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Russo, Pierantonio was born on April 5, 1954 in Bergamo, Italy. Son of Vincenzo and Bianca (Raneri) Russo. came to the United States, 1988.
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Pierantonio Russo, Italian Pediatric cardiac surgeon. Licensed physician, Italy, Pennsylvania, England. Recipient Princeps Studiorium aaward in Classic Studies, Bologna, Italy, 1972, Award Gran Croce Al Merito della Sanita, Academy International Science Economics Sociali, and others, 1986; grantee British Heart Foundation, 1987,Temple University, 1982.
Education
Classic Liceum, Collegio San Luigi, Bologna, Italy, 1972; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Bologna U., 1978.
Career
Intern in general surgery, Castel-San Pietro Hospital, Bologna, 1979-1980;
intern in emergency medicine, University Hospital, Bologna, 1980-1981;
assistant department surgery, Bologna Medical School, 1981-1982;
surgical fellow, Cardiothoracic Institute, U. London, 1982-1984;
research fellow department pediatrics, Cardiothoracic Institute, Brompton Hospital, London, 1982-1984;
fellow cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1984-1986;
surgical senior registrar Cardiothoracic Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, London, 1986-1987;
director CICU and director heart transplant program, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, since 1988;
director surgical division Pediatric Heart Institute, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1988;
chief pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and associate professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1988;
surgical dir.heart center for children, St. Christopher Hospital for Children. Director fetal research laboratory Temple University, since 1989. Attending surgeon cardiothoracic surgery Temple University Hospital.
Honorary member academic staff department physiology U. Reading, United Kingdom, 1987-1988. Honorary fellow pediatric cardiology Institute of Child Health, U. London, 1987-1988. Visiting professor cardiothoracic surgery U.Ark., Little Rock, 1992, Bologna Medical School, 1992.
Visiting professor Baltic Society of Cardiac Surgery, Riga, Latvia, 1993. Visiting surgeon cardiothoracic surgery, Riga, 1993. Lecturer in field; associate professor CardiothoracicSurgery Medical College Hahnemann U., 1995.
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Fellow International College Surgeons, Society Academy Surgeons, American College Angiology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, International Society Heart and Lung Transplantation, Greater Delaware Valley Society Transplant Surgeons, New York Academy Science, STS, Mayo Alumni Association, Italian Medical Society.
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Roman Catholic
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Recipient Princeps Studiorium aaward in Classic Studies, Bologna, Italy, 1972, Award Gran Croce Al Merito della Sanita, Academy International Science Economics Sociali, and others, 1986. Grantee British Heart Foundation, 1987,Temple University, 1982.Recipient Princeps Studiorium aaward in Classic Studies, Bologna, Italy, 1972, Award Gran Croce Al Merito della Sanita, Academy International Science Economics Sociali, and others, 1986. Grantee British Heart Foundation, 1987,Temple University, 1982.