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CURRICULUM VITAE

Nunzio A. Gaglianello MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Froedtert Hospital Center for Advanced Care
9200 92nd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1998 - 05/2002 B.S., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
08/2002 - 05/2006 M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2006 - 06/2009 Resident,, Internal Medicine, University of Wisconson Hospitals & Clinics, Madison, WI
07/2009 - 06/2011 Fellowship, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2011 - 06/2012 Chief Fellow, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milaukee, WI
06/2012 - 06/2013 Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2013 - 06/2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2020 - Present Associate Professor, Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/2013 - 06/2019 Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2013 - 07/2014 Associate Program Director - Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
04/2014 - 09/2016 Interim Medical Director Advanced Heart Failure & Mechanical Circulatory Support & Cardiac Transplant, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
04/2014 - 07/2016 UNOS Primary Director for Transplant Program, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
04/2015 - 07/2015 Interim Medical Director of Heart Transplantation, Children's Hospital Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2017 - 04/2023 Medical Director Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2019 - Present Program Director, General Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2021 - 04/2024 Interim Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin System Wide Heart Failure Medical Director, Froedtert Health/Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/2013 - Present Staff Physician, Advanced Heart Failure/Cardiology, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
08/2009
None
ABIM - Cardiovascular Disease
11/2012
None
ABIM Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
11/2014
None
BLS
04/2021
None
ACLS
04/2021
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
02/2008
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
05/2002 Outstanding Research Award (Biomedical Sciences), Marquette University
05/2002 Magna Cum Laude, Marquette University
06/2012 Donald Tresch Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
06/2016 Ron Siegel Best Teaching Attending Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2017 Recognized as top 1% of MCW and FH Physicians in patient satisfaction scores
2017 - 2018 Recognized by the Curriculum and Evaluation Committee as one of MCW's outstanding medical student teachers
2018 - 2019 MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teachers
2018 - 2020 Top Patient Experience Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 - 2020 Outstanding Graduate School Educator, MCW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
06/2022 - Present Marquette University National Alumni Award for Professional Achievement through the College of Health Sciences
09/2024 Department of Medicine James M. Clerletty Award for Excellence

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/2012 - Present International Society of Heart & Lung Transplantation
American College of Cardiology (Member)
Heart Failure Society of America (Member)

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Quantitative Detection of Circulating Donor-Specific DNA in Organ Transplant Recipients
Source:
CTRT-Multi Center Study Clinical Trial
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Nunzio Gaglianello
Dates:
02/2015 - Present
  
Title:
Evaluating the Role of Infection & Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Pathophysiology of Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis
Source:
CTSI Awarded Grant
Role & Effort:
Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
03/2015 - Present
  
Title:
INTERMACS Registry
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Nunzio Gaglianello
Dates:
04/2015 - Present
  
Title:
Impact of Long-Term Continuous Flow on Endothelial & Microvascular Function in Heart Failure Patients Treated with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Source:
NIH
Dates:
07/2015 - Present
  
Title:
Patient Perceptions in Heart Failure
Source:
AWH Pilot Grant
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Nunzio Gaglianello
Dates:
11/2017 - Present
  
Title:
Cangrelor use in temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Nunzio Gaglianello
Dates:
04/2018 - Present
  
Title:
SynCardia 50cc Temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) as a Bridge To Transplant (BTT)
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Sub Principal Investigator
Dates:
06/2018 - Present
  
Title:
SynCardia 70cc Temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) for Destination Therapy (DT)
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Sub Principal Investigator
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Illness Perceptions and CHF Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Nunzio Gaglianello
Dates:
01/2018 - 12/2019
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Lincoln Avenue Clinic Outreach Talk, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2016
Medtronic Waveform Bootcamp, Chicago, IL, 04/2018
Updates on Heart Failure, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants Conference, Virtual Conference, 04/2020
Recognizing Risk Stratification in Heart Failure, Bellin Hospital - Educational Conference, Green Bay, WI, 04/2023
CHF Management & Treatment and Recognizing Risk, Aspirus Winter Conference, Wausau, WI, 03/2024
Gaglianello, N, Advanced Systolic Heart Failure, Prevea Cardiology Group Outreach, Green Bay, WI, - 05/01/2014
Gaglianello, N, Advanced Heart Failure: What is Advanced & When Should I Refer?, 27th Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, - 10/07/2014
 
Local
Watertown Plank Road IM/FP Group Outreach Talk, Wauwatosa, WI, 11/2016
Annual Winter Refresher Course, Waukesha, WI, 03/2023 - Present
Case Presentation: Concealed Accessory Pathways, Electrophysiology Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/14/2011
Debate: Radial vs. Femoral PCI, Cardiac Catheterization Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/25/2012
Pericardial Disease in Echocardiography, MRI/Echo Imaging Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 11/11/2009
Case Presentation: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/20/2011
Bivalirudin in Acute Coronary Syndromes, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/01/2010
Advanced Heart Failure: What is Advanced & When Should I Refer?, Clement J. Zablocki VA Noon Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/11/2015
Advanced Heart Failure, Wheaton Franciscan Cardiology Group Outreach Talk, Brookfield, WI, - 02/04/2015
Antiplatelet Agents in PCI: Which Agents When?, Cardiac Catheterization Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 05/30/2012
Antiplatelet Agents in PCI: Which Agents When?, Cardiac Catheterization Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/20/2010
Left Ventricular Quantitation by Echo and MRi, MRI/Echo Imaging Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/27/2011
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Electrophysioilogy Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/26/2010
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement, Advances in Medicine, UW Hospitals & Clinics, Madison, WI, - 01/06/2009
Bivalirudin in Acute Coronary Syndromes, Advances in Medicine, UW Hospitals & Clinics, Madison, WI, - 01/15/2008
Advanced Heart Failure: What is Advanced and When Should I Refer?, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, - 07/14/2015
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Kiehl KL, Butzler BN, Saltzberg MT, Ishizawar DI, Mohammed A, Gaglianello N., Calculation of VAD Cardiac Cycle Volume Using Heartware Waveform, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Orlando, FL, 2015
Cole, A, Mohammed A, Durham L, Gaglianello N, Ishizawar D, Joyce L, Kursel R, Saltzberg M, Joyce D, Donors after Circulatory Death at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Potential for Increased Volume in Cardiac Transplantation, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, Orlando, FL, 2019
Deshpande S, Richmond M, Zangwill S, Bichell D, Gaglianello N, Kindel S, Knecht K, Pahl E, Schroder J, Wigger M, Mahle W, Simpson P, Tomita-Mitchell A, Mitchell M.E, Increase in Total Cell-Free DNA Correlates with Death in Adult and Pediatric Heart Transplant Recpients: DNA Based Transplant Rejection Test (DTRT)- A Prospective Blinded Multicenter NIH/NHLBI Funded Clinic Study, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, Orlando, FL, 2019
Richmond M, Deshpande S, Zangwill S, Bichell D, Gaglianello N, Kindel S, Knecht K, Pahl E, Schroder J, Wigger M, Mahle W, Simpson P, Tomita-Mitchell A, Mitchell M.E., Increase in Donor Fraction Cell-Free DNA Correlates with Cellular and Antibody Mediated Rejection (ACR/AMR) in Adult and Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients: DNA Based Transplant Rejection Test (DTRT)- A Prospective Blinded Multicenter NIH/NHLBI Funded Clinic Study, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, Orlando, FL, 2019
Waldron J Pharm D, Dow J Pharm D, Grayburn R DO, GAGLIANELLO N MD, Baumann Kreuziger L MD, Comparison of Monitoring Unfractionated Heparin Using Angi-Xa vs. aPTT in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices, International Society of Heart & Lung Transplantation, Nice, France, - 2015
 
National
Purushotham D, GAGLIANELLO N, An Unusual Cause of Heart Failure - Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Etiology, Pathology and Clnical Significance, Society of Internal Medicine, - 2014
 
Local
Purushotham D, GAGLIANELLO N, Left Ventricular Non-Compaction: Etiology, Pathology and Clinical Significance, WI Chapter ACP Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/2014
Shah N, GAGLIANELLO N, Hacker T, Whitesell L, Raval A, Durable & Reproducible measure of hyperemic perfusion in a small animal hindlimb ischemia model, UW Cardiovascular Research Center 14th Annual Scientific Poster Fair, Madison, WI, - 12/02/2008
GAGIANELLO N, Berger M, Meskin J., Improper Right Ventricular Pace Maker Lead Placement: A Case Report, Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 2010
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
02/2017 - 06/2018 Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
02/2014 - 09/2016 Member, Advanced Heart Failure Oversight Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
05/2014 - 05/2015 Member, Heart & Vascular Service Line Oversight Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
05/2014 - 04/2015 Member, Palliative Care Advisory Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
09/2014 - 09/2016 Director, Heart Failure Management & Protocol Policy Committee, Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital
10/2014 - Present Member, Adult Bariatric Surgery Committee, Froedtert Memorial Hospital
07/2021 - Present Member, Heart Failure SPOT, Froedtert Health
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
07/2009 - 06/2012 Clinical Examination and Reasoning (Cardiology portion)
01/2014 - Present Preceptor for M1 student in Clinic
11/2017 Bioethics Pathway Curriculum - "Trajectory of Heart Failure Patient"
- 10/14/2013 M2 Discovery Curriculum, Heart Failure Lecture
- 04/22/2014 Symptoms Sessions for M2 Students - "Dyspnea, orthopnea and edema"
- 10/07/2014 M2 Curriculum, Heart Failure Course
 
Resident and Fellow Education
12/2016 What's Newish in Heart Failure
01/2017 - Present Cardiac Amyloidosis
01/2017 Clinicopathologic Conference
02/2017 Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
- 03/10/2015 Fellows' Core Curriculum "Chronic Congestive Heart Failure"
- 03/15/2016 Fellows' Core Curriculum "Transplantation"
- 03/04/2014 Fellows' Core Curriculum "Chronic Systolic Heart Failure"
- 09/09/2014 Fellows' Core Curriculum "Acute Decompensated Heart Failure"
- 03/04/2015 Palliative Care Fellows Conference "Advanced Heart Failure and Palliative Care"
- 06/15/2016 Fellows Core Curriculum "Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure"
- 05/05/2016 Cardiology Grand Rounds "Advanced Heart Failure"
- 10/22/2013 Fellows' Core Conference "Ventricular Assist Devices"
- 05/05/2015 Fellows' Core Conference "Cardiac Transplant Patients"
- 09/10/2013 Fellows Core Conference "Acute decompensated heart failure"
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Continuing Medical Education
- 04/29/2014 Frodtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, NUrsing Transplant Days "Desensitization in Heart Transplantation"
- 05/06/2014 Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Nursing Transplant Days "Desensitation in Heart Transplantation"
- 07/14/2015 Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Nurse Practitioner Grand Rounds "Advanced Heart Failure: What is Advanced & When Should I Refer?"
 
Nursing Student Education
03/2015 - Present Clement J. Zablocki Veteran's Hospital, Noon Conference - "Advanced Heart Failure: What is Advanced and when should I refer?"
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
08/1998 - 05/2002 Youth Head Soccer coach for Greendale Soccer Club and Polonia Soccer Club
08/2003 - 05/2004 Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin. Volunteered at the school's clinic for the uninsured one half-day per week during my second year of medical school. Saw patients and staffed the encounters with a 3rd or 4th year medical student as well as a resident.
07/2007 - 06/2009 University of Wisconsin Medical School, WI, PDS (Patient, Doctor and Society)Instructor. Lead a group of first year medical students and taught them interviewing and physicial exam skills. Then the next year I callred it over to the second year students.
- 04/1997 St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Guatemala, Friendship without Borders/Volunteer. Traveled to Santa Apolonia in Guatemala and helped build houses in an orphanage for two weeks.
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Boruah PK, Baruah D, Mahr C, GAGLIANELLO N, Shahir K. Intermittent left ventricular assist device inflow tract obstruction by prolapsing papillary muscle detected by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). International Journal of Cardiology. Vol 176 Issue 1, Sept 2014, e13-e14
2. Dang G, Grayburn RL, GAGLIANELLO N, de Reguero AU, Lamb G. Octreotide for the management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with a HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device. Case Reports in Cardiology. Epub 2014 Dec 18. #826453
3. Zundel MT, Boeetcher BT, Feih JT, GAGLIANELLO N, Pagel PS. Use of oral droxidopa to improve arterial pressure and reduce vasoactive drug requirements during persistent vasoplegic syndrome after cardiac transplantation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. http://dx.doi.org/10/1053/j.jvca.2015.12.013
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Andreoli & Carpetner's Cecil Essentials of Medicine. ed 9. "Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy. GAGLIANELLO, Mahr C, Benjamin V. In print
 
Abstracts
1. Call SL, Milosavljevic SL, GAGLIANELLO N, Widlansky ME, Kleczka JF, Choi BW. Systolic and Diastolic Function in Cardiac Arrest Patients during Therapeutic Hypothermia. Presented at AHA. 2012.
2. Widlansky M, GAGLIANELLO N, Hariman, S, Mayhorn R. Reducing Utilization of Cardiac Stress Testing in the Outpatient Primary Care Setting: a Clinical Prediction Rule. AHA QCOR. 2012
3. Shah N. GAGLIANELLO N, Hacker T, Whitesell L, Raval A. Durable and reproducible measure of hyperemic perfusion in a small animal hind limb ischemia model. UW Cardiovascular Research Center 14th Annual Scientific Poster Fair, December 2, 2008.
4. GAGLIANELLO N, Berger M, Meskin J. Improper Right Ventricular Pace Maker Lead Placement: A Case Report. Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting. Miwlaukee, WI 2010.
5. Baruah D, Shahir KS, Goodman L, Mahr C, GAGLIANELLO N, Love R. Up-to-date Imaging of Newer Cardiac Devices - What Radiologists Need to Know. ARRS, Abstract ID#2105
6. Gupta N, Saurabh A, GAGLIANELLO N, Bangalore S, Cinquegrani M. Trends in Incidence, Management and Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients with Cardiogenic Shock. AHA 2014 Abstract #13061
7. Gupta N, Shahreyar M, Muppidi V, GAGLIANELLO N, Papp MA, Cinquegrani MP. Trends, Predictors and Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients undergoing Palliative Care. AHA 2014 Abstract #13065
8. Gupta N, Muppidi V, Shahreyar M, GAGLIANELLO N, Cinquegrani MP. Trends and Predictors in Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation in Patients with Heart Failure. AHA 2014 Abstract #13010