Jefferson Enrolls First U.S. Patient in STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial
(Published: 2-11-2008) – Cook Medical today announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial
designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections.
This is the first device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections, the condition that took the life of actor John
Ritter. The technologically advanced device is the first-of-its-kind worldwide and was designed to treat the unique morphology
of this disease, a major cause of mortality worldwide.
The patient was treated by Joseph Lombardi, M.D., assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Dr. Lombardi is the global principal investigator of the STABLE trial. Performing the surgery with Dr. Lombardi
was Robert A. Larson, M.D., assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr.
Larson is the site PI for the STABLE trial at Thomas Jefferson University.
Read the Full Press Release on the Cook Medical Website
Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Heads National Trial for Torn Aorta Repair
(Published 12-7-2007) Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Heads National Trial for Torn Aorta Repair Possible Alternative to Open Chest
Surgery. Tears in the aorta which affect thousands of people each year coast to coast, may soon be treated with a much less
invasive technique that could dramatically improve patients’ chances of survival. A national study being directed by a vascular
surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is exploring a new minimally invasive method that could spare patients the
trauma and risk of open chest surgery. Please call 215-955-8304 for more information.
Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D. Honored by Associazione Regionale Siciliana for Medical Accomplishments
as Italian American
(Published 4-26-2007) Vascular Surgeon Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D., Founder and Director of the new Aortic Center at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital, was recently honored by the Associazione Regionale Siciliana of the Delaware Valley at their
15th annual dinner dance for his accomplishments in the field of vascular surgery.
Jefferson Vascular Surgeon Creating a New Blood Vessel Bypass
(Published 2-13-2006) Vascular surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are developing a novel vascular bypass
graft that has the potential of helping thousands of patients, including those suffering with atherosclerosis, a common condition
known as “hardening of the arteries.”
