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Saverio La Francesca
Saverio La Francesca, M.D.
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Background
University of Rome Cardiovascular Surgery Residency (1986-1991)
Texas Heart Institute Heart Transplantation and Circulatory Support Fellowship (1991-1992)
Texas Heart Institute Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship (1992-1993)
McGill University Montreal Lung Transplant Fellowship (1993)
Texas Heart Institute Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship (1993-1994)
Baylor College of Medicine Houston Aortic Surgery Fellowship (1994-1995)
University of Rome Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery (2000-Current)
University of Texas at Houston, Associate Professor of Surgery (2008-2010
DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. Houston, Attending Surgeon ( 2010-2013)
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Chief Medical Officer (2014-2016)
Biostage, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (2016-2017)
Orgagen, Inc. (2016- Present)
Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio (2019- 2020). Ass. Prof. of Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford, California. USA (2020-Current).
Other Interests
Regenerative Medicine
Bioengineered Organs
Gene Therapy for Heart and Lung Diseases
Use of Stem Cells in Heart and Lung Disease
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Mechanical Assist Devices
Aortic Valve Sparing Surgery
Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery
Research
Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford, California. USA
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Vascular
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Heart failure
- Mechanical circulatory assistance
- Pericardium
- Valve disease
- Thoracic
- Chest wall
- Lung
- Esophagus
- Mediastinum
- Trachea and bronchi
- Cancer
- Transplant
- Vascular
- Professional Affairs
- Medical technology
- Basic science