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Currently Dr. Lazzara is founder a for a health news and  syndication platform focused on patient and physician education and engagement through the creation of  streaming video @ www.medicalnewsminute.com. Medical News Minute streaming videos on patient and physician education are viewed in hospitals, clinics, major news organizations, social media platforms, and OTT channels, as well as major business organizations, with the focus on enhancing patient outcomes. Medical News Minute currently distributes to streaming video to Doximity.com, NeurologyTimes.com, ContemporaryOBGYN.com, DermatologyTimes.com, ContemporaryPediatricst.com, L-3 Technologies, Adscend Media, Adventist Health, Waiting Area Media, Altemed, and other major health, business, and news organizations with over 3.2 million viewers a month.

Currently Medical News Minute is actively involved in a unique application of mobile VR headsets, and hypnotherapy to improve surgical outcomes through pain and anxiety reduction with UNC Medical School, Department of Urology, as well as using VR technology for ERAS(enhanced recovery after surgery).

Through his relationships in the medical industry Dr. Lazzara acts a consultant in device development. His recent focus is in the area of virtual reality as a tool in medical education for health care providers, and in increasing knowledge transfer for patients and healthcare consumers with chronic conditions. In the area of virtual reality Dr. Lazzara has consulted, and worked on product development ideas with Intel, Eon Reality, First Hand Technology, Inc, DeepstreamVR, and Blausen Medical. Dr. Lazzara has active virtual reality products being used clinically, and his studios have experience in the creation of virtual reality surgical productions. Dr. Lazzara has patent applications utilizing virtual reality as  tools for both physicians and healthcare consumers. 

Dr. Lazzara was a founder of MDiTV, Inc., and served on t the Board of Directors and was involved in the financial, legal,  product development, and technology platforms. Content and programming for MDiTV and Medical News Minute, including lifestyle shows, nutrition shows, news segments, interview segments, health information segments, and surgeries can be viewed @ www.youtube.com/user/MDiTVinc .  

Before founding MDiTV and Medical News Minute, Dr. Lazzara was President, Virtual Operating Room, LLC and an executive/ managing partner in Cardiac Surgical Associates, Florida Perfusion Services, and Provident Liability Company, a group of physician owned companies with gross billings of over $100 million annually, and one of the largest cardiac surgical practices in the United States. 

In addition, he is a partner and board member of Lazzara Oil Company and Lazzara Family Partnerships, privately owned companies in Florida real estate and business holdings.  Dr. Lazzara, performed the first worldwide webcast of open heart surgery in August,1998 through the Virtual Operating Room and subsequently, MDiTV, Inc., broadcast the first live cardiac surgery over a smart-phone on Dec. 15th, 2009. He is a Smithsonian Laureate for his pioneering work utilizing the Internet and information technology as a health care educational tool. Dr. Lazzara has been a member of advisory boards and a consultant to major corporations and medical device companies.

Current Position:

Founder Medical News Minute
Consultant Virtual Reality Applications

Positions Held:

7/2009-3/2012
Founder LMPNtv Lazzara Media  Production Network and MDiTV Medical Doctor Internet TV 

10/2005-7/2009
Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery
St. Joseph’s Hospital Tampa, Florida

04/2001-10/2005
Director Adult Cardiac Surgery
St. Joseph’s Hospital Tampa, Florida

12/1997-01/2001
Director Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery  
Swedish Health System,  Providence Campus
Seattle, Washington

12/1997-01/2001
Chief Medical Officer 
The Hope Heart Institute
Seattle, Washington

08/1994-11/1997
Director Cardiac Surgery Starr-Wood Bend P.C.
St. Charles Medical Center
Bend, Oregon

07/1994-11/1997
Starr-Wood Cardiac Group Staff Surgeon
St. Vincent Hospital
St. Vincent Heart Institute
Portland, Oregon

Hospital Staff Appointments

04/2001
St. Joseph’s Baptist Hospital
Tampa, FL

1998-2001
Swedish Health System
Providence Campus
Seattle, Washington

1994-2001
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

1994-2001
Portland Providence Medical Center,
Portland, Oregon

1994-2001
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
Portland, Oregon

1994-2001
St. Charles Medical Center
Bend Oregon

1995-2001
St. Joseph Hospital
Bellingham, Washington

Education

M.D.Emory University
School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA		1981-1985
M.S.Tulane University
New Orleans, LA		1980-1981
B.S.Tulane University
Cum Laude
Honors in Biology
New Orleans, LA		1976-1980
Jesuit High School
Tampa, FL		1972-1976

Post Graduate Training

Chief Resident
Cardiothoracic Surgery		Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA		1993-1994
Cardiothoracic ResidentAllegheny General Hospital
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA		1991-1993
Research FellowAllegheny-Singer Research Inst.
Division of Cardiothoracic
Pulmonary Research
Pittsburgh, PA		1990-1991
Chief Resident University of South Florida
Department of Surgery
Tampa, FL		1989-1990
Surgical Resident University of South Florida
Department of Surgery
Tampa, FL 		1986-1989
InternUniversity of South Florida
Department of Surgery
Tampa, FL 		1985-1986

Certifications and Licenses

Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners #309112, 1985

State of Florida #ME0052093, 1985

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1991

State of Oregon #MD18985 1994

State of California #GO81960 1995

State of Washington MD00032523, 1995

Memberships

American College of Cardiology, Associate Fellow, 1991

Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Candidate Group, 1992

American College of Surgery, Associate Fellow, 1992

Pittsburgh Thoracic Society 1991-1995

American Medical Association 1992

Pennsylvania Medical Association 1992-1995

Allegheny County Medical Society 1992-1995

American Society of Artificial 1992

Internal Organs American Heart Association 1993

Scientific Council on Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery American College of Chest 1993

Physicians – Affiliate Fellow American College of Chest 1997

Physicians Fellow American College of 1997

Cardiology Guest Reviewer Annals of 1994

Thoracic Surgery Seattle Cardiovascular Research 1998-2001

Honors and Awards

1999

The Smithsonian Institution, The 1999 Information Technology Innovators Awards, Computer World Award Nominee, The Virtual Operating Room, Washington, D.C. 1999

1994

Finalist Caves Award (Co-Author)
International Society of Heart And Lung Transplantation

1993

Henry T. Bahnson Research Award Pennsylvania Chapter, American College of Surgeons

American College of Chest Physicians – Finalist
Alfred Soffer Research Award

American Heart Association
Pennsylvania Research Award

Allegheny Singer Research Inst.
Resident Research Award for Outstanding Basic Research

1992

Resident Research Award
Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgeon

1991

Resident Research Award
Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery

1983

March of Dimes Research Fellowship Award Emory
University School Of Medicine

1980

High Honors, Tulane University Department of Biology Excellence in Undergraduate Research

1976-1980

Dean’s List, Tulane University

1975-1976

National Honor Society, Jesuit High School

Bibliography

Abstracts, Proceedings, Transactions

  1. Lazzara RR, et al. Non significance of patent ductus arteriosus in etiology of Necrotizing enterocolitis.  Pediatric Research, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 322, 1983.
  2. Pennock BE, Lazzara RR, Furnary AP, Trumble DR, Kaplan PD  and Magovern JA.  Heterotopic lung transplant: An auxiliary oxygenator.   Physiologist Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 265, 1991
  3. Lazzara RR, McCarty CM, Demmy TL.  Segmental left heart transplantation.   Physiologist Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 225, 1991.
  4. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Sakert T, et al. Post infarction ventricular septal rupture: Results of surgical treatment.  8th International Symposium, Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Society, pp.. 24, August, 1992.
  5. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Magovern GJ, Cmolik BL, Park SE, Trumble DR.  Effect of unstimulated cardiomyoplasty on ventricular function.  In the Proceedings of Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,  Association for  the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1992, pp. 246.
  6. Goldsteing AH, Pacella JJ, Lazzara RR, Jasnosz K, Thakur A, Clark RE.  Progress with an implantable centrifugal pump.  In the Proceedings of Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Association of the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1992, pp.172.
  7. Lazzara RR. Cardiomyoplasty procedure and development.  In: Proceedings American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Chicago, IL, 1992. 
  8. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Benckart DH, Maher TDJr.  Heparin free extracorporeal membrane oxygenation  for adult post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock improve survival.  ASAIO Abstracts, pp. 42, 1993.
  9. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Oxygenation with a heterotopic lung.  ASAIO Abstracts, PP... 69, 1993.
  10. Goldstein AH, Pacella JJ, Lazzara RR, Clark RE.  Initial in vivo testing of an implantable centrifugal assist device.  ASAIO Abstracts, pp.52,  1993.
  11. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Diastolic counter pulsation with latissimus dorsi.  Transactions, American Heart Association Fellows Research Day, 1993.
  12. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA, Clark RE.  Effect of mobilization on PH and temperature in pedicled latissimus dorsi flaps used for cardiac assist.   World  Symposium Cardiomyoplasty, Biomechanical Assist, and Artificial Heart, pp.140, 1993.
  13. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Descending thoracic aortomyoplasty using conditioned latissimus dorsi muscle for diastolic counter pulsation hemodynamic effects.  World Symposium Cardiomyoplasty, Biomechanical Assist, and  Artificial Heart, PP... 90, 1993.
  14. Magovern JA, Lazzara RR, Christlieb IY, Magovern GJJr.  Clinical results with cardiomyoplasty using the right latissimus dorsi.  World Symposium on Cardiomyoplasty, Biomechanical Assist and Artificial Heart, February, PP... 44, 1993.
  15. Furnary AR, Magovern JA, Lazzara RR, Starr A, Magovern GJ.  Preoperative risk factors for dynamic cardiomyoplasty:  Multi  variate analysis.  World Symposium on Cardiomyoplasty, Biomechanical Assist and Artificial Heart.  February, PP... 54, 1993.
  16. Lazzara RR, Cmolik B, Magovern JA, Heterotopic lung transplantation: Treatment for reversible pulmonary insufficiency or as a bridge to orthotopic lung transplantation.  Chest 104:1295, 1993.
  17. Lazzara RR, Christlieb IY, Magovern GJ, Magovern JA. Clinical effect of static (unstimulated) cardiomyoplasty on cardiac performance.  Circulation 88: I-536, Supplement, 1993.
  18. Magovern JA, Lazzara RR, Trumble DR.  Diastolic Aortic counter pulsation and improved ventricular function with conditioned skeletal muscle.  Circulation 88:I-537, Supplement 1993.
  19. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Sakert T, Magovern GJJr. Cardiac assist with a centrifugal vortex pump.  Critical Care Medicine, 22:A69, 1993.
  20. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Chronic diastolic cardiac assist using latissimus dorsi muscle wrapped around an intact thoracic aorta.  Critical Care Medicine, 22:A73, 1993.
  21. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA. Chronic descending thoracic aortomyoplasty improves cardiac function in animals with heart failure.  AAMI Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, PP... 31, 1993.
  22. Goldstein AH, Pacella JJ, Lazzara RR, Reddy R, Cattivera G, Magovern GJ, Clark RE. Four-month survival with an implanted ventricle assist device.  AAMI Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, PP... 188, 1993.
  23. Magovern JAA, Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Clinical and experimental effects of unstimulated (static) cardiomyoplasty on left ventricular function.  AAMI Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, PP... 23, 1993.
  24. Magovern GJJr, Benckart DH, Lazzara RR, Sakert T, Maher T, Magovern JA. ECMO vs., the Biopump.  Preliminary results in patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock.  Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, November, PP... 84, 1993.
  25. Goldstein AH, Pacella JJ, Lazzara RR, Reddy R, Cahivera G, Magovern GJ, Clark RE.  Long-term survival with an implantable centrifugal ventricular assist device.  Society of Thoracic Surgeons, February, PP... 206, 1994.
  26. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Chronic diastolic cardiac assist using latissimus dorsi muscle wrapped around an intact thoracic aorta: Comparison with intra-aortic balloon pump in a model of chronic heart failure. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, February, PP... 84, 1994.
  27. Cmolik BL, Park SE Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Pennock B.  Heterotopic lung transplantation: Alternative support for gas exchange in respiratory distress syndrome or as a bridge to transplantation.  Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 13:S93, 1994.
  28. Furnary AP, Zerr J, Grunkemeier G, Lazzara RR, Kanhere V, He GW, Starr A.  Effect of postoperative blood glucose on wound infections in diabetics.  In program of the 31st annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1995, PP... 230.
  29. Lazzara RR, Kidwell FE, Fessler CS, Floten HS, Wood JA, Starr A. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Without Cardioplegia; A Cost Effective and Efficacious Technique.  In program of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1996, pp.224.
  30. Lazzara RR, Kidwell FE, Kraemer, MF, Starr AS.  Comparative Effects of Amicar and Aprotinin on Cardiac Troponin I Levels.  San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, 1997.
  31. Lazzara RR, Kidwell FE, Wood JA, Starr AS.  Reduction in Operating Time, Costs and Blood Products in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery.  Pacific Coast Surgical Association, 1997, pp. 45.
  32. Lazzara RR, McLellen BA, Hanlon JT, Combs DT, Young EK, Kidwell FE, Akin J.  Intraoperative Angiography following Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass.  World Congress of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, 1997.
  33. Lazzara RR, Kidwell FE, Hanlon JT, McLellen BA, Combs DT, Young EK.  An Intraoperative angiographic Grading System for Technical Assessment of MIDCAB: Comparison with Conventional LIMA to LAD Bypass.  New Era Cardiac Care Conference, 1998.
  34. Lazzara RR. Sutureless Anastomosis, Video Motion Picture.  New Era Cardiac Care Conference, 1998.
  35. Lazzara RR. Technique of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery with Real Time Intraoperative Angiography, Video, New Era Cardiac Care Conference, 1998.
  36. Lazzara RR, Zammit M, Ortt J, Jett GK.  Utilization of a Surgical/Endovascular/Angiography Suite: Towards the Development of a Single Cardiovascular Specialist and a Targeted System Approach to Arteriosclerosis, Cardiothoracic Techniques and Technologies; Current Trends in Thoracic Surgery IV, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1999.
  37. Lazzara RR, Pruitt JC, Ebra G, Dworkin GH, Badhwar V, Kuma C. Closed Chest  Endoscopic Ablation for Lone Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparison of Paroxysmal versus       Chronic. Postgraduate Course: “5th Annual Surgical Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation”         ISMICS, New York, New York, 2005.

Articles

  1. Lazzara RR, et al. Metaclopromide induced tardive dyskinesia.  General Hospital Psychiatry, 8:107, 1987.
  2. Lazzara RR, Park SB, and Magovern GJ.  Cardiac Myxomas: Results of  Surgical Treatment.  Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 32 (6): 824, 1991.
  3. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Trumble DR, Clark RE.  Effect of synchronization ratio on pH in latissimus dorsi muscle used for cardiac assist.  Journal of the Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery, 1: pp. 48, 1993.
  4. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Benckart DH, Maher TD, Magovern GJJr.  ECMO for adult postcardiotomy shock using a heparin bonded system.  ASAIO 39:M444, 1993.
  5. Lazzara RR, Park SE, Cmolic BL, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Right latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty:  Effect on Ventricular Function.  Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 12:1024,   1993.
  6. Park SE, Cmolik BC, Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Right latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty augments left ventricular systolic function.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 56:1290, 1993.
  7. Lazzara RR, Magovern JA, Magovern GJ.  Clinical and experimental effects of the unstimulated (static) right Latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty on ventricular function.  Journal of Basic and Applied Myology, 3(4):281, 1994.
  8. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Autogenous Cardiac Assist With Chronic Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 57:1540, 1994.
  9. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Cardiac assist with descending thoracic aortomyoplasty using latissimus dorsi: Acute Hemodynamic effect.  Journal of the Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2:52, 1994.
  10. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Pennock B, Magovern JA.  Oxygenation with an intra-abdominal heterotopic lung transplant during acute pulmonary insufficiency.  Chest, 106:257, 1994.
  11. Magovern GJJr, Magovern JA, Behckhart DH, Lazzara RR, Sakert T, Maher TD, Clark RE. Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenation:  Preliminary Results in Patients with PostCardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 57:1462, 1994.
  12. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Chronic diastolic counter pulsation with aortomyoplasty:  Comparison with IABP in a model of heart failure.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 58:366, 1994.
  13. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Chronic Counter pulsation Using Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty Improved Cardiac Function in Animals with Heart Failure.  Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 13:652, 1994.
  14. Cmolik BL, Park SE, Lazzara RR, Pennock BE, Magovern JA.  Heterotopic Lung Transplantation:  Temporary Support for Reversible Pulmonary Insufficiency.  Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 14:192, 1995.
  15. Kadri MA, Lazzara RR, McLelland BA, Starr A.  Successful Repair of Congenital Pulmonary Incompetence by Bicuspidisation of the Pulmonary Valve.  Annals of Thoracic  Surgery (In Print).
  16. Lazzara RR, Kidwell F, Wood JA, Starr A.  Reduction in Operating Time, Costs, and Blood Products in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery.  Archives of Surgery, 132: 858, 1997.
  17. Lazzara RR, Hanlon JT, Combs T, McLelland BA, Young EK.  Cardiac Tamponade following MIDCAB.  Chest (In Print)
  18. Lazzara RR, McLellen BA, Hanlon JT, Combs DT, Young EK, Kidwell FE, Akin J.  Intraoperative Angiography during Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass:  Feasibility Study.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 64(6):1725-7, 1997.
  19. Lazzara RR, Kidwell FE.  The Right Para-Sternal Incision:  A Uniform Minimally Invasive Approach for Valve Surgery.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 65(1):271-2, 1998.
  20. Lazzara RR, Kidwell FE, Hanlon JT, McLellen BA, Combs DT, Young EK.  An Intraoperative Angiographic Grading System for Technical Assessment of MIDCAB: Comparison with Conventional LIMA to LAD Bypass.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998.
  21. Sola O, Shi YK, Lazzara RR.  Anatomic Proof of Cardiac Dennervation following TMR.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71:732.
  22. Pruitt JC, Lazzara RR, Dworkin GH, Badhwar V, Kuma C, Ebra G. Totally Endoscopic Ablation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Clinical Experience.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006;81:1325-31

BOOK CHAPTERS/SECTIONS

  1. Lazzara RR, Trumble DR, Magovern JA.  Effect of Mobilization on pH and temperature in  pedicle latissimus dorsi flaps used for cardiac assist.  In:  Cardiac Bioassist, Edited by Carpentier, Futura Publishing 1997, pp.345.
  2. Furnary AP, Magovern JA, Starr A, Magovern GJ, Lazzara RR.  Preoperative risk factors for dynamic cardiomyoplasty multivariate analysis.  In:  Cardiac Bioassist, Edited by Carpentier, Futura Publishing 1997, pp.47.

PRESENTATIONS

2007

New Paradigms Guiding the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, San Diego
California, Cryocath, January 28, 2007.

The Future of Cardiac Ablation, San Diego California, Medical CV, Inc., January 29, 2007.

2006

Guidant Research Summit, Seaport Hotel & Conference Center, Boston, Massachusetts, January 12, 2006.

Growth & Synergy in Cardiac Surgery: Mitral Valve and AF Therapies. Chicago, Illinois, January 30, 2006.

STS University Course #9-Atrial Fibrillation, Table Instructor, Society of Thoracic Surgeons 42nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, February 1, 2006.

Inaugural Visionary Program, Intra-Operative Imaging: An Emerging Specialty in Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida. March 2-3, 2006.

The Future of Cardiac Surgery, Contemporary Discussions Course, Hollywood, Florida. March 3, 2006.

Live Surgical AFIB Case, Satellite feed to Stryker Endoscopy Booth, ACC.06, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, 2006.

Building An Atrial Fibrillation Program, Osaka, Japan April 7, 2006

Surgeons and Electrophysiologists Working Together To Cure Atrial Fibrillation, Beijing, China, April 9, 2006.

Atrial Fibrillation: The Importance of the Thoracoscopic Closed Chest Approach, Seoul, Korea, April 12, 2006.

Electrophysiologists and Surgeons Curing Atrial Fibrillation, Taipei, Taiwan, April 13, 2006.

Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Medical CV Laser Technology ACTS 2006, New York, New York, April 24-25, 2006. Estech, A-Fib Presentation, Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, May 10-11, 2006.

Cryocath Presentation, ISMICS, East Carolina University Second Annual New Paradigms Guiding the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, San Francisco, California, June 8, 2006.

Development of Minimally-Invasive Cryomaze Procedure, ISMICS, San Francisco, California, June 8, 2006.

Medical CV, luncheon presentation, ISMICS, San Francisco, California, June 9, 2006.

Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, ISMICS Post-Graduate Course, San Francisco, California, June 10, 2006.

Debate – What is Minimally-Invasive AFIB Surgery? Off Pump? Non-Sternotomy? Non-rib spreading?, ISMICS, San Francisco, California, June 10, 2006.

Boston Scientific, Ablation Innovator’s Round Table, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1-2, 2006.

BioVentrix – New Devices and Automated Approaches to LVR and Website Development, Aspen, Colorado, September 21-24, 2006.

Medical CV, Dinner Presentation, Dallas, Texas, September 28, 2006.

Estech, Approaches to Valve Surgery, New York University, New York, October 5-6, 2006.

Estech, AF Roundtable Study Group, San Francisco, California, November 15-17, 2006

2005

Tampa Bay Endoscopic Cardiac Ablation Conference Series. Endoscopic Surgical Ablation Techniques for the Cardiac Surgeon. The Virtual-O.R. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, February 25&26, 2005.

Live Telecast Case: Minimally Invasive Surgical Ablation, Learning from a Pioneer: Insights From One Organization’s Experience. Summit for Cardiac Surgeons Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 28, 2005.

Making Minimally Invasive Ablation a Reality: Three Perspectives on Developing And Maintaining a Successful Lone AF Practice. New York, New York , June 2, 2005.

Closed Chest Endoscopic Ablation for Lone Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparison Of Paroxysmal versus Chronic. ISMICS, New York, New York, June 3, 2005.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2005 Five-year Review Expert Panel, Chicago, Illinois. July 14-15, 2005.

The Virtual-O.R. presents A virtual Teaching Session on Atrial Fibrillation An Interactive Internet Lecture Series. Tampa, Florida, November 5&6, 2005.

2004

The Future of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, March 18, 2004. Minimally Invasive Treatment for A-Fib – A Cardiac Surgery and EP Team Approach, A Live Interactive Internet Conference. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, May 1, 2004.

Minimally Invasive Treatment for A-Fib – A Cardiac Surgery and EP Team Approach, A Live Interactive Internet Conference. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida, August 21, 2004.

2003

The Maze Procedure, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, March 23, 2003.

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, April 17, 2003.

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Robotics, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, October 18, 2003.

Curing Lone Atrial Fibrillation: a Collaborative Effort Between Cardiologists And Cardiac Surgeons, AHA 2003, Orlando, Florida, November 10, 2003.

2002

Healing after Open Heart Surgery, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, January 24, 2002.

Internet Use for Healthcare Providers, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, April 18, 2002.

Robotic Surgery, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, September 19, 2002.

Transmyocardial Revascularization, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, November 21, 2002.

2001

The DOR Procedure, Cardiovascular Conference, St. Joseph’s Hospital, October 18, 2001.

2000

Bloodless Medicine and Surgery: A Virtual Reality. National Association for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Meeting, Seattle, Washington

Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization Teaching Symposia, Swedish Medical Systems, Providence Campus, Seattle, Washington

Heart In Hand, Women Take Heart Lecture Series, Robotics and Cardiac Surgery, Seattle, Washington

21st Century Cardiac Surgical Society, Intraoperative Angiography West Palm Beach, Florida

• Cardiac Surgery Grand Rounds, Transmyocardial Revascularization

• Advance Bloodless Medicine Seminar, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Providence Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

• Quarterly ZEUS Developers Meeting, Robotics and Cardiac Surgery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

1999

• Advance Bloodless Medicine Seminar, Providence Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

• Emerging Surgical Technologies and Techniques, discussant, Cleveland, Ohio
17

• Women and Heart Disease, Bio ’99 International Biotechnology Meeting. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington

• Clinical Medicine on the Net, eHealthcare World. Chicago, Illinois

• Grand Rounds , Cardiac Surgery, The Batista Procedure Live Internet Webcast, moderator, Providence Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

• The Role of Port-Access with Robotics, HeartPort Port-Access User Meeting. Miami, Florida

• HeartPort Workshop, American Operating Room Nurses Association. Providence Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

• Transmyocardial Revascularization, San Francisco, California

• Quarterly ZEUS Developers Meeting

• A Combined Surgical Angiography Endodvascular Suite, Evolving Techniques and Technologies, San Antonio, Texas

1998

• Early Experiences with VCS Clips in Coronary artery Bypass Surgery, Progress in Angioscopy, Minimally Invasive and Endovascular Surgery. Boston, Massachusetts

• New Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Seattle Health Information Services Association. Seattle, Washington

• Utility and Feasibility of a Combined Surgical Angiography Suite, 1st Vienna Interdisciplinary Symposium for Interventional Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons, Controversies in Coronary Revascularization. Vienna, Austria
• Cardiac Surgery in the 21st Century, Waldo Foundation, Seattle Washington

• Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Cardiac Advisory Panel, Washington, D.C.
• Cardiovascular Surgery in the 21st Century and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Providence Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
• Cardiac Surgery in the 21st Century. Auburn Regional Medical Center. Auburn, Washington

• First Live Open Heart Surgery over the Internet. Surgeon and Moderator Providence Seattle Medical Center. Seattle, Washington

• Early Results of Integrated Coronary Revascularization for Left Main Coronary Disease, discussant. International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Utility and Feasibility of a Combined Surgical Angiography Suite. International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Intraoperative Angiography following Conventional, Minimally Invasive, and Combined Catheter Operative Techniques, New Era Cardiac Care Conference, Palm Springs, California

• Intraoperative Angiography Following MIDCAB comparison with Conventional Bypass Techniques using an Intraoperative Angiographic Grading System, New Era Cardiac Care Conference. Palm Springs, California. 1997 • Minimally Invasive Coronary and Valve Surgery, Long Term Support and Contemporary Issues in Perfusion, CE Seminars Am SECT Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Providence Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

• intraoperative Angiography during Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass. World Congress on Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Paris, France.

• Utilization of a Single Multi-Purpose Retractor for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Scientific Advisory Board. CardioThoracic Systems. Washington, D.C.

• Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass. Symposium St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon Live Video Teleconference

• Reduction in Operating Time, Costs and Blood Products in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery, Pacific Coast Surgical Association. Napa Valley, California

• Comparative Effects of Amicar and Aprotinin on Cardiac Troponin I Levels, San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium. San Diego, California 1996 • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Without Cardioplegia: A Cost Effective and Efficacious Technique, Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Orlando, Florida

• Aortomyoplasty Experimental Results First International Symposium on Clinical Aortomyoplasty, Paris, France

1994

• Heterotopic Lung Transplantation International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Venice, Italy

• Chronic Diastolic Counter pulsation Using Latissimus Dorsi Muscle to Compress the Thoracic Aorta Society of Thoracic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana


• Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty-A New Treatment for Heart Failure: Experimental Results The Heart Institute at St. Vincent Hospital Medical Center. Portland, Oregon

1993

• Chronic Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty Improves Cardiac Function in Animals with Heart Failure Cardiovascular Science and Technology Conference, Washington, D.C.

• Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty: Comparison with IABP American Heart Association. Atlanta, Georgia

• Clinical Effect of Static Cardiomyoplasty on Ventricular Function American Heart Association. Atlanta, Georgia

• Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty Improves Cardiac Function in Animals with Heart Failure American College of Surgeons, SW Pennsylvania Chapter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Heterotopic Lung Transplantation for Reversible Pulmonary Insufficiency or as a Bridge to Orthotopic Lung Transplantation, American College of Chest Physicians, Orlando, Florida

• Cardiomyoplasty Experimental and Clinical Results University of South Florida College of Medicine. Tampa, Florida

• The Effect of Chronic Descending Aortomyoplasty on Ventricular Function and Hemodynamics World Symposium on Cardiomyoplasty and Biomechanical Assist, Paris, France

• Effect of PH and Temperature on Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Flaps Used for Cardiac Assist World Symposium on Cardiomyoplasty and Biomechanical Assist Paris, France

• Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty for Cardiac Assist: Comparison with IABP Resident Research Day Allegheny Singer Research Institute. Pittsburgh Thoracic Surgical Society. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• ECMO for Post-Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Aortomyoplasty Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure Pittsburgh Thoracic Surgical Society. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Diastolic Counter pulsation with Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Allegheny County Vascular Society. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Diastolic Counter pulsation with Latissimus Dorsi: Acute Hemodynamic Effects American Heart Association, Pennsylvania Affiliate. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Oxygenation with a Heterotopic Lung Transplant Society of University Surgeons. Seattle, Washington

1992

• Static Left Latissimus Dorsi Cardiomyoplasty, Cardiovascular Science & Technology Conference, Bethesda, Maryland

• Cardiomyoplasty: Procedure and development American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Chicago, Illinois

• Cardiac Myxomas: Results of Surgical Treatment Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Ventricular septal rupture: Results of surgical treatment 8th International Symposium Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Society. Puerto Rico

• Segmental left heart transplantation American Physiological Society Conference. San Antonio, Texas

1991

• Segmental Heart transplantation: An isolated working canine left ventricle. Resident Research Day Allegheny General Hospital Medical College of Pennsylvania. Allegheny Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Post-infarction ventricular septal rupture: Results of surgical treatment. Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery. Marco Island, Florida

1985

• Hemodynamic changes of carotid blood flow velocity in term infants following birth. Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, Louisiana

1984

• Patent ductus arteriosus, non-significance in the etiology of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Southeastern Pediatric Cardiology Society. Orlando, Florida

RESEARCH GRANTS

  1. Principle investigator.  Non-significance of patent ductus in etiology of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.  March of Dimes Research Fellowship.  Emory University School of Medicine, Alfred Brann, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Director, 1983.
  2. Principle investigator.  Hemodynamic changes of carotid flow velocity in term infants.  March of Dimes Research Fellowship.  Alfred Brann, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Director, 1984.
  3. Principle investigator.  The use of allogenic cardiac muscle for dynamic cardiomyoplasty.  Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Campus.  George J. Magovern, M.D., Chairman, Department of Surgery, Director, 1991.
  4. Principle investigator.  The potential use of heterotopic lung transplants as auxiliary oxygenators.  Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Campus.  George J. Magovern, M.D., Chairman, Department of Surgery, Director, 1991.
  5. Research associate.  Paced conditioned muscular flaps for cardiac assistance.  Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Campus.  Principle investigator, George J. Magovern, M.D., Chairman, Department of Surgery.
  6. Co-investigator, chronic dog model of a heterotopic lung transplant to provide auxiliary gas exchange.  Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Campus.  Principle investigator, James A. Magovern, M.D.
  7. Principle investigator, Chronic descending thoracic aortomyoplasty in a chronic model of heart failure.  Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Campus.  George J. Magovern, M.D., Director.
  8. Co-Investigator.  ATLANTIC Trial.  Phase II FDA approved trial to evaluate efficacy of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization in ischemic heart disease.  January 1997.
  9. Co-Investigator.  TMR/CABG Trial.  FDA approved trial to evaluate Efficacy of Combined Laser Revascularization with Conventional CABG January 1998
  10. Lead Principle Investigator.  Use of a Robotic Surgical System (Zeus) to Harvest IMA October 2000
  11. Co-Investigator. Minimally Invasive Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation With Microwave –  Prospective Data Collection. 2004
  12. Co-Investigator. Minimally Invasive Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation With Microwave –  Retrospective Data Collection. 2004
  13. Principle Investigator.  Minimally Invasive Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation with Microwave.   Guidant Corp.  2005
  14. Principle Investigator:  Prospective Study of the Guidant Microwave Ablation  System for the treatment of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation 2004/2005.
  15. Principle Investigator:  A Prospective, Randomized trial using a Reproducible  Volume Measurement Strategy in the Surgical Reconstruction of the Ischemic Cardiomyopathic Heart.  BioVentrix 2006.

SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT

  1. Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc., Cupertino California.  Course Director and COR Institute Director of Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass.  Starr-Wood Bend, P.C. and St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon.  1997
  2. Cardiogenesis Corporation.  Sunnyvale, CA.  Scientific Advisory Board, January 1997
  3. OEC, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 1999
  4. Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 1999
  5. Zymogenetics, Seattle, Washington, April 1999
  6. Guidant, Inc. 2004, 2005, 2006
  7. Edwards Lifesciences 2005
  8. Medical CV, Minneapolis Minnesota 2005,2006
  9. Estech, 2005,2006
  10. Stryker 2006

FDA SUBMISSIONS

  1. Dynamic Descending Thoracic Aortomyoplasty for Treatment of End-State Hart Failure and Inoperable Ischemic Heart Disease Phase I Investigational Plan.  Principal Investigator:  Robert R. Lazzara, M.D. (Approved March 1996)
  2. Home Anticoagulation Study of On-X Valve Morbid Events (Home), Principal       Investigator Robert R. Lazzara, M.D., (Approved July 2005)
  3. Minimally Invasive Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation with Microwave – Retrospective
  4.      Data Collection.  Co-Investigator Robert R. Lazzara, M.D., (Approved August 2005)
  5. Prospective Study of Microwave Ablation for the Treatment of permanent Atrial       Fibrillation in Stand Alone Minimally Invasive Surgery.  Principal Investigator:        Robert R. Lazzara, M.D. (Approved, October 2006)