Alberto Pochettino,
Alberto Pochettino
Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Surgery
Contact information
HUP- 6th Floor Silverstein
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-2957
Fax: 215-349-5798
Fax: 215-349-5798
Education:
B.A. (Chemistry)
Northwestern University, 1983.
M.D. (?)
Northwestern University, 1987.
Permanent linkB.A. (Chemistry)
Northwestern University, 1983.
M.D. (?)
Northwestern University, 1987.
Selected Publications
Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Brinster DR, Gorman RC, Wozniak T, Gardner TJ, Fehrenbacher J.: Prospective randomized study of BioGlue tissue adhesive during repair of acute type A dissection. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 (in press).Sager JS, Kotloff RM, Ahya VN, Simcox R, Blumenthal NP, Mendez J, Bilker WB, Pochettino AP, Christie JD.: Association of clinical risk factors with functional status following lung transplantation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2006 (in press).
Bavaria JE, Brinster DR, Gleason T, Gorman RC, Pochettino A.: Evolving options for total proximal thoracic aortic replacement. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 (accepted for publication).
Augoustides JG., Floyd TF., McGarvey ML., Ochroch EA., Pochettino A., Fulford S., Gambone AJ., Weiner J., Raman S., Savino JS., Bavaria JE., Jobes DR.: Major clinical outcomes in adults undergoing thoracic aortic surgery requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: quantification of organ-based perioperative outcome and detection of opportunities for perioperative intervention. Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia 19(4): 446-52, Aug 2005.
Morris RJ., Pochettino A., O'Hara M., Gardner TJ., Acker MA.: Emergent mechanical support in the community: improvement with early transplant center referral. Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 24(6): 764-8, Jun 2005.
Christie JD., Kotloff RM., Ahya VN., Tino G., Pochettino A., Gaughan C., DeMissie E., Kimmel SE.: The effect of primary graft dysfunction on survival after lung transplantation. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 171(11): 1312-6, Jun 1 2005.
Ahya VN, Doyle AM, Mendez JD, Lipson DA, Christie JD, Blumberg EA, Pochettino A, Nelson L, Bloom RD, Kotloff RM.: Renal and vestibular toxicity due to inhaled tobramycin in a lung transplant recipient. Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 24(7): 932-935, July 2005.
Augoustides JG, Raman S, Pochettino A, Ochroch AE, Savino JS, Bavaria JE, Jobes DR.: Bleeding and blood product utilization in adults undergoing elective aortic root replacement: The impact of antifibrinolytic exposure and aortic root prosthesis. Annals of Cardiac Anesthesia 8(2): 125-132, July 2005.
Reis LJ, Barton TD, Pochettino A, Velazquez O, McGarvey M, Milas B, Reboli A, Schuster MG.: Successful treatment of aspergillus prosthetic valve endocarditis with oral vorlconazole. Clinical Infectious Disease 41(5): 752-753, Sept. 1 2005.
Cheung AT, Pochettino A, McGarvey ML, Appoo JJ, Fairman RM, Carpenter JP, Moser WG, Woo EY, Bavaria JE.: Strategies to manage paraplegia risk after endovacular stent repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 80(4): 1280-1289, Oct. 2005.