Cristiano Spadaccio, M.D.,Ph.D.
BACKGROUND
2006: MD degree in 2006 at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome Italy2006-2008: Postdoctoral fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center department of Heart Lung and Esophageous Surgery Institute at McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine2007-2008: Faculty at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center department of Heart Lung and Esophageous Surgery Institute2009: PhD degree University La Sapienza of Rome 2012-2013: (Fellowship) Senior assistant KU Leuven, Belgium (off-pump surgery)2013-2014: (Fellowship) Senior assistant Campus St Jan, Belgium (mitral and aortic surgery)2014-Oct 2019: Senior Clinical Fellow Golden Jubilee National HospitalNov 2019-June 2020: AATS Aortic Fellow at Anzhen Hospital Beijing, China ( Prof Sun)August 2020-February 2021: AATS Graham fellowship at St Luc Brussels, Belgium (Prof El-Khoury)February 2021-June 2021: Staff grade specialist in adult cardiac surgery at Lancashire Cardiac Center, Blackpool, UKJuly 2021-July 202: Focused Clinical Fellowship (aortic surgery, heart failure surgery and lung transplantation interest) at Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA, USA (Prof Thoralf Sundt III)July 2022- Present: Associate Consultant Surgeon at Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA
OTHER INTERESTS
RESEARCH
Clnical outcomes in cardiac surgery
Tissue engineering and biomaterials and regenerative medicine
Stem cells differentiation and cell therapy
Clinical applied proteomic analysis
Molecular basis of inflammation in atherosclerosis
Biostatistics
Immunology in cardiovascular disorders
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2006: MD degree in 2006 at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome Italy
2006-2008: Postdoctoral fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center department of Heart Lung and Esophageous Surgery Institute at McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
2007-2008: Faculty at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center department of Heart Lung and Esophageous Surgery Institute
2009: PhD degree University La Sapienza of Rome
2008-2009: Associate Researcher University Hospital Dr Negrin Spain
2012 July Board certification for cardiac surgery University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome
2012-2013: (Fellowship) Senior assistant KU Leuven, Belgium (off-pump surgery)
2013-2014: (Fellowship) Senior assistant Campus St Jan, Belgium (mitral and aortic surgery)
2014-Oct 2019: Senior Clinical Fellow Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Nov 2019-June 2020: AATS Aortic Fellow at Anzhen Hospital Beijing, China ( Prof Sun)
August 2020-February 2021: AATS Graham fellowship at St Luc Brussels, Belgium (Prof El-Khoury)
February 2021-June 2021: Staff grade specialist in adult cardiac surgery at Lancashire Cardiac Center, Blackpool, UK
July 2021-July 2022: Focused Clinical Fellowship (aortic surgery, heart failure surgery and lung transplantation interest) at Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA, USA (Prof Thoralf Sundt III)
July 2022- Present: Associate Consultant Surgeon at Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
- Robotic Pedicled LIMA HarvestingApril 24, 2026
- Democratizing Minimally Invasive Mitral RepairApril 24, 2026
