Juan Plate, MD
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About Me
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgical Services, Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Dr. Juan Plate is a board-certified thoracic and general surgeon who is also involved in research studies in cardiothoracic surgery. Prior to joining Memorial, Dr. Plate was an assistant professor in the cardiothoracic surgery division at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Dr. Plate earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed medical school at UMDNJ. Following that, Dr. Plate completed his residency in general surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., where he also served as a chief administrative resident. Dr. Plate then returned to UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where he completed his residency in thoracic surgery.
Related Medical ServicesEducation
- Umdnj-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1996
- Washington Hospital Center, 2004, Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Achievements
Publications
Awards
- Ernest Alva Gould Award, Senior House Officer Award for Excellence, Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center
- Internal Medicine Clerkship, Psychiatry Clerkship
- Valedictorian Award, American High School, Asuncion, Paraguay
Professional Organizations
- New York Society for Thoracic Surgery
- Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery Residency Association
- American College of Surgeons
Research
- Co-investigator, “A Comparative Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Study Comparing Argatroban IV vs. Desirudin SC for Patients with Suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia without Clinically Evident Thrombosis,” Canyon Pharmaceuticals, 2009
- Principal Investigator, “Impella Training in Swine Model,” Abiomed, 2009
- Co-investigator, “The Effect of Acadesine on Clinically Significant Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in High-Risk Subjects Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Using Cardiopulmonary Bypass,” Schering Plough, 2009
- Co-investigator, “Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support,” The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 2009
- Co-investigator, “Double-blind, Randomized Study of High-Dose Vitamin C on Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery,” 2008
- Co-investigator, “Thromboembolic-Related Complications – Randomized Trial of Previous and Current Generation Mechanical Prostheses,” Ox-X Life Technologies, Inc., 2008
Presentations
- “Cardiovascular Disease,” Community Outreach Program “Tu Perteneces,” 2008
- “Aortic Valve Replacement After Previous Median Sternotomy: Is a Less-Invasive Approach Still Appropriate?”, Annual Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston, 2008
- “Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Review of Operative Results from 2002-2007,” Aortic Symposium, 2008
- “First U.S. Experience with Percutaneous Surgical VAD,” Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 44th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, 2008
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