Mario Zaritzky

Mario Zaritzky (born December 16, 1956 in La Plata, Argentina) is MD, scientist and inventor and currently lives and works as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Radiology Department of Radiology, University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois,[1] USA. Zaritzky is Coordinator of the Network of Argentine Science in Midwestern, United States, from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation Programme of Argentina.[2]

Training

He graduated as a doctor in 1980 at the University of La Plata in Argentina, and obtained certification as a specialist in pediatric surgery in 1987 and Pediatric Radiology, 1998, College of Medicine, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

He worked as Surgeon and later as Medical and Interventional Radiologist at the Children's Hospital "Sor María Ludovica" of the city of La Plata, from 1980 to 2004. From 2004-2006 was Instructor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Chicago in Chicago,[3] Illinois. And from 2007 to the present he serves as Assistant Professor in the same department.[4]

Medicine with magnets

Creator of a method for repairing congenital malformations of the esophagus through magnetos[5] without the traditional use of surgery[6] whose original idea has been characterized as revolutionary.[7]

By this procedure became Annalise Dapo April 2015 in the first patient in the United States have their corrected without Esophageal atresia surgery.[8] Dapo born without a third of the esophagus, which prevented him from eating or swallowing because your mouth and stomach were not connected. This condition is common to occur in 1 in 80,000 baby's.[9]

Surgery was the traditional repair mechanism problem, until Zaritzky, developed this method based on magnetos.[10][11][12]

Private life

He is married and has two children. He currently resides in the City of Chicago, United States.

Publications

He has published 14 refereed scientific articles, 13 book chapters, 14 have been invited speaker at over 65 conferences, held 28 oral presentations, posters, and has two patents (use of magnets for the repair of esophageal atresia, USA . 7,282,057 B2, October 2007 and US 2013/0226205 A1 August 2013)

References

  1. ↑ https://radiology.uchicago.edu/directory/mario-zaritzky
  2. ↑ http://www.raices.mincyt.gov.ar/noti_cientificos_Medio_Oeste.htm
  3. ↑ https://radiology.uchicago.edu/directory/mario-zaritzky
  4. ↑ http://www.uchicagokidshospital.org/physicians/physician.html?id=6184
  5. ↑ http://web.mit.edu/2.75/projects/DMD2011-5231.pdf
  6. ↑ "Staged repair of esophageal atresia: Pouch approximation and catheter-based magnetic anastomosis". Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2: 170–175. doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2014.03.004.
  7. ↑ http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/infotech/06-Oct-2003/science-magnets-repair-birth-defect-in-food-pipe
  8. ↑ http://abc11.com/health/new-non-invasive-procedure-for-infant-at-wakemed-is-first-of-its-kind-in-us/648350/
  9. ↑ http://www.wral.com/pioneering-wakemed-procedure-corrects-infant-s-rare-disorder/14573393/#/vid14573546
  10. ↑ http://www.wral.com/pioneering-wakemed-procedure-corrects-infant-s-rare-disorder/14573393/#/vid14573546
  11. ↑ http://abc11.com/health/new-non-invasive-procedure-for-infant-at-wakemed-is-first-of-its-kind-in-us/648350/
  12. ↑ http://radiology.uchicago.edu/news/dr-zaritzky-pioneers-non-surgical-option-babies-esophageal-atresia
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