LeoMGazoniMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Richmond, VA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

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Office
7101 Jahnke Rd
Suite 500
Richmond, VA 23225
Phone+1 804-320-2751
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Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2010 - 2012
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Trials

LifeVest Post-CABG Registry Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Terminated

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Arrested bullet embolus to the aortic root.
John D. Cleveland, Leo M. Gazoni, Phillip Carrott, Patrick T. Norton, Gorav Ailawadi> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
43 citations
Activation of A1, A2A, or A3 adenosine receptors attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury
Leo M. Gazoni, Dustin M. Walters, Eric B. Unger, Joel Linden, Irving L. Kron, Victor E. Laubach> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2010 Aug 1
33 citations
Elective thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery: better outcomes from high-volume centers.
Leo M. Gazoni, Alan M. Speir, Irving L. Kron, Edward Fonner, Ivan K. Crosby> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 May 1
1 citations
Elective hypothermic circulatory arrest to address aortic pathology is safe for the elderly.
T. Brett Reece, Curtis G. Tribble, Benjamin B. Peeler, Ramesh Singh, Leo M. Gazoni, Irving L. Kron, John A. Kern> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2009 May 1
15 citations
Inflammatory Lung Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Attenuated by Adenosine A2A Receptor Activation
Turner C. Lisle, Leo M. Gazoni, Lucas G. Fernandez, Ashish Sharma, Andrew M. Bellizzi, Grant D. Schifflett, Victor E. Laubach, Irving L. Kron> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008 Nov 1
9 citations
Adenosine A2A Activation Attenuates Nontransplantation Lung Reperfusion Injury
Peter I. Ellman, T. Brett Reece, Marianna G. Law, Leo M. Gazoni, Ramesh Singh, Victor E. Laubach, Joel Linden, Curtis G. Tribble, Irving L. Kron> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2008 Sep 1
45 citations
Is mitral valve repair superior to replacement in elderly patients
Gorav Ailawadi, Brian R. Swenson, Micah E. Girotti, Leo M. Gazoni, Benjamin B. Peeler, John A. Kern, Lynn M. Fedoruk, Irving L. Kron> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Jul 1
19 citations
Timing of Stroke After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Determines Mortality
Turner C. Lisle, Kevin M. Barrett, Leo M. Gazoni, Brian R. Swenson, Christopher D. Scott, Ali Kazemi, John A. Kern, Benjamin B. Peeler, Irving L. Kron, Karen C. Johnston> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 May 1
11 citations
Early adenosine receptor activation ameliorates spinal cord reperfusion injury.
T. Brett Reece, Curtis G. Tribble, David O. Okonkwo, Jonathon D Davis, Thomas S. Maxey, Leo M. Gazoni, Joel Linden, Irving L. Kron, John A. Kern> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 2008 Apr 1
13 citations
Cutaneous metastases in patients with rectal cancer: a report of six cases.
Leo M. Gazoni, Traci L. Hedrick, Philip W. Smith, Charles M. Friel, Brian R. Swenson, Joshua D. Adams, Turner C. Lisle, Eugene F. Foley, Elihu J. Ledesma> ;The American Surgeon. 2008 Feb 1
47 citations
Additive protection against lung ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation before procurement and during reperfusion
Leo M. Gazoni, Victor E. Laubach, Daniel P. Mulloy, Andrew M. Bellizzi, Eric B. Unger, Joel Linden, Peter I. Ellman, Turner C. Lisle, Irving L. Kron> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008 Jan 1
47 citations
Obesity does not increase complications after anatomic resection for non-small cell lung cancer.
Philip W. Smith, Hongkun Wang, Leo M. Gazoni, K. Robert Shen, Thomas M. Daniel, David R. Jones> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
28 citations
The appropriate use of antibiotics in surgery: a review of surgical infections.
Traci L. Hedrick, Philip W. Smith, Leo M. Gazoni, Robert G. Sawyer> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
63 citations
Reevaluating the need for left subclavian artery revascularization with thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
T. Brett Reece, Leo M. Gazoni, Kenneth J. Cherry, Benjamin B. Peeler, Michael D. Dake, Alan H. Matsumoto, John F. Angle, Irving L. Kron, Curtis G. Tribble, John A. Kern> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
25 citations
A change in perspective: results for ischemic mitral valve repair are similar to mitral valve repair for degenerative disease.
Leo M. Gazoni, John A. Kern, Brian R. Swenson, John M. Dent, Philip W. Smith, Daniel P. Mulloy, T. Brett Reece, Lynn M. Fedoruk, Turner C. Lisle, Benjamin B. Peeler, I...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Sep 1
22 citations
Pulmonary Macrophage Inhibition and Inhaled Nitric Oxide Attenuate Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Leo M. Gazoni, Curtis G. Tribble, Min Q. Zhao, Eric B. Unger, Robert A. Farrar, Peter I. Ellman, Lucas G. Fernandez, Victor E. Laubach, Irving L. Kron> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Jul 1
39 citations
A simplified approach to degenerative disease: triangular resections of the mitral valve.
Leo M. Gazoni, Lynn M. Fedoruk, John A. Kern, John M. Dent, T. Brett Reece, Curtis G. Tribble, Philip W. Smith, Turner C. Lisle, Irving L. Kron> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 May 1
26 citations
Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest for femoral to below the knee arterial bypass using saphenous vein graft.
Leo M. Gazoni, Rebecca Carty, John Skinner, Kenneth J. Cherry, Nancy L. Harthun, Irving L. Kron, Curtis G. Tribble, John A. Kern> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2006 Aug 1
17 citations
Thoracic aortic endografting is the treatment of choice for elderly patients with thoracic aortic disease.
John A. Kern, Alan H. Matsumoto, Curtis G. Tribble, Leo M. Gazoni, Benjamin B. Peeler, Nancy L. Harthun, Tae W. Chong, Kenneth J. Cherry, Michael D. Dake, John S. Angl...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2006 Jun 1
43 citations
Does the addition of glutamine to enteral feeds affect patient mortality
Alison Saalwachter Schulman, Kate F. Willcutts, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Heather L. Evans, Amy E. Radigan, Kelly B. O'Donnell, Jeremy R. Camden, Tae W. Chong, Shannon T. M...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2005 Nov 1
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