Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Surgeons at Jefferson Hospital Set to Perform Minimally Invasive Aortic Aneurysm Repair Broadcast LIVE on the Web
(Published 5-15-2008) Each year more than 20,000 patients in the United States are diagnosed with aortic aneurysm. Surgeons can now repair this type of aneurysm with a minimally invasive procedure reducing the amount of post-operative discomfort and recovery time for patients. Surgeons at Jefferson Hospital will broadcast – in real time – a minimally invasive aortic aneurysm repair on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to log on to www.JeffersonHospital.org/webcast to see how this procedure is performed as the doctor does it. A narrator will assist in explaining the elements of the procedure.

Jefferson Enrolls First U.S. Patient in STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial
(Published: 2-11-2008) – Cook Medical today announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections. This is the first device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections, the condition that took the life of actor John Ritter. The technologically advanced device is the first-of-its-kind worldwide and was designed to treat the unique morphology of this disease, a major cause of mortality worldwide.

The patient was treated by Joseph Lombardi, M.D., assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lombardi is the global principal investigator of the STABLE trial. Performing the surgery with Dr. Lombardi was Robert A. Larson, M.D., assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Larson is the site PI for the STABLE trial at Thomas Jefferson University.

Read the Full Press Release on the Cook Medical Website

Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Heads National Trial for Torn Aorta Repair
(Published 12-7-2007) Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Heads National Trial for Torn Aorta Repair Possible Alternative to Open Chest Surgery. Tears in the aorta which affect thousands of people each year coast to coast, may soon be treated with a much less invasive technique that could dramatically improve patients’ chances of survival. A national study being directed by a vascular surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is exploring a new minimally invasive method that could spare patients the trauma and risk of open chest surgery. Please call 215-955-8304 for more information.

Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D. Honored by Associazione Regionale Siciliana for Medical Accomplishments as Italian American
(Published 4-26-2007) Vascular Surgeon Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D., Founder and Director of the new Aortic Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, was recently honored by the Associazione Regionale Siciliana of the Delaware Valley at their 15th annual dinner dance for his accomplishments in the field of vascular surgery.

New Jefferson Aortic Center Provides Most Advanced Technologies for Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms
(Published 1-23-2007) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has opened a new center that will provide patients access to the most advanced technologies available in the treatment of aortic aneurysms, dissections and other maladies anywhere in the body.

Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Creating a New Blood Vessel Bypass
(Published 2-13-2006) Vascular surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are developing a novel vascular bypass graft that has the potential of helping thousands of patients, including those suffering with atherosclerosis, a common condition known as “hardening of the arteries.”