Lankenau Heart Institute, Main Line Health, Names Gianluca Torregrossa, MD, Director of Robotic Coronary Revascularization
(Wynnewood, PA, July 16, 2021) Lankenau Heart Institute, part of Main Line Health, has named Gianluca Torregrossa, MD, Director of Robotic Coronary Revascularization. Dr. Torregrossa is an academic cardiac surgeon dedicated to evidence-based, state-of-the-art practice in advanced coronary revascularization. Skilled in all aspects of cardiac surgery, he specializes in robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and hybrid coronary revascularization in collaboration with interventional cardiology colleagues.
“We are particularly pleased to have Dr. Torregrossa join Francis Sutter, DO, FACS, at Lankenau Medical Center, which remains the nation’s busiest robotic coronary revascularization program,” says Basel Ramlawi, MD, System Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Main Line Health and co-director of the Lankenau Heart Institute. “The combined expertise of Drs. Torregrossa and Sutter in off-pump, robotic-assisted as well as traditional CABG surgery solidifies our reputation as a major referral center for patients needing coronary revascularization.”
In this newly established role, Dr. Torregrossa will continue to reinforce robotic approaches to coronary artery disease (CAD) and work to expand access to safe, effective, and durable treatment of CAD using the most appropriate and least invasive approach possible for each patient, based on new technology and research. He is dedicated to tailoring each patient’s care to minimize trauma and complications of surgery and to maximize survival and quality of life.
“We are thrilled to have Dr. Torregrossa join the cardiovascular team, and specifically the coronary program, at Main Line Health,” says Francis Sutter, DO, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center. “His extensive technical expertise and research background further enhance our ability to provide minimally invasive robotic-assisted coronary surgery to patients throughout the region and beyond.”
A native of Italy, Dr. Torregrossa earned his medical degree at University of Padua, where he went on to train in cardiothoracic surgery. In his final year of residency, he worked alongside retired cardiac surgeons from across Europe, treating young patients with congenital and rheumatic heart disease at Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum, Sudan.
Dr. Torregrossa continued his adult cardiac surgery training in the United States with a 3-year fellowship in advanced mitral valve surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, followed by a faculty position at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s (now Mount Sinai Morningside), where he trained in several areas of advanced and robotic heart surgery, ultimately with a focus on complex, minimally invasive and robotic CABG. Dr. Torregrossa then served as Associate Director of Robotic Heart Surgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s before joining the section of cardiac surgery at University of Chicago Medicine. There, he was exposed to some of the most sophisticated robotic heart surgery performed in the United States and gained expertise as one of a few surgeons in the country skilled in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) surgery.
Dr. Torregrossa has published more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers in the field of cardiac surgery, is a peer reviewer for more than 5 major medical journals and serves on the editorial board of JACC Case Reports and Journal of Cardiac Surgery. He is a frequent invited speaker at national and international conferences and symposia and is highly active on social media, promoting scholarly exchange within an international community of cardiac surgeons and cardiovascular specialists on a wide variety of topics.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
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About Lankenau Heart Institute
Lankenau Heart Institute is Main Line Health's premier comprehensive cardiovascular program, bringing together the collective expertise of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and advanced practice providers across all four of the System's acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital. Through a coordinated approach, Lankenau Heart Institute offers a full continuum of high-quality cardiovascular care, from prevention and diagnostics to advanced treatments and rehabilitation, delivered with a commitment to excellence in outcomes and patient experience.
A leader in innovation, Lankenau Heart Institute is at the forefront of minimally invasive and transcatheter procedures for coronary revascularization, valve repair and replacement, complex aortic surgery and the treatment of advanced heart failure and arrhythmias. Its pioneering work in robotic-assisted and beating-heart techniques and minimally invasive valve repair continue to shape the future of cardiovascular care. With a robust and growing presence in national clinical trials, its physicians regularly participate in groundbreaking research focused on the latest therapies, technologies and procedures, focusing primarily on less invasive approaches.
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