LouisIAstraMD

Thoracic Surgery • New Port Richey, FL

Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic, Vascular, and General Surgery

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Office
6636 Forest Ave.
New Port Richey, FL 34653
Phone+1 727-844-7944
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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2002
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2005 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2015
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
MI State Medical License 1999 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
Correlation of autologous skeletal myoblast survival with changes in left ventricular remodeling in dilated ischemic heart failure.
Patrick I. McConnell, Carlos del Rio, Douglas B. Jacoby, Martina Pavlicova, Pawel Kwiatkowski, Agatha Zawadzka, Jonathan Dinsmore, Louis Astra, Sheik Wisel, Robert E. ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005 Oct 1
16 citations
Doxorubicin-induced canine CHF: advantages and disadvantages.
Louis I. Astra, Robert L. Hammond, Khaldoun Tarakji, Larry W. Stephenson> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2003 Jul 1
100 citations
Factors affecting prognosis with penetrating wounds of the heart.
James G. Tyburski, Louis I. Astra, Robert F. Wilson, Christopher Dente, Christopher P. Steffes> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1999 Jul 1
Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute.
K A Greer, D R Anderson, R L Hammond, L W Stephenson> ;Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 1996 Apr 1
Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute.
D R Anderson, A Pochettino, R L Hammond, L W Stephenson> ;Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 1991 Jun 1
Skeletal muscle ventricle aortic counterpulsation: function during chronic heart failure.
Patel, B. G., Shah, S. H., Astra, L. I., Hammond, R. L., Sharif, Z. A., McDonald, P. J., Stephenson, L. W.> ;Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Feb
Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute.
Astra, L. I., Stephenson, L. W.> ;Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 2000 Jul
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey, Florida
AdventHealth North PinellasTarpon Springs, Florida