prof. dr. M. (Massimo) Mariani
Prof. Dr Massimo A. Mariani
Born: Juni 27, 1965. Pisa, Italy.
Study: Grammar school "Galileo Galilei" in Pisa; final exam in 1983
Medical study: University of Pisa from 1983 to 1989; "cum laude". Thesis with title: “Endomyocardial biopsy in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathies".
University appointments:
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1989 Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery of the Yale – New HavenUniversitySchool of Medicine (New Haven, CT) |
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1989-1994 Institute for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases at Scientific Institute H San Raffaele in Milano, Italy |
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1992-1993 en 1993-1994 "tutor" for Cardiac Surgery at H San Raffaele -University of Milano, Italy |
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December 1994 Research Degree (PhD) in "Cardiovascular Physiopathology and Clinic" Postgraduate Medical School of the University of Modena, with the thesis Coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction: indication for surgery" |
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August-September 1995: fellow at the Benetti Foundation, Rosario, Argentina ' |
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May 1996-June 2000: fellow at Thorax Center of the University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands (January 2000 to April 2000 detached to the Thoraxcenter of the St.Antonius Hospital of Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, for a teaching practice in the field of lung surgery) |
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February 1997: Appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Siena, Italy |
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February 1998: Guest reviewer of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
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September 1998: Registration as Cardiovascular Surgeon with the European Board of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery |
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November 1999, Specialist in Heart surgery, University of Siena, Italy |
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June 2000 tot September 2004, Staff surgeon in Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Pisa |
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2002 Guest reviewer for Journal of Thoracic and Cardivascular Surgery |
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March 2003 Registration as Cardio-thoracic Surgeon with the MSRC (Nederlandse Medisch Specialisten Registratie Commissie) |
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September 2004- March 2009 Consultant Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, Thoraxcentrum Twente, Enschede Since 2008 clinical advisor in the Teleflex Project (telemanipulation platform) of the University of Twente
April 2009- Head of CardioThoracic Surgery, UniversityMedicalCenter of Groningen, The Netherlands July 2009 Professor of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
May 10, 2011: Oration: Hart voor de techniek: van maximaal naar minimaal invasief
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Awards
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"De Gasperis - Donatelli" Award on September 13th 1993, during the 26th International Congress "Cardiology 92", held in Milan, for the publication- Myocardial revascularization by means of bilateral internal mammary artery analysis of perioperative risks and complications in 120 patients." La Chir Torac” |
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“Young Investigators Award” of the Italian Society of Cardiology on 10th December 1993, during the National Congress of the Italian Society of Cardiology, held in Rome, for the publication: 'Myocardial revascularization in patients with left ventricular dysfunction', |
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Outstanding Research Team Award 1999 'from the International Research Promotion Council, for the article: Barns JL, Mariani MA, Groeneveld ABJ. Predicting outcome after cardiac surgery: comparison of global hemodynamic and tonometric variables. Br J Anaesth 1999;82:33-7 |
Main fields of interest:
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Off-pump coronary surgery |
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Myocardial revascularization with arterial conduits |
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Myocardial revascularization in patients with left ventricular dysfunction |
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Minimally invasive cardiac surgery & Robotic surgery |
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Valve reconstructive and valve sparing surgery (mitral and aortic) |
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Surgical treatment of heart failure |
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Surgical Treatment of atrial fibrillation Surgery of the ascending aorta and the aortic arch Mechanical assist devices
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Memberships
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European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery |
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Nederlandse Vereniging van Thoraxchirurgie |
Surgical Experience
Coronary surgery:
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Arterial grafts (mammary arteries, gastroepiploic artery, radial artery, inferior epigastric artery, sequential and composite grafting) |
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"Off-pump" procedures through midline stemotomy |
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“Off-pump" procedures through minimally invasive approaches: antero-lateral thoracotomy and subxyphoid |
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Robotic assisted techniques (da Vinci, Intuitive Surgical) |
Valve surgery:
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Aortic replacement and valve sparing surgery (open and minimally invasive aortic surgery) |
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Use of stentless aortic valves and homografts |
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Mitral replacement and repair |
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Tricuspid repair |
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Repair of ASD (in adult patients) |
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Repair of aortic dissection (Type A) |
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Replacement of ascending aorta and arch (including Elephant trunk) |
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Repair of mechanical complication of myocardial infarction |
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Treatment of penetrating chest traumas |
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Surgery of pericardium through sternotomy, thoracotomy or VATS |
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Lung resections: pneumonectomy, lobectomy, sleeve and wedge resections |
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Video assisted throacoscopy (VATS) |
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Lung transplantations (uni- and bi-lateral) |
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Heart and heart-lung transplantation |
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AICD and PM implantation |
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Surgical experience as first operator begins in 2005. Until now about |
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4000 open heart surgeries. |
First thesis supervisor of C. Van De Wauwer: Selection, preservation and evaluation of lungs from donors after circulatory death, Groningen, March 31, 2014
For an updated list of Publication, please consult Medline
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