LouisALanzaMD

Thoracic Surgery • Scottsdale, AZ

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Mayo Medical School

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Office
13400 E. Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
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Education & Training

Texas Heart InstituteFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1991
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas Medical School at HoustonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1989
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1988
Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1984 - 1986
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1984
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1995 - 2025
IA State Medical License 1991 - 1997
MI State Medical License 1983 - 1990
MD State Medical License 1984 - 1986

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Practical Considerations for and Outcomes of Interfacility ECMO Transfer of Patients With COVID-19 During a Pandemic: Mayo Clinic Experience.
Ayan Sen, Stephanie Blakeman, Patrick A. DeValeria, Dominique Peworski, Louis A. Lanza, Francis X. Downey, Cory M. Alwardt, Jeffrey G. Dobberpuhl, Matthew DeMarco, Han...> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Innovations, Quality & Outcomes. 2021 Mar 3
Cardiac Transplantation and Consecutive Minimally Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair.
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Ahmed Eldeib, Ashwini Gotimukul, Jesse J. Lackey, Brantley Dollar Gaitan, Patrick A. DeValeria, Louis A. Lanza, D. Eric Steidley, Lisa LeMond, Dav...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
Development of advanced conduction disturbances following balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement leads to poorer clinical outcomes.
Hasan Ashraf, Floyd David Fortuin, John P. Sweeney, Patrick A. DeValeria, Louis A. Lanza, Gary Ramsay, Pedro Maranzano, Lorna Patrick, Luis R. Scott> ;Journal of Arrhythmia. 2020 Aug 1
10 citations
Left atrial appendage exclusion during mitral valve surgery and stroke in atrial fibrillation
Victor A. Abrich, Aalap Narichania, William T. Love, Louis A. Lanza, Win-Kuang Shen, Dan Sorajja> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2018 Sep 28
4 citations
Left Ventricular Septal Hypertrophy in Elderly Patients With Aortic Stenosis.
Minako Katayama, Prasad M. Panse, Christopher B. Kendall, John R. Daniels, Stephen S. Cha, F. David Fortuin, John P. Sweeney, Patrick A. DeValeria, Louis A. Lanza, Mar...> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2018 Jan 1
1 citations
Management of Acute Mechanical Mitral Valve Thrombosis With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
Hannelisa Callisen, Ayan Sen, Louis A. Lanza, Bhavesh M. Patel, Efrain I. Cubillo, Lori Gushue, Stacy Libricz, Jama Jahanyar, J. Christopher Farmer, Robert E. Scott> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017 Feb 1
3 citations
The utility of live video capture to enhance debriefing following transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
DavidP Seamans, BoshraF Louka, FDavid Fortuin, BhaveshM Patel, JohnP Sweeney, LouisA Lanza, PatrickA DeValeria, KimM Ezrre, Harish Ramakrishna> ;Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2016 Jan 10
1 citations
Endovascular repair of expanding thoracic aortic aneurysms in high surgical risk patients
James M. Chang, Victor J. Davila, Louis A. Lanza, Harish Ramakrishna, Richard J. Fowl, Samuel R. Money> ;Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2016 Jan 1
14 citations
Performance and Safety of an Integrated Portable Extracorporeal Life Support System for Adults.
Cory M. Alwardt, Donald S. Wilson, Michelle L. Alore, Louis A. Lanza, Patrick A. DeValeria, Octavio E. Pajaro> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2015 Mar 1
4 citations
Changing trends in abdominal surgical complications following cardiac surgery in an era of advanced procedures. A retrospective cohort study
Awais Ashfaq, Daniel J. Johnson, Alyssa B. Chapital, Louis A. Lanza, Patrick A. DeValeria, Francisco A. Arabia> ;International Journal of Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
4 citations
Histologic remission of cardiac amyloidosis: a case report
Matthew R. Nelson, Louis A. Lanza, Craig B. Reeder, Robert L. Scott, Ann E. McCullough, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Roger L. Click> ;Amyloid. 2012 May 28
Early bioprosthetic valve failure due to carcinoid heart disease.
Mohammad Q. Najib, Satya S. Vittala, Louis A. Lanza, Howard R. Lee, Hari P. Chaliki> ;European Journal of Echocardiography. 2011 Aug 1
8 citations
Occurrence of left-sided heart valve involvement before right-sided heart valve involvement in carcinoid heart disease.
Vidyasagargoud Marupakula, Karyne L. Vinales, Mohammad Q. Najib, Louis A. Lanza, Howard R. Lee, Hari P. Chaliki> ;European Journal of Echocardiography. 2011 Mar 1
5 citations
Thrombography Reveals Thrombin Generation Potential Continues to Deteriorate Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery Despite Adequate Hemostasis
Raymond K. Wong, Joseph R. Sleep, Allison J. Visner, David J. Raasch, Louis A. Lanza, Patrick A. DeValeria, Antonio S. Torloni, Francisco A. Arabia> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2011 Mar 1
7 citations
Unusual Case of Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Attributable to Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Karyne L. Vinales, Radha S. Gopalan, Louis A. Lanza, Steven J. Lester, Hari P. Chaliki> ;Circulation. 2010 Sep 21
33 citations
Surgery for pulmonary coccidioidomycosis: a 10-year experience.
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Wissam J. Halabi, Janis E. Blair, Brandon J. Coakley, Raymond K. Wong, James M. Parish, Laszlo T. Vaszar, Shimon Kusne, Holenarasipur R. Vikram, P...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Dec 1
5 citations
Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation after bridging with the CardioWest total artificial heart.
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Christopher N. Pierce, Linda L. Staley, Raymond K. Wong, Robert R. Scott, Eric E. Steidley, Radha S. Gopalan, Patrick A. DeValeria, Louis A. Lanza...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Oct 1
2 citations
Use of an Inexpensive Blue Band During Ventricular Assist Device and Total Artificial Heart Placement Facilitates and Expedites Explantation During Heart Transplant
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Jesse J. Lackey, Louis A. Lanza, Patrick A. DeValeria, Francisco A. Arabia> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 May 1
4 citations
Localized gastric or gastroesophageal cancer - chemoradiation is a pertinent component of adjuvant treatment for patients at high risk of relapse.
Leonard L. Gunderson, Callister, Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Helen J. Ross, Mitesh J. Borad, Richard Gray, Louis A. Lanza, Kristi L. Harold, Barbara A. Pockaj, Trastek Vf> ;Gastrointestinal Cancer Research. 2009 Mar 1
8 citations
Coccidioidal pericarditis: implications of surgical treatment in the elderly.
Antonio L. Visbal, Patrick A. DeValeria, Janis E. Blair, Matthew A. Zarka, Louis A. Lanza> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 Apr 1
39 citations
Low-dose oral amiodarone prophylaxis reduces atrial fibrillation after pulmonary resection
Louis A. Lanza, Antonio I Visbal, Patrick A. DeValeria, Alan R. Zinsmeister, Nancy N. Diehl, Victor F. Trastek> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 Jan 1
2 citations
Giant left atrial myxoma presenting with mitral valve obstruction.
Louis A. Lanza, Antonio L. Visbal, Patrick A. DeValeria, Victor F. Trastek> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2002 Jan 1
c-erbB-2/p185-directed therapy in human lung adenocarcinoma
John M. Snider, Lamar J. Bushnell, Lih C. Chen, Louis A. Lanza> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996 Nov 1
113 citations
Predicting postoperative pulmonary function in patients undergoing lung resection.
Bernhardt G. Zeiher, Thomas J. Gross, Jeffery A. Kern, Louis A. Lanza, Michael W. Peterson> ;Chest. 1995 Jul 1
52 citations
VATS increases costs in patients undergoing lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease
Lisa J. Molin, John B. Steinberg, Louis A. Lanza> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1994 Dec 1
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