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Faculty
Arie Blitz, M.D.
Interests
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery
Education
- B.A. in philosophy, Dean’s List, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1980-1985
- M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1985-1989
Training
- Residency in General Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 1989-1994
- Research Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1994-1996
- Clinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1996-1998
- Clinical Fellowship in Congenital Heart Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1998-1999
- Clinical Fellowship in Heart Failure Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004-2005
Professional Experience
- Adult and Congenital Heart Surgery, Orange County Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Orange, California, 1999-2000
- Medical Director, Startup Program, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi, 2001-2002
- Medical Director, Startup Program: First Heart Hospital in Mississippi, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute of Mississippi, McComb, Mississippi, 2002-2004
- Clinical Associate/Fellow, Heart Failure Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana