Danny Chu
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Heart & Vascular Institute
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
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 Education 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
Organizations
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