Faculty

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James D. Luketich, MD, FACS

Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Director, UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute 
Director, Mark Ravitch/Leon C. Hirsch Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery 
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James M. Ackerman, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Evan T. Alicuben, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Omar Awais, DO

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Mercy
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, UPMC Mercy
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC East
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Advanced General Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
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Nicholas Baker, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Johannes Bonatti, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (UCR)
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Neil A. Christie, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Shadyside
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
 
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Danny Chu, MD, FACS

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Cardiac Surgery, VAMC of Pittsburgh

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Daniel Ciaburri, MD, FACC, FACS, MBA

Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoacic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Jenalee N. Coster, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Luciana Da Fonseca Da Silva, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Jose Da Silva, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Center for Valve Therapy, Heart Institute at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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Rajeev Dhupar, MD, MBA, FACS

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, VAMC of Pittsburgh
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Vera Svobodova Donnenberg, PhD, FCP

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Francis D. Ferdinand, MD, FACS

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Cardiac Surgery, UPMC Hamot
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Masashi Furukawa, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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David J. Kaczorowski, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (UCR)
Surgical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Center
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Ergin Kocyildirim, MD

Research Assistant Professor 
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Robert L. Kormos, MD, FAHA, FRCS(C)

Professor Emeritus
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Renee L. Levesque, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Ryan Levy, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vice Chairman, Community Outreach and Thoracic Expansion
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Passavant
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

 

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Claudio Lima, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
 

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Mario Castro Medina, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Victor O. Morell, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Eugene S. Wiener Professor of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vice Chair and Director Cardiovascular Services, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Interim Division Chief, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery
Surgeon-In-Chief, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Co-Director, Heart Institute, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Kentaro Noda, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Research Program Manager, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Arjun Pennathur, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Sampson Family Professor in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Julie Phillippi, PhD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Bioengineering
Vice Chair, Cardiac Surgery Research
Director, Post-Doctoral Research
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

 

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Pablo G. Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery 
Brack G. Hattler Professor in Cardiothoracic Transplantation 
Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  
Chief, Division of Lung Transplant & Lung Failure  
Director of Lung Transplant Research 
Associate Program Director, CT Surgery Residency Program 

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Inderpal (Netu) Sarkaria, MD, MBA, FACS

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chair in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Director of Thoracic Robotic Surgery
Co-Director, UPMC Esophageal Surgery Institute
Director, Thoracic Surgery Quality and Outcomes
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Matthew J. Schuchert, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Independent Fellowship and Integrated Residency Programs
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Derek R. Serna-Gallegos, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
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Adam C. Soloff, PhD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Diane C. Strollo, MD, FACR, FCCP

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Ibrahim Sultan, MD, FACS, FACC

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease
Surgical Director, Center for Heart Valve Disease
Heart and Vascular Institute
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Melita Viegas, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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David M. West, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Christopher H. Wigfield, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (UCR)

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Tadeusz D. Witek, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Department of Cardiothoriacic Surgery 
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Pyongsoo David Yoon, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
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