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  • Antonio Amodeo

    Antonio Amodeo

    Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery)

    BioAntonio Amodeo currently serves as a Professor of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Director of Pediatric Thoracic Organ Transplantation in the Stanford Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. His practice encompasses pediatric cardiac surgery and thoracic organ transplantation, with a focus on advanced heart failure, ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy, myocardial recovery, and mechanical circulatory support. He also leads clinical efforts in pediatric VAD therapy and myocardial recovery, and has pioneered artificial heart therapies in children, including the world’s first permanent artificial heart implantation in a child and, at the time, the world’s smallest artificial heart implantation in the youngest patient.