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Surgery / Cardiothoracic Surgery

Stefano Schena, MD, PhD

Current Position
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Specialty Areas
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Arrhythmia Surgery
Cardiac Surgery

Patients Seen At
Christian Hospital Northeast
11155 Dunn Road, Professional Building 1, Suite 209E
St. Louis, MO  63126
314-355-3003
Fax:   314-355-0515
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Additional Languages Spoken
Italian
Areas of Clinical Interest
Minimally invasive coronary and valve surgery, thoracic and cardiovascular trauma, endovascular surgery, surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, video-assisted and robotic thoracic surgery
Board Certification
Thoracic Surgery -- Certified
Surgery -- Certified

Medical Education
Medical School : University of Bari, Medical School, Bari, Italy, 1996
Residency: Resident, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bari, Medical School, Bari, Italy, 2000
Chief Resident, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery: Chief Resident, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bari, Medical School, Bari, Italy, 2001
Ph. D Transplant Biotechology: University of Bari, Medical School, Bari, Italy, 2005
Residency: General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago IL, 2005
Chief Resident: Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago IL, 2006
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2008
Hospital Affiliations
Christian Hospital, St Louis, MO

Editorial Responsibilities

Reviewer:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004-Present
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2005-Present
Doody’s Book Reviews, 2006-Present
Medical Science Monitor, 2007-Present

Selected or Recent Journal Articles
Weimar T, Schena S, Bailey MS, Maniar HS, Schuessler RB, Cox JL, Damiano RJ. The Cox-Maze Procedure for lone atrial fibrillation: A single center experience over two decades. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2012 Feb.

Schena S, Crabtree TD, Baker KA, Guthrie TJ, Curci J, Damiano RJ, Barner HB. Radial artery harvesting is not associated with deterioration of vascular function of the donor limb at late follow-up. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011;142(2):298-301.

Schena S, Gandhi S. Isolated left subclavian artery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Nov.

Schena S, Veeramachaneni NK, Bhalla S, Gutierrez FR, Patterson GA, Kreisel D. Partial lobar torsion secondary to traumatic hemothorax. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jan.

Schena S, Crabtree TD, Zoole JB, Patterson GA. Intralobar pulmonary sequestration associated with an aneurysmal aberrant aortic branch. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Aug.

Schena S, Wildes T, Beardslee MA, Lasala JM, Damiano RJ, Lawton JS. Successful management of unremitting spasm of the non-grafted right coronary artery following OPCAB. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jun.

Schena S, Ellenby MI, Tatooles AJ, Pappas PS. Surgical management of bilateral common carotid artery aneurysms. Vasc Med. 2006 Nov.

Schena S, Hassoun HT, Owens CA, Kibbe MR. Posttraumatic superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm associated with an arteriovenous fistula. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Aug.

Schena S, Kurimoto Y, Fukada J, Tack I, Ruiz P, Aitouche A, Striker LJ, Pham SM. Effects of ventricular unloading on apoptosis and atrophy of cardiac myocytes. J Surg Res. 2004.

Schena S, Gilleran J, Chernoff A, Massad MG. Renal cell carcinoma directly invading the heart. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003.

Bortone AS, Schena S, D’Agostino D, Dialetto G, Paradiso V, Mannatrizio G, Fiore T, Cotrufo M, de Luca TSL. Immediate versus delayed endovascular treatment of post-traumatic aortic pseudoaneurysms and type B dissections: retrospective analysis and premises to the upcoming European trial. Circulation. 2002.

Bortone AS, Schena S, Mannatrizio G, Paradiso V, Ferlan G, Dialetto G, Cotrufo M, de Luca TSL. Endovascular stent graft treatment for diseases of the descending thoracic aorta. Eur J Cadiothorac Surg. 2001.
Bortone AS, D’Agostino D, Schena S, Rubini G, Viecca M, Sardaro V, Tucci A, de Luca TSL. Instrumental validation of percutaneous transmyocardial laser revascularization (PTMR): follow-up data at one year. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Sep.

Fukada J, Schena S, Tack I, Ruiz P, Pang M, Aitouche A, Striker LJ, Pham SM. FK409, a spontaneous nitric oxide releaser, attenuates allograft vasculopathy in rat aortic allograft. Circ Res. 2000;87:66-72.

Schena S, Agnino A, de Luca TSL. Role of chest pain in aortic dissection: is it enough for a predictive diagnosis? Chest. 1999;115:605-606.

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