Head of the Interventional Cardiology Unit
Dott.ssa Gandolfo Caterina
Dr. Caterina Gandolfo joined IRCCS ISMETT in late 2015 and serves as Head of the Interventional Cardiology Unit. Her research focuses on the treatment of end-stage organ disease.
Before joining IRCCS ISMETT, Dr. Gandolfo worked as director of Interventional Cardiology Unit at ARNAS Civico Hospital in Palermo, Italy.
As primary operator, she has performed approximately 3,000 diagnostic angiographic procedures and approximately 2,000 percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), including approximately 800 primary PCIs in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Dr. Gandolfo has extensive experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), rotational atherectomy using the Rotablator system, and percutaneous rheolytic thrombectomy using the AngioJet system. She also has experience as primary operator in transcatheter mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system, having performed approximately 50 procedures since 2010, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Since 2012, she has performed more than 250 TAVI procedures using balloon-expandable and self-expanding prosthetic valves, including the Edwards SAPIEN XT, SAPIEN 3, CoreValve, and Evolut R systems. Her experience encompasses transfemoral, transaortic, transapical, and left subclavian access approaches.
Her expertise also includes pediatric interventional cardiology. She has performed approximately 100 pediatric diagnostic angiographic procedures and approximately 50 interventional procedures, including emergency interventions such as Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy and pulmonary valvuloplasty.
Dr. Gandolfo earned her degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Palermo in 1993, graduating with highest honors and receiving special recognition and publication of her thesis. She completed her specialist training in Cardiology in 1997, also graduating with highest honors.
