Pablo G. Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS

Contact

Phone

412-647-7556

Assistant

Daina Hunter
Administrative Coordinator
 
 

Address

200 Lothrop Street, Suite 92 Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Title(s)

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 

Education and Training

Graduate:
1994-1999: School of Medicine. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba. Argentina. Degree: MD.
 
Post Graduate Education and Training:
1999-2000: General Surgery Internship at Hospital Nacional de Clinicas, Cordoba. Argentina.
2000-2002: Thoracic Surgery Residency at Pavilhao Pereira Filho, Santa Casa de Porto Alegre. Brazil.
2003-2004: Pediatric Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Porto Alegre. Brazil.
2004-2005: Master in Science, Pulmonary Medicine. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Degree: Msc.
2006-2009: Research Fellow, Division Thoracic Surgery, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
2006-2010: Doctor in Philosophy, Pulmonary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Degree: PhD.
2009-2014: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Artificial Organ Laboratory University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Professional Activities

2002: ALAT. Asociacion Latinoamericana del Torax (Member)
2003: ATS. American Thoracic Society (Member)
2016: ISHLT. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (Member)
2017: ELSO. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (Member)
2017: STS. Society of Thoracic Surgeons (International Member)
2017: WTSA. Western Thoracic Surgical Association (Member)

Journal Reviewing and Editorial Boards

American Journal of Transplantation
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
Annals of Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE)
Stem Cells Journal

Awards

2004‐2005: CNPq Scholarship (National Research Council, Brazil).
2006-2008: CAPES Scholarship (Coordination for the Improvement of Personnel with Higher Education, Brazil).
2013: Recipient of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Research Fellowship Award.
2013: Distinguished Visitor. School of Medicine. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Argentina.
2015: Recipient of the F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship from The American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
2017: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Publications

Please view Dr. Sanchez's publications here.