Alon Aharon
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Lankenau Heart Institute - Main Line Health
255 West Lancaster Ave., Paoli, PA, 19301, United States
Research
- Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase systems in cerebral endothelium following cortical ischemia.
- Stroke.
- Cerebral protection during adult and pediatric cardiac surgery.
- Immune mechanisms of reperfusion injury in lung transplantation.
- Immune mechanisms of reperfusion injury in cardiac transplantation.
- Gene therapy and skeletal muscle plasticity.
- Complex aortic surgery.
- Anatomic study of coronary circulation in explanted human hearts.
- Major histocompatability antigens and expression of vascular adhesion molecule in cardiac and lung allografts during warm and cold ischemia.
- Neurophysiologic monitoring during hypothermic circulatory arrest. Detection and treatment of intraoperative stroke.
Additional Education Information
Biomedical Engineering (1985) – School of Engineering
Boston University, Boston, MA
Honors Thesis: Selective Photoablation of Laser Irradiated Tissue
Doctorate of Medicine (1990) - School of Medicine
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Class Rank: Upper 20%
Practice Areas
Cardiac
Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
Heart failure
Endocarditis
Endovascular
Great vessels
Organizations
Other Interests
Ventricular assist devices
Endovascular surgery
Off-pump coronary artery bypass
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Heart transplantation
Complex aortic surgery
Mitral valve repair & replacement
Heart failure surgery
Endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation
Published by Alon
Valve Disease
Minimally Invasive Repair of Severe Bicuspid Aortic Valve Endocarditis
By Konstadinos Plestis et al.
Jun. 5, 2017
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