Steven J. Weiss, M.D., M.B.A.
Cardiovascular Surgery |
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Administrative/Clinical Offices:
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Medical Office Building, Suite 305
1501 Lansdowne Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
Administrative Telephone: 484-494-6862
Administrative Fax: 484-494-5414
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| Faculty Appointments |
| 1980 - 1985 |
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1985 - 1986 |
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
SUNY Downstate
Brooklyn, New York |
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| 1986 - 1987 |
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland |
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| 1988 - 1990 |
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2001 - 2009 |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2004 - 2007 |
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2009 - present |
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Hospital and Administrative Appointments |
| 1988 - 2001 |
Staff Surgeon, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1990 - 1992 |
Staff Surgeon, Lankenau Hospital
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania |
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| 1999 - 2002 |
Staff Surgeon, Frankford-Torresdale Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2002 - 2005 |
Staff Surgeon, Abington Memorial Hospital
Abington, Pennsylvania |
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| 2008 - 2009 |
Clinical Associate Staff Surgeon
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 2009 - present |
Staff Surgeon, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Darby, Pennsylvania |
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| 2009 - present |
Active Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 2009 - present |
Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Darby, Pennsylvania |
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| Other Appointments |
| 2005 - present |
Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Cardavance, Inc., Haverford, Pennsylvania |
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| Education/Training |
| 1972 - 1976 |
B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University |
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| 1976 - 1980 |
M.D. Medical College of Pennsylvania |
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| 2005 - 2007 |
M.B.A. Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania |
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| Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments |
| 1980 - 1985 |
Internship and Residency in General Surgery
Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1985 - 1986 |
Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York |
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| 1986 - 1987 |
Chief Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Maryland Medical System
Baltimore, Maryland |
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| 1987 - 1988 |
Clinical Associate Surgeon in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Memberships/Societies |
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| National/International Societies |
| 1980 - present |
American Medical Association |
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| 1986 - present |
American College of Surgeons (Fellow) |
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| 1988 - present |
Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
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| 1989 - present |
American College of Cardiology (Fellow) |
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| 1989 - present |
American College of Chest Physicians (Fellow) |
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| 1989 - present |
American Heart Association |
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| 1991 - present |
Le Club Mitrale |
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| Local/Regional Societies |
| 1980 - present |
Pennsylvania Medical Society |
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| 1980 - present |
Philadelphia County Medical Society |
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| 1985 - present |
Philadelphia Academy of Surgery (Fellow) |
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| 1989 - present |
Pennsylvania Thoracic Society |
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| 1991 - present |
Keystone Peer Review Organization |
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| 1999 - present |
Delaware Valley Cardiac Surgical Quality Assurance Group |
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| 2008 - present |
American Lung Association of Pennsylvania |
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| Research |
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| Research Publications, Peer Reviewed |
- Weiss SJ, Sutter FP, Shannon TO, Goldman SM. Combined cardiac operation and carotid endarterectomy during aortic cross-clamping. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 53(5):813-816, May 1992.
- Fried DW, Wilgus MA, Weiss SJ. The proposed use of a 'screening test' to assess oxygenator performance. Perfusion 8(4):299-306, 1993.
- Fried DW, Zombolas TL, Weiss SJ. Single pump mechanically aspirated venous drainage (SPMAVD) for cardiac reoperation. Perfusion 10(5):327-332, Sept. 1995.
- Weiss SJ, Morris T, Levine FH. Improved neuropsychologic performance after warm vs. cold heart surgery. Heart Surgery Forum http://www.hsforum.com, Nov. 1995.
- Quigley RL, Weiss SJ, Highbloom RY, Pym J. Creative arterial bypass grafting can be performed on the beating heart. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 72(3):793-797, Sept. 2001.
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| Research Publications, Non-Peer Reviewed |
- Weiss SJ, Pym J. Highbloom RY, Quigley RL. A novel approach to surgical revascularization of myocardium not amenable to conventional bypass techniques. Journal of the Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery 9:49-54, 2001.
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| Publications |
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| Editorials, Chapters, Case Reports & Participation in Committee Reports |
- Brodell GK, Tuzcu EM, Weiss SJ, Simpfendorfer C. Intra-aortic balloon pump rupture and entrapment. [Case Report] Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 56(7):740-742, Oct. 1988.
- Weiss SJ. Management of difficult coronary sinus rupture. [Case Report] Annals of Thoracic Surgery 58(2):548-550, Aug. 1994.
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| Patents |
- Weiss SJ: Apparatus and method for mitral valve repair without cardiopulmonary bypass, including transmural techniques. U.S. Patent Number 0049952, pending 2007.
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