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Danny Chu

Danny Chu, MD, FACS, FAHA

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Heart & Vascular Institute
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
200 Lothrop Street, C-700
Pittsburgh, PA  15213
United States
(412) 648-6351
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

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Background

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 Center (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, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Heart & Vascular Institute (2012-present)
Director of Cardiac Surgery, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (2012-present)
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2012-2017)
Cardiac Surgery Curriculum Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2017-present)
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2017-present)
Director, UPMC Ozaki Center of Excellence (2021-present)
Surgical Director, UPMC CTEPH Center (2024-present)

Other Interests

Aortic valve reconstruction (Ozaki Procedure)
Valvular heart disease
Aortic root pathology
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for CTEPH
Sternal reconstruction
Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Complex surgical myocardial revascularization
Resident education

Research

Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Vascular Medicine and Research

Member, Editorial Board, The American Journal of Cardiology

Member, Editorial Board, World Journal of Surgery

Member, Editorial Board, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Additional Educational Information

California Institute of Technology (B.S. 1993)
Tufts University School of Medicine (M.D. 1997)
University of California San Diego Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1997-2004)
University of California San Diego School of Medicine Postgraduate Research Fellowship (2000-2002)
Baylor College of Medicine Thoracic Surgery Residency (2004-2006)
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery (2005, 2015)
Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2007, 2017)

Practice Areas

  • Cardiac
  • Coronary disease
  • Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
  • Valve disease
  • Aortic valve disease
  • Mitral valve disease
  • Great vessels
  • Aorta