Danny Chu, MD, FACS
Contact
Assistant
Address
UPMC Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop St., Suite C-711 Pittsburgh, PA 15213Title(s)
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Cardiac Surgery, VAMC of Pittsburgh
Education and Training
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine - Boston, Massachusetts
BS, California Institute of Technology - Pasadena, California
Internship, University of California San Diego Medical Center - San Diego, California
General Surgery Residency, University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center - San Diego, California
Thoracic Surgery Residency, Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas
Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Professional Activities
Association for Academic Surgery
Association of Veterans Affairs Surgeons, Secretary
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Marshall J. Orloff Society
Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Society of University Surgeons, Representative to the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honors Society)
Journal Reviewing and Editorial Boards
BioMed Research International, Editorial Board
Case Reports International, Editorial Board
Current Surgery Reports, Editorial Board
JAMA Surgery, Editorial Board
Journal of Health & Medical Informatics, Editorial Board
Journal of Thoracic Disease, Editorial Board
The Scientific World Journal, Editorial Board
World Journal of Cardiology, Editorial Board
World Journal of Respirology, Editorial Board
World Journal of Surgical Procedures, Editorial Board
Research Interests
Outcomes research
Health services research
Telemedicine and information technology
Biology of saphenous vein graft patency
Perioperative stroke prevention in cardiac surgery