Education
MD, Medicine and Surgery
- University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Residency, Cardiac Surgery
- University of Siena, Siena, Italy
PhD
- University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Fellowship, Adult Cardiac Surgery
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Memberships & Activities
- Member of Practice Update Cardiology Community
- Associate Editor, Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Editorial Board, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Transplantation
- Editorial Board, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Surgery
- Editorial Board, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- American Heart Association
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society
- Editorial Board, Journal of Cardiac Surgery
- DKD Catalyst Circle of Learning Program, Toronto, Knowledge Transitional Group
- Diabetology Toronto Group
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Italian Board of Physicians and Surgeons, Florence, Italy
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
- Reviewer for 21 medical journals including, The New England Journal of Medicine, European Heart Journal, American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Awards & Honors
HONORS, AWARDS, CITATIONS
- 2020—Nomination for the Post Graduate Teaching Award William Horsey, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital
- 2018—Education Bursary ($70.000), Clinical fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- 2017—Honors Residency Graduation. University of Siena Medical School, Siena, Italy
Publications
- Cusp-overlap versus coplanar view in transcatheter aortic valve implantation with self-expandable valves: A meta-analysis of comparative studies. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Erten O, Dokollari A, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Feb;101(3):639-650.
- Urgent Combination of Robotic and MIDCAB Coronary Revascularization in a Morbidly Obese Patient. Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Hosseinian L, Sutter F, … Ramlawi B, Dokollari A. Innovations (Phila). 2023 Mar 5:15569845231157745. doi: 10.1177/15569845231157745
- Urgent Robotic Coronary Revascularization In a Pregnant Woman. Hawthorne K, Eleni DM, Shapiro TA, Sicouri S, Gnall EM, Ramlawi B, Erten O, Sutter F, Dokollari A, Torregrossa G. AJOG Glob Rep. 2023 Feb 17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100183
- Ventricular Fibrillation After Robotic Off-Pump Left Atrial Appendage Clipping: A Coronary Spasm Event. Dokollari A, Sicouri S, Erten O, … Sutter F, … Ramlawi B, Torregrossa G. February 2023 EP Lab Digest. 2023:23(2):19.
- Establishing a robotic coronary artery bypass surgery program: a narrative review. Torregrossa G, Dokollari A, Pompeu Sá M, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B, Sutter F. J Vis Surg. 2023 Jan;9. doi: 10.21037/jovs-22-11
- Impact of coronary-subclavian steal after surgical myocardial revascularization with internal thoracic artery in chronic hemodialysis patients: a meta-analysis. Baudo M, Torregrossa G, Dokollari A, et al. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Jan 8:S1050-1738(23)00002-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.12.008
- Late outcomes of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus re-replacement: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Erten O, … Dokollari A, Sicouri S, … Ramlawi B. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1;370:112-121.
- Pearls, pitfalls, and surgical indications of the Intuity TM heart valve: A rapid deployment bioprosthesis. A systematic review of the literature. Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, et al. J Card Surg. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):5411-5417.
- Surgical Outcomes of Three Repair Techniques for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Adult Patients. Dokollari A, Cameli M, … Sicouri S, et al. Hearts 2022, 3, 137–146. https://doi.org/10.3390/hearts3040016
- Urgent robotic hybrid coronary revascularization in patient with high STS score. A case report. Dokollari A, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B, … Erten O, Sutter F, Torregrossa G. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):5599-5602.
- Long-term outcomes of total arch replacement versus proximal aortic replacement in acute type A aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of Kaplan-Meier-derived individual patient data. Sá MP, Jacquemyn X, … Erten O, Sicouri S, Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, … Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):4256-4266.
- Robotic-assisted versus conventional off-pump coronary surgery in women: A propensity-matched study. Torregrossa G, Sá MP, ... Dokollari A, Erten O, Sun T, Sicouri S, Wertan MC, Ramlawi B, Sutter FP. J Card Surg. 2022 Aug 23. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16878
- Immediate and late outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in bicuspid valves: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data. Sá MP, Jacquemyn X, … Erten O, Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, … Ramlawi B. J Card Surg. 2022 Oct;37(10):3300-3310.
- Late outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in bicuspid versus tricuspid valve; meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data. Sá MP, Van den Eynde J, … Dokollari A, Torregrossa G, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. Trends Cardiovasc. Med. In press. 2 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2022.04.008
- Early and late outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement with sutureless and rapid‐deployment valves versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Meta‐analysis with reconstructed time‐to‐event data of matched studies. Pompeu Sá M, Jabagi H, Dokollari A, ... Malin JH, Sicouri S, Torregrossa G, … Ramlawi B. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022; 1-11.
- Benefits and pitfalls of the Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis. Dokollari A, Ramlawi B, Torregrossa G, Sá MP, Sicouri S, et al. Front. Cardiovasc. Med., 2022 Jan 5;8. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.789392
- Unravelling Atrioventricular Block Risk in Inflammatory Diseases: Systemic Inflammation Acutely Delays Atrioventricular Conduction via a Cytokine-Mediated Inhibition of Connexin43 Expression. Lazzerini PE, Acampa M, Cupelli M, … Dokollari A, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Nov 2;10(21):e022095. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022095
- Two and Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Practical Hints to Optimize the Surgical Planning. Pastore MC, Mandoli GE, … Dokollari A, et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Jul 8;8:706165. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.706165
- Surgical Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. A Multi-Factor Multimodel Analysis. Gelsomino S, Tetta C, … Dokollari A, et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Jul 5;8:622480. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.622480
- Early and Midterm Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation Versus Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration: Two Faces of the Same Medal. Dokollari A, Cameli M, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Nov;35(11):3223-3231. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.05.029
- Ministernotomy compared with right anterior minithoracotomy for aortic valve surgery. Bonacchi M, Dokollari A, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr 23:S0022-5223(21)00728-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.125
- Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Mitral Valve Repair With Leaflet Resection Versus Leaflet Preservation on Functional Mitral Stenosis: The CAMRA CardioLink-2 Study. Chan V, Mazer CD, … Dokollari A, et al. Circulation. 2020 Oct 6;142(14):1342-1350. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046853
- Left atrial strain as a pre-operative prognostic marker for patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Mandoli GE, Pastore MC, … Dokollari A, et al. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.009
- Outcomes' predictors in Post-Cardiac Surgery Extracorporeal Life Support. An observational prospective cohort study. Bonacchi M, Cabrucci F, … Dokollari A, et al. Int J Surg. 2020 Oct;82:56-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.07.063
- Learning curve predictors for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; how far should the rabbit hole go? Dokollari A, Cameli M, et al. J Card Surg. 2020 Nov;35(11):2934-2942. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14939
- Cardiac Arrest Risk During Acute Infections: Systemic Inflammation Directly Prolongs QTc Interval via Cytokine-Mediated Effects on Potassium Channel Expression. Lazzerini PE, Acampa M, … Dokollari A, et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 Aug;13(8):e008627. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008627
- Is Peripheral Artery Disease an Independent Predictor of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Outcome? Bonacchi M, Parise O, … Dokollari A, et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Oct;29(10):1502-1510. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.01.013
- Systemic Inflammation Rapidly Induces Reversible Atrial Electrical Remodeling: The Role of Interleukin-6-Mediated Changes in Connexin Expression. Lazzerini PE, Laghi-Pasini F, … Dokollari A, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Aug 20;8(16):e011006. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011006