Miguel F. Alvelo-Rivera
Miguel F. Alvelo-Rivera, M.D.
PO BOX 19061
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States
1 412 647-7371
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Institutional Affiliation
- University of Pittsburgh, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialty
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- General Thoracic Surgery
Background
- University of Puerto Rico (BS 1988)
- Univ. of Puerto Rico Sch. of Medicine (MD 1992)
- Univ. of Puerto Rico Affil. Hospitals (Surgical Internship 1992-1993)
- Univ. of Puerto Rico Affil. Hospitals (Surgical Residency 1993-1997)
- University of Pittsburgh (Surgical Oncology 1998-2000)
- University of Pittsburgh (Cardiothoracic Surgery 2000-2002)
- University of Pittsburgh (Minimally invasive thoracic surgery 2002-2003)
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (2003-present)
Interests
- Thoracic Oncology
- Minimally invasive esophageal resection
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- Mediastinal surgery
- Surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tracheal surgery
- Esophageal surgery: Reflux, diverticula, achalasia
- Complex chest wall resections and reconstructions
- Early lung cancer detection and screening
- Palliative procedures for advanced cancer
Last Modified: 17-Jan-2008
