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Hiran Chrishantha Fernando, M.D.
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Director Thoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
BACKGROUND
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London (MBBS 1986)
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (England, 1991)
Harbor/UCLA Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1991-1993)
UC Irvine Medical Center General Surgery residency(1993-1995)
UC Davis Medical Center Cardiothoracic Residency(1995-1998)
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons , Edinburgh (1990)
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
General Thoracic Club
American Surgical Association
OTHER INTERESTS
Lung cancer- Uniportal VATS, therapies for high risk patients
Mediastinum and foregut robotic procedures
minimally invasive esophagectomy
POEM. Z-POEM,TIF, Linx
Clinical Trials
RESEARCH
Optimal therapies for lung cancer in high-risk or medically inoperable patients
EDUCATION & TRAINING
FRCS, FRCSEd, FACS
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
ESTS 2024 | Transition From mVATS to uVATSApril 23, 2026- Transoral Incisionless FundoplicationApril 23, 2026
- The Role of SBRT in Lung Cancer TreatmentApril 23, 2026