Lawrence Blitz MD FACC, FSCAI
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology
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242 West ParkwayPompton Plains, NJ 07444
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1996 - 1997- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1998
PA State Medical License 1993 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Professional EHR, Allscripts, 2011, 2013-2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- An Efficacy and Safety Study of Rivaroxaban With Warfarin for the Prevention of Stroke and Non-Central Nervous System Systemic Embolism in Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2006 Dec 01
- A Prospective Observational Registry of Peripheral Use of AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy With Mid-Length Catheters Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
- Registry of AngioJet Use in the Peripheral Vascular System Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- First-in-Human Percutaneous Transseptal Retrieval of Embolized Transcatheter Valve in the Left Ventricle: The RETRIEVE Trial.Gennaro Giustino, Konstantinos Koulogiannis, Lawrence Blitz, Benjamin van Boxtel, Barry Cohen
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2025-06-23 - 1 citationsAcute Myocardial Infarction With Cardiogenic Shock Due to Pericardial Constriction and Multivessel Coronary ObstructionMatthew F. Schaikewitz, Christopher Nnaoma, Richard Meredith, Seth Uretsky, Lawrence R. Blitz
JACC. Case Reports. 2020-09-01 - 74 citationsRheolytic Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy for the Management of Acute Limb Ischemia: Results From the PEARL Registry.D. Leung, L. Blitz, Teresa Nelson, Ali Amin, Peter A. Soukas
Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2015-06-24
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