Michael Cortelli, MD, Joins Memorial Regional Hospital’s Adult Cardiac Surgery Program

Wednesday, April 09 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


(Hollywood, Fla.) — Cardiothoracic surgeon Michael Cortelli, M.D., FACS, has joined the Adult Cardiac Surgery program for Memorial Regional Hospital, one of the six hospitals operating under Memorial Healthcare System, the public, non-profit healthcare provider serving South Broward County.

Dr. Cortelli joins the cardiac surgery team at Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute, which operates at both Memorial Regional Hospital and Memorial Hospital West. The other two cardiac surgeons in the surgical program are Dr. Richard Perryman, chief of cardiac surgical services for Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Dr. Gary Allen is chief of adult cardiac surgery at the Institute.

Before coming to South Florida, Dr. Cortelli was Chairman of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, FL. He also had been in private practice in the community and held additional surgical privileges at Tampa General Hospital and the Regional Medical Center in Bayonet Point.

Dr. Cortelli’s specialties include minimally-invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation, heart transplant, mitral valve surgery, mechanical circulatory support and community outreach/education. He is a member of the Florida Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, The Society of Thoracic Surgery and Cooley Hand’s Society.

Dr. Cortelli holds bachelor’s of science degrees in chemistry and biology and a medical degree from The University of South Florida in Tampa. He completed his general surgery internship and residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston and did his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at The Texas Heart Institute. During his residency, he was named Outstanding Surgical Teaching Resident by The University of Texas at Houston Medical School class for three consecutive years.

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