Device Cardiovascular

Dissector

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Dissector. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$162Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
157clinicians with associated payments
2companies reporting

By year

2023 $85K
2024 $75K
2025 $2,254

Payments reported as associated with Dissector, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $92K
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $44K
Cardiovascular Disease $14K
Physician Assistant $4,374
Surgery $1,433
Family $1,157

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Dissector

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Dissector. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Kevin Makati Lutz, FL Cardiovascular Disease $13,045.48
Joseph Tiano Trumbull, CT Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $10,635.57
Daniel Fusco Farmington, CT Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $10,625.16
Thomas Ladas Fort Myers, FL Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $10,491.06
Anson Lee Palo Alto, CA Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $9,852.30
Steven Hoff Miami, FL Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $8,854.25
Ahmed Romeya Big Spring, TX Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $8,798.62
Armin Kiankhooy Saint Helena, CA Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $7,949.08
Peng Sheng Chen West Hollywood, CA Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $6,919.00
Mario Pascual Miami, FL Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $6,573.25

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.