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Danny Chu
Danny Chu, MD, FACS, FAHA
200 Lothrop Street, C-700
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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, JAMA Surgery
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)
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Cardiac
- Coronary disease
- Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
- Valve disease
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral valve disease
- Great vessels
- Aorta