Konstadinos A. Plestis MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Director of Aortic Surgery, Jefferson Aortic Center, Professor of Surgery
111 S 11th Stsuite 6210Philadelphia, PA 19107
Fax+1 215-955-6010
Overview of Dr. Plestis
Dr. Konstadinos Plestis is a thoracic surgeon in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Abington Health, Jefferson Health Northeast, Paoli Hospital, and Lankenau Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine and has been in practice 39 years. Dr. Plestis accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 7 doctors at Paoli Hospital and one of 20 doctors at Lankenau Medical Center who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Greek. He has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1997 - 1999
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 1993 - 1995
Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
VT State Medical License Current
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1997 - 2014
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2009
OK State Medical License 1995 - 1999
TX State Medical License 1995 - 1999
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- GOT ICE on Your Mind? A Wrap May Be the Fix Patients Remember.Vishal N Shah, Purab Kothari, Nayeem Nasher, Konstadinos A Plestis
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-03-27 - Upper Hemisternotomy for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should.Vishal N Shah, Purab Kothari, Nayeem Nasher, Konstadinos A Plestis
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-03-07 - Intentional Surgical Delay in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With Cerebral Malperfusion.Nayeem Nasher, Vishal N Shah, Purab D Kothari, Joshua R Chen, Konstadinos A Plestis
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-02-14
Press Mentions
Philadelphia Health System Names New Cardiac Surgery ChiefAugust 7th, 2020- Main Line Health Names New Chief of Cardiac SurgeryAugust 6th, 2020
Main Line HealthCare Physician Network Welcomes Matthew Paulus Thomas, MD, to the Lankenau Heart GroupJuly 5th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Greek
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS Minnesota Blue Cross Accord
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPOHealthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
WEA Trust Preferred Provider Plan - Trust Pref - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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