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Danny Chu, MD, FACS, FAHA
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)
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)
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (2025-present)
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (2026-present)
President, Association of VA Surgeons (2024-2025)
President, Society of University Surgeons (2025-2026)
OTHER INTERESTS
Aortic valve reconstruction (Ozaki Procedure)
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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
EDUCATION & TRAINING
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, 2025)
Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2007, 2017)