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Pietro Di Santo, M.D.

  1. Critical Care Specialist
  2. Interventional Cardiologist

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Pietro Di Santo, M.D., is an interventional and critical care cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, where he practices within the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. His clinical work spans the cardiac catheterization laboratory and the cardiac intensive care unit, with a focus on managing critically ill patients with complex cardiovascular disease. Dr. Di Santo integrates advanced procedural care with rigorous, evidence-based decision-making in acute cardiovascular settings.

Dr. Di Santo completed his medical degree in 2014, followed by residency training in internal medicine and fellowship training in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. He also completed formal fellowship training in critical care medicine. In parallel with his clinical training, he participated in a clinician investigator program and is in the final stages of completing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in epidemiology, with a focus on clinical trials methodology and outcomes research.

  • Percutaneous coronary intervention, including complex and high-risk coronary disease
  • Cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support
  • Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
  • Arrhythmia management in the cardiac intensive care unit
  • Pragmatic clinical trials and cardiovascular outcomes research
  1. 2024
    Fellow - Critical Care Medicine - FRCPCUniversity of Ottawa
  2. 2024
    Fellow - Interventional Cardiology FellowshipUniversity of Ottawa
  3. 2022
    Clinical Investigator - Clinician Investigator ProgramUniversity of Ottawa
  4. 2021
    Residency - Adult Cardiology Residency - FRCPA CardiologyUniversity of Ottawa
  5. 2017
    Chief Resident - Internal Medicine Residency - FRCPC Internal Medicine (Chief Resident 2016-2017)University of Ottawa
  6. 2014
    Doctorate of Medicine - Licentiate of the Medical Council of CanadaUniversity of Ottawa
  7. 2010
    Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Sciences Graduated with Frist Class HonoursBrock University
  8.  
    PhD - PhD Candidate - EpidemiologySchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa

Certifications

  1. 2024
    Critical Care MedicineRoyal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
  2. 2021
    CardiologyRoyal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
  3. 2018
    Internal MedicineRoyal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada

Awards and honors

  1. 2024
    Department of Critical Care Medicine Scholar AwardUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  2. 2024
    Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the YearUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  3. 2024
    Top 10 Paper in JACC: AdvancesJACC: Journal of American College of Cardiology
  4. 2023
    Rick Hodder Day Scholarship Award WinerUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  5. 2021
    Keon AwardUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  6. 2019
    CCS-Bayer Vascular Award WinnerCCS-Bayer
  7. 2016
    Department of Medicine Peter MacLeod Ambassador AwardUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  8. 2016
    Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Resident Research PrizeCanadian Society for Clinical Investigation
  9. 2016
    The Ottawa Hospital Excellence Awards - Resident Educator NominationThe Ottawa Hospital
  10. 2016
    Department of Medicine Resident Research Day - Clinical Oral Session WinnerThe Ottawa Hospital

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    Co-investigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  2. 2022 - present
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  3. 2022 - present
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  4. 2021 - present
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  5. 2019 - 2022
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  6. 2019 - present
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  7. 2018 - present
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  8. 2017 - 2020
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
  9. 2015 - 2018
    InvestigatorUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute

Publications