Tshomba Yamume
Yamume Tshomba, is the current Chief of Vascular Surgery Unit at Cardiovascular Sciences Department in the Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy. He's also Associate Professor in Vascular Surgery and Vascular Surgery Residency Program Director at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
He worked since 2001 until 2018 as staff surgeon at San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy in the Vascular Surgery Unit directed by Prof. Roberto Chiesa. Since 2016 until 2018 is Associate Professor at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
Dr. Tshomba has been practicing with several international fellowships including the Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris - France (2000); the Adult Cardiac Surgery at the Texas Heart Institute, Houston - TX (2008), the Adult Cardiac Surgery Section at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston - TX (2008); the Cardiovascular Service at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston - TX (2008); and the Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston - TX (2014).
Dr. Tshomba's practice is especially focused on the treatment of aneurysms and dissections involving the abdominal, thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta and on operative management of cerebrovascular desease. Dr. Tshomba's interests also include endovascular aortic complex procedures for treatment of arch pathologies.
Dr. Tshomba's research activities are mainly focused on evaluation and development of new devices for complex endovascular aortic repair and on organ protection during open aortic surgery with a special focus on the substrates for direct renal perfusion during thoracoabdominal aortic repair.
Dr. Tshomba received the Distinguished International Award 2014 from the American Society for Vascular Surgery that selects every year four young vascular surgeons from countries outside North America for their commitment to teaching and research in the field of Vascular Surgery.