.
Michael W A Chu, Marc Ruel, Allen Graeve, Marc W Gerdisch, Ralph J Damiano Jr, Robert L Smith 2nd, William Brent Keeling, Michael A Wait, Robert C Hagberg, Reed D Quin...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
2 citations
WITHDRAWN: Low-Dose Versus Standard Warfarin After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Michael W A Chu, Marc Ruel, Allen Graeve, Marc W Gerdisch, Ralph J Damiano Jr, Robert L Smith 2nd, William Brent Keeling, Michael A Wait, Robert C Hagberg, Reed D Quin...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jan 28
Commentary: Anticoagulation strategies: Awaiting a new paradigm.
Tomer Z. Karas, Kevin D. Accola> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Jul 14
Commentary: Valve options for ischemic mitral regurgitation in an era of new technologies: ViV(a) la bioprosthetic.
Tomer Z. Karas, Kevin D. Accola> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Feb 26
Commentary: Identifying patients who do not improve following surgical ventricular reduction: Is diastolic dysfunction the culprit?
Richard J. Moro, Kevin D. Accola> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
Commentary: Business as usual: A thing of the past.
Tomer Z. Karas, Kevin D. Accola> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 May 30
1 citations
Reflections on 40 Years of Workforce Surveys: How the Times Have Changed.
Tomer Z. Karas, Kevin D. Accola> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Jun 27
7 citations
Best Practices of Aortic Valve Replacement With the Edwards Intuity Elite Valve.
S. Chris Malaisrie, Mubashir A. Mumtaz, Paul L. DiGiorgi, Jonathan D. Hoffberger, Frank N. Slachman, Gary Grosner, Kenneth Herskowitz, Romualdo J. Segurola, Kevin D. A...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Apr 1
Reflections on a Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Maintaining Humanism in a Changing Environment.
Kevin D. Accola> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
A Man in His Early 70s With Aortic Stenosis and Discoloration of the Aortic Valve.
Khurram Butt, Kevin Accola> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2019 Nov 1
75 citations
Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement.
John D. Puskas, Marc W. Gerdisch, Dennis Nichols, Lilibeth Fermin, Birger Rhenman, Divya Kapoor, Jack G. Copeland, Reed D. Quinn, G. Chad Hughes, Hormoz Azar, Michael ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Jun 19
Commentary: Functional or secondary mitral valve regurgitation: Pathoanatomy versus etiology… changing paradigms and treatment strategies.
Kevin D. Accola> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Mar 22
30 citations
Enhanced Redox State and Efficiency of Glucose Oxidation with miR Based Suppression of Maladaptive NADPH-Dependent Malic Enzyme 1 Expression in Hypertrophied Hearts.
Ryan Lahey, Andrew N. Carley, Xuerong Wang, Carley E. Glass, Kevin D. Accola, Scott Silvestry, J. Michael O'Donnell, E. Douglas Lewandowski> ;Circulation Research. 2018 Mar 16
12 citations
Step-by-Step Aortic Valve Replacement With a New Rapid Deployment Valve
Kevin D. Accola, W. Randolph Chitwood, Mubashir Mumtaz, Glenn R. Barnhart> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
1 citations
The Edwards Intuity Elite valve: Not to repeal nor replace, but rather additive to surgical aortic valve replacement options.
Kevin D. Accola> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
104 citations
TRANSFORM (Multicenter Experience With Rapid Deployment Edwards INTUITY Valve System for Aortic Valve Replacement) US clinical trial: Performance of a rapid deployment...
Glenn R. Barnhart, Kevin D. Accola, Eugene A. Grossi, Y. Joseph Woo, Mubashir Mumtaz, Joseph F. Sabik, Frank N. Slachman, Himanshu J. Patel, Michael A. Borger, H. Edwa...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 Feb 1
Invited Commentary.
Kevin D Accola> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 May 1
8 citations
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Libman-Sacks Endocarditis in a Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve.
Eric H. Sladek, Kevin D. Accola> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
4 citations
Risk of postoperative hypoglycemia in cardiovascular surgical patients receiving computer-based versus paper-based insulin therapy.
Samuel E. Crockett, Jorge Suarez-Cavelier, Kevin D. Accola, Lori A. Hadas, Darcey L. Harnage, Paul R. Garrett, Kathy A. Butler, Zuber D. Mulla> ;Endocrine Practice. 2012 Jul 1
4 citations
Must Surgeons Tell Mitral Valve Repair Candidates About a New Percutaneous Repair Device That Is Only Available Elsewhere
Eric Skipper, Kevin D. Accola, Robert M. Sade> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Oct 1
16 citations
Surgical management of aortic valve disease in the elderly: A retrospective comparative study of valve choice using propensity score analysis.
Kevin D. Accola, Meredith L. Scott, George J. Palmer, Paul A. Thompson, Mark E. Sand, Jorge E Suarez-Cavalier, Jeffrey N Bott, George Ebra> ;The Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2008 Jul 1
Invited commentary.
Kevin Accola> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Jan 1
5 citations
Is the St. Jude Medical mechanical valve an appropriate choice for elderly patients?: A long-term retrospective study measuring quality of life.
Kevin D. Accola, Meredith L. Scott, Spector Sd, Paul A. Thompson, George J. Palmer, Mark E. Sand, Suarez-Cavalier Je, George Ebra> ;The Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2006 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

COVID-19 Census Continues to Drop at AdventHealth, Hospital System Resumes Normal OperationsFebruary 18th, 2021
AdventHealth Partners with Top Cardiovascular Surgical Group, Expanding Services for PatientsJanuary 23rd, 2020
FDA Approves Intuity Elite Rapid Valve from Edwards LifesciencesAugust 15th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Hospital Affiliations

AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, Florida

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
AvMed Health Open Access
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Florida BlueCare HMO
BCBS Florida NetworkBlue
BCBS Florida Preferred Patient Care PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Florida - Employer Group PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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