RobertLKormosMDFRCS(C), FACS, FAHA
Thoracic Surgery • Austin, TXAdult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation
Divisional Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Heart Failure, Abbott.
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Office
Abbott, 6300 Bee Cave Road
Building Two, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746Phone+1 512-286-4310- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Robert Kormos was a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and wass affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He received his medical degree from University of Western Ontario and has been in practice 41 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary transplantation and is experienced in adult cardiac surgery, lung transplant surgery, cardiac transplant surgery, and valvular surgery. In September of 2019 he left active practice and now is Divisional Vice President for Global Medical Affairs for Heart Failure at Abbott.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 1985 - 1987
University of Western OntarioClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Service Award Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2020
- Brack G. Hattler Chair of Cardiothoracic Transplantation University of Pittsburgh, 2014-2019
- America's Top Doctors 2014-2019
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Clinical Trials
- REGISTRY EVALUATION OF VITAL INFORMATION FOR VADs IN AMBULATORY LIFE Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL) Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsHospitalization Patterns and Impact of a Magnetically-Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device in the MOMENTUM 3 Trial.Himabindu Vidula, Koji Takeda, Jerry D Estep, Scott C Silvestry, Carmelo Milano, Joseph C Cleveland Jr, Daniel J Goldstein, Nir Uriel, Robert L Kormos, Nicholas Dirckx...> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2022 Jul 1
- Correction: Understanding and Addressing Variation in Health Care-Associated Infections After Durable Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods S...P Paul Chandanabhumma, Francis D Pagani, Preeti N Malani, John M Hollingsworth, Russell J Funk, Keith D Aaronson, Min Zhang, Robert L Kormos, Carol E Chenoweth, Supriy...> ;JMIR Research Protocols. 2022 Jun 23
- 3 citationsOutcomes With Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Use After Left Ventricular Assist Device: An STS-INTERMACS Analysis.E Wilson Grandin, Gaurav Gulati, Jose I Nunez, Kevin Kennedy, Pavan Atluri, Francis D Pagani, James K Kirklin, Robert L Kormos, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Michael S Kiernan, R...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2022 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- Clinical Research A Bayesian Model to Predict Survival After Left Ventricular Assist Device ImplantationStephen H Bailey, Srinivas Murali, Joseph G Rogers, Raymond Benza, Jeffrey J Teuteberg, Colleen K McIlvennan, Robert L Kormos, JoAnn Lindenfeld, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
FDA Approves Additional HeartMate 3 Implantation TechniqueJanuary 7th, 2020
Preventive Drug Therapy May Increase Right-Sided Heart Failure Risk in Patients Who Receive Heart DevicesJune 12th, 2019
Dr. Robert Kormos Named 2016 Peter J. Safar Pulse of Pittsburgh Award Winner by American Heart AssociationMarch 3rd, 2016- Join now to see all
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