Dr. Johannes O. Bonatti
Overview
Johannes Bonatti, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in robotic-assisted mitral valve and coronary surgery who is certified by the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. He is a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the Director of Cardiac Robotic Surgery at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Bonatti comes to the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute from his most recent appointment at the Vienna Health Network in Vienna, Austria. Prior to his work in Austria, Dr. Bonatti was the Chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a position he held from 2012 to 2015. He received his medical degree from Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria, and completed residencies in Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and General Surgery at the University Clinic of Surgery in Innsbruck, followed by internships in Trauma Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology at the General Public Hospital Kitzbühel, Austria. Dr. Bonatti’s clinical interests include minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, and vascular biology of coronary artery bypass grafts. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and performed over 5,000 cardiac surgeries, in addition to being the first physician world-wide to perform a robotic endoscopic quadruple coronary bypass surgery. He has held leadership positions in preeminent surgical societies worldwide. Dr. Bonatti has three children with his wife, Elfi, and enjoys mountain biking and skiing – he is a former member of the Austrian Freestyle Ski national team.
Dr. Bonatti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Myxoma. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 128 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Atrial Myxoma.
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
200 Lothrop Street, Suite 5B, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
9100 Babcock Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Bonatti isElite. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Advanced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Bonatti isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Bonatti isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Experienced
- AngioplastyDr. Bonatti isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Bonatti isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Bonatti isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Bonatti isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Bonatti isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Congenital Coronary Artery MalformationDr. Bonatti isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation.