Italo Linfante, MD
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About Italo Linfante, MD
Italo Linfante, M.D, is the director of interventional neuroradiology at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Linfante specializes in endovascular procedures and interventional neuroradiology. He is fluent in English and Italian.
Dr. Linfante joined Miami Neuroscience Institute from Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, where he served as medical director of interventional neuroradiology.
He is currently a clinical professor of radiology and neuroscience at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. He previously served as an associate professor of neurology and radiology in the University of Massachusetts’ Section of Neuroendovascular Surgery/Interventional Neuroradiology and was attending physician in Neuro Endovascular Surgery at Boston Medical Center.
Dr. Linfante has participated in major clinical trials in medications and device-related technology to treat stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases. He has lectured nationally and internationally on related topics. Dr. Linfante has been a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal Stroke since 2002 and an associate editor for the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. He has also been an editor for several other major peer-reviewed medical journals in neurosurgery and neuroradiology.
He is the author of scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as Stroke, Neurology, Neurosurgery and the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. He has published numerous book chapters and books on stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Specialties in Neurology and Vascular Neurology and Diplomate in NeuroEndovascular Surgery from the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Dr. Linfante holds several leadership positions in neuroendovascular surgery. He is a founding member and was president of the Society for Interventional Neurology (SVIN). He also served on the Executive Committee of the Society for Neuro Interventional Surgery (SNIS). He has been the chairman of several sessions and scientific symposiums of the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA). In addition, he served as chairman and faculty of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, and the International Symposium of Endovascular Therapy (ISET).
He has received numerous awards, including the Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) and Stroke Council, Cum Laude Award of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Cor Vitae Award from the American Heart Association and others.
When he is not treating patients, Dr. Linfante enjoys running, tennis, swimming, music, playing the guitar and traveling.
Director of Interventional Neuroradiology
Male
English
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Doctors Hospital
Homestead Hospital
South Miami Hospital
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
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Education & Training
Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Fellowship Program, Interventional Neuroradiology, 2004
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship Program, Interventional Neuroradiology, 2003
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship Program, Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2000
Baylor College of Medicine
Residency Program, Neurology, 1998
George Washington University
Residency Program, Internal Medicine, 1995
National Institutes of Health
Fellowship Program, Neuroradiology, 1994
Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Facolta di Farmacia e Medicina(Italy)
Medical School, 1987
Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999
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