Porter Institute for Valvular Heart Disease

Dedicated to the Research, Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Valve Disease

The Porter Institute for Valvular Heart Disease is unique in the Delaware Valley region. Located just outside Philadelphia, the Institute is dedicated to the research, diagnosis and medical management of heart valve disease and the surgical repair and reconstruction of heart valves.

Advanced Procedures

The Porter Institute offers advanced procedures such as heart and heart valve reconstruction, mitral and aortic heart valve repair, heart valve replacements, the Ross procedure, heart valve transplants, ventricular remodeling and adult congenital cardiac surgery.

Located in Abington Memorial Hospital's Pilla Heart Center, The Porter Institute for Valvular Heart Disease offers patients the ability to be seen, diagnosed, and treated for heart valve disease within a state-of-the art facility distinctive to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region.

"One-Stop Shop"

The Porter Institute unites the disciplines of cardiology and cardiac surgery and offers "one-stop shopping" to heart valve patients who will have the opportunity to be evaluated by a cardiologist, anesthesiologist (as indicated), certified registered nurse practitioner, affiliated health staff and, finally, a cardiac surgeon-all within a relaxing, comfortable and welcoming environment.

Our Surgical Director

V. Paul Addonizio, MD, joined Abington Memorial Hospital in 1991, and performed the first open heart surgery at our hospital in December 1996. His vision, leadership and clinical expertise in valvular heart disease led to the establishment of the Porter Institute for Valvular Heart Disease in 2006. Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr. Addonizio was a renowned heart surgeon, performing more than 7,000 operations in his career. Patients, his colleagues and the entire hospital family were deeply saddened by Dr. Addonizio's untimely passing in 2010. Read more here