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Victor O. Morell appointed Department Chair
Welcoming a new era of leadership under the direction of Chair, Dr. Victor O. Morell.
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Dr. Ibrahim Sultan appointed Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Ibrahim Sultan has been appointed Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery.
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Dr. Ryan M. Levy appointed Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
Dr. Ryan M. Levy has been appointed Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery.
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A New Era of Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Learn more about robotic cardiac surgery at UPMC, led by internationally recognized expert in robotic coronary and mitral valve surgery, Dr. Johannes Bonatti.
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Expanding the Donor Pool with DCD Heart Transplant
Learn more about our Donation-After-Cardiac Death heart transplant program, led by Dr. David J. Kaczorowski.
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Our Commitment to Cardiothoracic Surgical Education
Celebrated educator Dr. Pyongsoo Yoon appointed Executive Vice Chair of Education.
Our Department
Learn more about the divisions of Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, and Lung Transplantation.
Funded by several active federal, foundation, and industry awards, we pursue continuous innovation and multi-disciplinary collaboration in efforts to discover the treatments of tomorrow.
Learn more about how we are training the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons.
NIH T32 Training Grant Awarded
Over $1.6 million has been received from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for the 5-year Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Training Program. This research training grant is focused on the next generation of academic cardiac and thoracic surgeons.