Adrian Lata, MD
- Associate Professor, Surgical Sciences - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Adrian Lata, MD
Research Interests
- Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Endocarditis
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Heart Transplant
- Thoracic Aortic Disease
- Education
- MD, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mures - Romania, 1996
- Residency
- CT Surgery, Str. GH. Marinescu No. 50, 2001
- General Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital, 2006
- CT Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2008
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Surgical Sciences - Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Surgical Sciences - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Research
- En bloc spondylectomy for primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thoracic spine with aortic involvement: case report. Somasundaram A, Wicks RT, Lata AL, Qasem SA, Hsu W. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Apr; 22(4):399-405.
- Successful Manubriosternal Fusion Following Failure of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of a Traumatic Manubriosternal Dislocation: A Case Report. Scott AT, Halvorson JJ, O'Gara TJ, Lata AL. JBJS Case Connect. 2013 Oct; 3(4):1-5.
- Giant pericardial lymphangioma--imaging, surgical, and pathologic correlations. Shroff GS, Lata AL, Parks GE, Entrikin DW. J Comput Assist Tomogr. ; 35(5):642-4.
- Cannula design reduces particulate and gaseous emboli during cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary revascularization. Lata AL, Hammon JW, Deal DD, Stump DA, Kincaid EH, Kon ND. Perfusion. 2011 May; 26(3):239-44.
- Initial institutional experience with thoracoscopic assisted esophagectomy. Lata AL, Oaks T, Levine EA. Am Surg. 2010 Jul; 76(7):735-40.