Medical / Professional School(s):
1994, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina
Internship:
1994, Internal Medicine - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina
Residency:
1996, Cardiovascular Disease - Hospital Felicio Rocho
Fellowship:
1998, Interventional Cardiology - Hospital Felicio Rocho
2000, Interventional Cardiology - Erasmus Universiteit Faculteit der Geneeskunde
Research Fellowship:
1994, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia - Cleveland Clinic
Other Education:
2000, -
University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.
UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.
View UH’s policy (PDF) on practitioner-industry relationships.
For calendar year 2011, Marco Costa, MD, PhD disclosed the following Outside Relationships with Industry:
Abbott Laboratories - Consulting
Boston Scientific Corp - Consulting
CardioKenetix - Consulting
Cordis Corporation - Consulting
Daiichi-Sankyo - Consulting
Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals Company - Consulting
Medtronic, Inc. - Consulting
Sanofi-Aventis - Consulting
Scitech Medical, Inc. - Consulting
St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Consulting
Genae Americas - Ownership
StemMed Inc. - Ownership