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I am currently cruising off Italy and saw someone on the ship who could be Joe´s doppelgänger. Made me think of him and miss him
Andy Hano
April 22, 2025 | Work
Belleair, Florida
1959 - 2017
Joseph Francis Diliberto Jr., M.D., 58Belleair, FL - Joseph Francis Diliberto Jr., M.D., 58 years old, a beloved cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2017 at his home in Belleair Florida, surrounded by his loving family and friends.He was born in Worcester,...
Read MoreI am currently cruising off Italy and saw someone on the ship who could be Joe´s doppelgänger. Made me think of him and miss him
Andy Hano
April 22, 2025 | Work
Shocked to find out that Joe had passed away some time ago. I met him in 1984, when he was a medical student in Milwaukee and I was an intern in surgery. We lived in the same apartment complex. I remember his amazing story about the Grenada invasion that happened while he was a medical student there.
Alfred Nicolosi, MD
March 08, 2025 | Work
It's that time of year again when sadness creeps into mybody n mind.When we lost Joe as he so liked to be called, Laying in the Hospital bed and just talking to I think 5 other surgeons who said I would never play hockey again and in Walks in this young good looking Dr. who puts out his hand to shake and he says Hi I'm Joe and I said glad to meet you Dr. and he said no you call me Joe and then said Your the Hockey player right? I said yes and immediatly felt calm come over my body. He...
Arma
September 11, 2024 | Friend
Is this Dr Joe who did his residency at St Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford CT? I was a nurse there from 1986-1991. I was just talking to someone about him the other day. I did a Google search and found his obituary! My thoughts are with the family Davin (Ann) Lee Wilson
Davin Wilson
September 09, 2024 | Work
I was just going through some things of my mother (Janet Battey, a patient of Dr Joe) I came across his business card and decided to google him to see if he was still practicing! Imagine my sorrow when I found his obituary! I attended many appointments that my mother had with him, and was there when he put a new valve into her (old lady) body! I´ll never forget him visiting her in the ICU after the procedure! She was so depressed and not eating! He ran down the hall to the nurses station and...
Sheila Lepley, Winter Haven
April 17, 2024 | Work
Another year gone by, turning 50 this year but it seems like yesterday that we were standing across a patient from each other. A day doesn´t pass that I don´t recount the sayings, lessons and stories you told. Miss and love you brother. Michael
Michael Sullivan, PA-C
December 10, 2022 | Friend
Another year goes by and it is so hard to believe your not here with Priscilla and all your family and friends ..Your missed and loved by us all and as a Dr and a friend there will not another man to take your place ..When a light like yours shined so brightly and touched so many lives it will never go out no matter how much time passes by ..We know your the best heart Dr in heaven and taking care of all our loved ones .Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Dr Joe our loved friend and...
Arma and Connie Peddle
December 12, 2021 | Friend
I was giving a talk at the International Coronary Congress meeting in NYC last weekend and was randomly talking to two surgeons while getting coffee, one was a doctor from Miami, Dr. Tomas Salerno who helped train Joe in cardiac surgery and another was one of his residents from his past. Neither had heard of Joe´s passing, but both had excellent memories of Dr. Joe and what an amazing surgeon he was. Not a year goes by that you don´t remain in my thoughts and conversations. Hard to...
Michael L . Sullivan, PA-C
December 10, 2021 | Family
I met Dr. Joe when I was 25 and he was 27 on a vacation in the West Indies. He was young and was just becoming a surgeon and so passionate about being one. He was a very nice person. I was thinking of him after 35 years and was so sad to hear of his passing. My sincere condolences.
Lisa Whitefield
July 22, 2021 | Friend