Danny Chu

Danny Chu, MD, FACS UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute 200 Lothrop Street C-700 Pittsburgh, PA  15213 United States (412) 648-6314 (412) 692-2184 (Fax)

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery

Interests

• Aortic root pathology
• Valvular heart disease
• Complex surgical myocardial revascularization
• Sternal reconstrucion
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery

Research Interests

• Health services research
• Outcomes research
• Telemedicine
• Gene therapy

Positions

• Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (2006-2012)
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine (2006-2012)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr (2008-2012)
• Associate Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (2009-2012)
• Professional Staff Member, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (2009-2012)
• Staff Cardiac Surgeon, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute (2012-present)
• Director, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Cardiac Surgery Service (2012-present)
• Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2012-present)

Education & Training

• California Institute of Technology (B.S. 1993)
• Tufts University School of Medicine (M.D. 1997)
• University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1997-2004)
• University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine Postgraduate Research Fellowship (2000-2002)
• Baylor College of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Residency (2004-2006)
• Diplomate, American Board of Surgery (2005)
• Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2007)