Arie Blitz, MD, MBA, FACC, JD Candidate
BACKGROUND
Cornell University (BA Philosophy 1985)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MD 1989)
Montefiore Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1989-1994)
UCLA Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Fellowship (1994-1996)
UCLA Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Fellowship (1996-1998)
UCLA Congenital Heart Surgery/Transplant Fellowship (1998-1999)
Heart Failure Surgery/Heart Transplant Fellow, Ochsner Clinic (2004-2005)
OTHER INTERESTS
Aortic surgery
Adult congenital surgery
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Mitral valve repair
Minimally invasive valve surgery
Heart/lung transplantation
Laser TMR
Off pump CABG
Stentless/homograft aortic root replacement
Arrhythmia Surgery
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Concord Law School (JD Candidate, 2022)
Weatherhead School of Management (MBA 2015)
Montefiore Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1989-1994)
Ochsner Clinic Heart Transplanation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship (2004-2005)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (M.D. 1989)
UCLA Medical Center Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship (1998-1999)
Cornell University (B.A. 1985)
UCLA Medical Center Cardiothoracic Residency (1996-1998)
UCLA Medical Center Research Fellowhip (1994-1996)
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
- The Expert Witness: Perfusion and the LawApril 23, 2026
- CTSNet Editorial Team’s 2016 Selections – Arie BlitzApril 24, 2026
- Most Popular Roundtable Discussions of 2016April 24, 2026
- Most Popular CTSNet Content of 2016April 24, 2026
- Most Popular CTSNet Content of 2015April 24, 2026
- Most Popular Roundtables of 2015April 24, 2026
- CTSNet Editorial Team’s 2015 Selections – Arie BlitzApril 24, 2026
- Vertical and Horizontal Integration in Health CareApril 23, 2026
- And the VADS, They Go Round and Round… But at What RPM?April 23, 2026
