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Luigi Pirelli, MD, FACC
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About Luigi Pirelli, MD, FACC:

Luigi Pirelli, MD earned his medical degree from the University of Milan, Italy. He completed his cardiac surgery training at the University of Milan and New York University. Dr. Pirelli's expertise include transcatheter valve therapies and surgical valve repairs.

Expertise:

Cardiac Surgery
Mitral Valve Repair
Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR)
Transcatheter Edge to Edge Repair (TEER)
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR)
Transcatheter Valve Therapies
Valve Surgery
Valvular Heart Disease

Honors:

2004 - Associazione per la Lotta alla Trombosi Scholarship, Milan, Italy

Languages:

Italian

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC

Education:

Medical School: University of Milano
Residency: Universita Degli Studi Di Milano
Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [NY Signature, Student Health, Aetna Signature Administrators, NYP Employee Plan]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care]
CIGNA [HMO, Great West (National), POS, EPO, PPO, Medicare Managed Care, POS, POS]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/HIP [Vytra, Medicare Managed Care, Essential Plan, EPO, Select Care (Exchange), HMO, POS, PPO, ConnectiCare, ConnectiCare, PPO, PPO]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, EPO]
Fidelis Care [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
Healthfirst [Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
Quality Health Management [Quality Health Management]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [POS, HMO, PPO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Compass (Exchange), Empire Plan, Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, HMO]
VNSNY CHOICE [Special Needs, SelectHealth]
WellCare [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care), Medicare Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Basman C, Kliger CA, Kodra A, Patel NC, Scheinerman SJ, Pirelli L. Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve With Surgical Resection of Bioprosthetic Valve Leaflets Under Direct Vision (Mitral SURPLUS). JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jun 27;15(12):e145-e146. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.04.007. Epub 2022 May 11. PMID: 35568642

Vitanova K, Zaid S, Tang GHL, Kaneko T, Bapat VN, Modine T, Denti P; EXPLANT-TAVR Investigators. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar 26:S0022-5223(22)00348-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.12.060. Online ahead of print. (*member of the investigative team cited in the appendix of manuscript). PMID: 34973908

Basman C, Kodra A, Mustafa A, Rene G, Wang D, Pirelli L, Kliger CA. Percutaneous Retrieval of a Ruptured SAPIEN Ultra Balloon: The Reverse Umbrella Technique. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jan 24;15(2):e17-e19. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.10.028. Epub 2021 Dec 29. PMID: 34973908

Li A, Basman C, Wang D, Rahming H, Lannan L, Arnone P, Mustafa A, Kodra A, Pirelli L, Uttara S, Mihelis E. TCT-360 Comparison of Outcomes Using an Overexpanded Under-sized Versus Nominal-Sized SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve in Patients With Borderline Annulus Area Based on Computed Tomographic Angiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Nov;78(19_Supplement_S):B148-.

Bapat VN, Zaid S, Fukuhara S, Saha S, Vitanova K, Kiefer P, Squiers JJ, Voisine P, Pirelli L, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Chu MWA, Rodés-Cabau J, DiMaio JM, Borger MA, Lange R, Hagl C, Denti P, Modine T, Kaneko T, Tang GHL, and EXPLANT-TAVR Investigators. Surgical Explantation After TAVR Failure: Mid-Term Outcomes From the EXPLANT-TAVR International Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2021 Sep, 14 (18) 1978–1991

Kaneko T, Hirji S, Zaid S, Lange R, Kempfert J, Conradi L, Hagl C, Borger MA, Taramasso M, Nguyen TC, Ailawadi G, Shah AS, Smith RL, Anselmi A, Romano MA, Ali WB, Ramlawi B, Grubb KJ, Robinson NB, Pirelli L, Chu MWA, Andreas M, Obadia JF, Gennari M, Garatti A, Tchetche D, Nazif TM, Bapat VN, Modine T, Denti P, Tang GHL, and CUTTING-EDGE Investigators. Mitral Valve Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Mid-Term Outcomes From the CUTTING-EDGE International Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2021 Sep, 14 (18) 2010–2021

Basman C, Wang D, Pirelli L, El-Haddad H, Mihelis EA, Mehla P, Patel NC, Scheinerman SJ, Trost B, Kliger CA. CTA-Fluoroscopy Fusion Imaging for the Guidance of Cerebral Embolic Protection: Pro-Fusion Rather Than Con-Fusion. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Aug 9;14(15):1736-1738. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.04.030. PMID: 34353605

Pirelli L, Basman CL, Brinster DR, Wang D, Patel N, Scheinerman SJ, Kliger CA. Surgical Resection of Prosthetic Valve Leaflets Under Direct Vision (SURPLUS) for Redo TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Apr 8:S1936-8798(21)00336-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.02.026. PMID: 33865740

Pirelli L, Hong E, Steffen R, Vahl TP, Kodali SK, Bapat V. Mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring: tips, tricks, and outcomes. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021;10(1):96-112. doi:10.21037/acs-2019-mv-169. PMID: 33575180

Basman C, Seetharam K, Johnson J, Hemli JM, Brinster DR, Patel NC, Jacob Scheinerman S, Kliger CA, Pirelli L. Preoperative multidetector computed tomography for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement: Planning for future transcatheter options. J Card Surg. 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15080. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32996186

Basman C, Seetharam K, Pirelli L, Kliger CA. Transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve-in-valve implantation with three-dimensional printing guidance: A case report. J Card Surg. 2020 Jul;35(7):1676-1680. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14614. Epub 2020 May 5. PMID: 32369868

Basman C, Kliger CA, Pirelli L, Scheinerman SJ. Management of elective aortic valve replacement over the long term in the era of COVID-19. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Jun 1;57(6):1029-1031. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa152. PMID: 32301976

Basman C, Hemli JM, Kim MC, Seetharam K, Brinster DR, Pirelli L, Kliger CA, Scheinerman SJ, Singh VP, Patel NC. Long-term survival in triple-vessel disease: Hybrid coronary revascularization compared to contemporary revascularization methods. J Card Surg. 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14891. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32725629

Patel NC, Hemli JM, Seetharam K, Singh VP, Scheinerman SJ, Pirelli L, Brinster DR, Kim MC. Minimally invasive coronary bypass versus percutaneous coronary intervention for isolated complex stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May 29:S0022-5223(20)31256-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.171. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32653282

Pirelli L, Patel NC, Scheinerman JS, Brinster DR, Hemli JM, Basman C, Kliger CA. Hybrid Minimally Invasive Approach for Combined Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Severe Aortic Stenosis. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Mar/Apr;15(2):131-137. doi: 10.1177/1556984519896581. Epub 2020 Jan 1. PMID: 31893954

Patel NC, Hemli JM, Seetharam K, Graver LM, Brinster DR, Pirelli L, Scheinerman SJ, Hartman AR. Reoperative mitral valve surgery via sternotomy or right thoracotomy: A propensity-matched analysis. J Card Surg. 2019 Oct;34(10):976-982. doi: 10.1111/jocs. 14170. Epub 2019 Aug 2. PMID: 31376216

Patel NC, Hemli JM, Kim MC, Seetharam K, Pirelli L, Brinster DR, Scheinerman SJ, Singh VP. Short- and intermediate-term outcomes of hybrid coronary revascularization for double-vessel disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Nov;156(5):1799-1807.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.078. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PMID: 30119899

Pirelli L, Scheinerman JS, Brinster DR, Patel NC, Eltom A, Hemli JM, Kliger CA. Transinnominate approach for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: single-centre experience of minimally invasive alternative access. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Mar 1;53(3):545-551. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx361. PMID: 29048474

Al Badri A, Kliger C, Weiss D, Pirelli L, Wilson S, DeLaney ER, Jelnin V, Kronzon I, Perk G, Hemli JM, Patel NC, Raoof S, Ruiz CE.  Right atrial vacuum-assisted thrombectomy: single center experience.  J Invasive Cardiol. 2016 May;28(5):196-201. PMID: 27145051

Gulkarov I, Bohmann K, Cinnante KM, Pirelli L, Yu PJ, Grau JB, Pintucci G, Galloway AC, Mignatti P. Topical mitogen-activated protein kinases inhibition reduces intimal hyperplasia in arterialized vein grafts. J Surg Res. 2009 Jun 1;154(1):150-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.04.025. Epub 2008 May 9. PMID: 18805551

Other Peer-Reviewed PublicationsBasman C, Pirelli L, Singh VP, Reimers CD, Hemli J, Brinster DR, Patel NC, Scheinerman SJ, Kliger CA. Lifetime management for aortic stenosis: Planning for future therapies. J Cardiol. 2022 Jan 8:S0914-5087(21)00365-8. doi:10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.12.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35016808.

Ong C, Brown RM, Gershon A, Trost B, Hosseini H, Pirelli L. Mitral Arcade With Anomalous Papillary Muscles: Rare Cause of Mitral Stenosis in a Young Adult. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Aug 19;3(10):1303-1309. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.06.013. eCollection 2021 Aug 18. PMID: 34471883

Basman C, Johnson J, Pirelli L, Patel NC, Reimers C, Singh VP, Scheinerman SJ, Kliger CA. Mitral Regurgitation in the High-Risk Patient: Integrating an Expanding Armamentarium of Transcatheter Devices into the Treatment Algorithm. Cardiol Rev. 2021 Aug 9. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000412. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34380944

Spring AM, Pirelli L, Basman CL, Kliger CA. The importance of pre-operative imaging and 3-D printing valve-in-valve replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Jul 28:S1553-8389(20)30457-7. doi. 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.07.031. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32798117

Hemli JM, Uppal SK, Seetharam K, Delianides J, Pirelli L, Scheinerman SJ, Patel NC. Galactorrhea Following Minimally Invasive Reoperative Mitral Valve Replacement: An Unexpected Complication. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Mar/Apr;15(2):177-179. doi: 10.1177/1556984520909800. PMID: 32352899

Ferrari E, Gallo M, Wang C, Zhang L, Taramasso M, Maisano F, Pirelli L, Berdajs D, von Segesser LK. Three-dimensional printing in adult cardiovascular medicine for surgical and transcatheter procedural planning, teaching and technological innovation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Feb 1;30(2):203-214. PMID: 31633170

Kanjanauthai S, Pirelli L, Nalluri N, Kliger CA. Subclinical leaflet thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Interv Cardiol. 2018 Oct;31(5):640-647. doi: 10.1111/joic.12521. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29790209

Pirelli L, Kliger CA, Patel NC, Bono M, Ruiz CE, Jelnin V, Fontana GP. Minimally Invasive Robotically Assisted Repair of Partial Anomalous Venous Connection. Innovations (Phila). 2017 Jan/Feb;12(1):71-73. doi: 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000323. PMID: 27918317

Pirelli L, Kliger C, Fontana GP, Ruiz CE. Direct percutaneous transaortic approach for treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysms. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 May;20(5):680-1. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv027. Epub 2015 Feb 23. PMID: 25712986

Weiss D, Ruiz CE, Pirelli L, Jelnin V, Fontana GP, Kliger C. Available transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2015 Mar;17(3):488. doi: 10.1007/s11883-015-0488-7. PMID: 25651785

Pirelli L, Yu PJ, Srichai MB, Khvilivitzky K, Angelini P, Grau JB. Ectopic origin of left coronary ostium from left ventricle, with occlusive membrane: a previously unreported anomaly, with an embryologic interpretation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2008;35(2):162-5. PMID: 18612445

Yu PJ, Ferrari G, Pirelli L, Gulkarov I, Galloway AC, Mignatti P, Pintucci G. Vascular injury and modulation of MAPKs: a targeted approach to therapy of restenosis. Cell Signal. 2007 Jul;19(7):1359-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2007.03.002. Epub 2007 Mar 15. PMID: 17448633

Comerio G, Ferratini M, Pezzano A, Racca V, Tavanelli M, Pirelli L, Fundarò P, Mattioli R, Donatelli F. [Resection of unusual atrial mass complicated with fungal endocarditis in a patient undergoing immunosuppressive treatment]. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2003 Jun;60(2):166-9. Italian. PMID: 12918171