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Episode 3 - Part A : Evolution in Cardiac Surgery with Dr. Celmeta

From the forbidden surgery to the new era of endoscopic approach

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In this podcast, Dr Bleri CELMETA explore the history and evolution of cardiac surgery.

The series covers early challenges, such as :

  • The belief that Heart Surgery was impossible and fatal
  • The invention of the heart-lung machine
  • Significant milestones like Alexis Carrel's vascular techniques and the first successful heart surgery in 1896

The podcast highlights the advancements that made modern cardiac surgery possible, emphasizing the evolution of medical practices and technologies. 

Dr. Bleri Celmeta is a cardiac surgeon operating on the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Unit in Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio Hospital (Milan, Italy). He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Padova-Italy in 2014, then completed his residency program in Cardiac Surgery in the same university in 2020. His professional background included also a fellowship in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery in the University Hospital of Nantes-France (2019-2020).  

He is the author of numerous publications and conference presentations with particular interest in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and review editor of various international Journals (Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Frontiers in Surgery, Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, among others). Dr. Celmeta is a member of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery - European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Italian Cardiac Surgery Society (SICCH) and Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging (SIECVI). 

LinkedIn profile: Bleri Celmeta | LinkedIn  

 

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