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 Residency Program in Thoracic Surgery
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The Thoracic Surgery Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is a 2-year training program with 2 cardiac track positions and 2 thoracic track position per year for a total complement of 8 residents. With the Program's current 5-year accreditation with a commendation by the ACGME Thoracic RRC we feel the University of Pittsburgh Thoracic Surgery Residency Program is one of the premier programs in the country. Through a combination of strong clinical surgeons, creative clinician scientists and the support of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Healthcare System and the University of Pittsburgh we can provide you with an exciting environment in not only the basics of cardiothoracic surgery but also a glimpse into the new frontiers of therapy. We are proud of our graduates who have distinguished themselves both in academic positions as well as top private practice institutions throughout the country and their continued loyalty to us reaffirms our mission of excellence.
We have an unusually strong combination of staff committed to clinical excellence as well as scientific inquiry. The centerpiece of basic research is the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine which has already become nationally known for its programs in artificial organ development, basic research in genetic and stem cell therapy as well as biomaterials sciences. We have been designated the first National Tissue Engineering Center in the USA. The Hillman Cancer Center provides a unique opportunity for the residents to gain intense exposure to all aspects of cancer patient care, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, palliative care and surgery. Our staff is well aware of the precious resource that all our candidates represent. The current program has substantial improvements in the resident curriculum with the preservation of training experience within the framework of the mandates of the new duty hour rules from the ACGME. We provide a weekly lecture series which fulfills the requirements of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association’s minimum requirements and includes renowned invited Professorships in the field of thoracic surgery. The Program provides weekly didactic conferences including cardiac case conference; aortic conference; morbidity and mortality conferences; benign esophageal conference; thoracic tumor board and monthly journal clubs in cardiac and thoracic.
Our program is designed for rotations in adult cardiac (both at UPMC and the VA), pediatric, general thoracic surgery, and offers elective rotations in cardiopulmonary transplantation, which includes experience with ventricular assist devices. Board qualification will be possible after two years. In June 1999, we received approval from the RRC to add a thoracic track, a two-year slot, to our standard CT surgery training positions. This track l heavily emphasizes thoracic surgery and will also qualify the candidate for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center on campus are the primary training centers used for the cardiothoracic residency experience. The program is a two-year program with a recommended third year as a clinical instructor. During this third year graduates receive an appointment at an appropriate increase in salary as they are appointed instructors in cardiothoracic surgery and are encouraged to submit charges for their services. Third year is not mandatory but allows residents to sharpen their skills in specific areas of interest including minimally invasive surgery; transplantation; cardiac assist devices and complex heart failure; aortic and valve surgery; or thoracic surgery. Finally, in this third year we would encourage an affiliation with the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine where participation in large animal studies with ventricular assist devices or participation in the tissue engineering labs is available.
Applications are accepted through and must be received by March 31. The website is https://www.erasfellowshipdocuments.org/. It explains general information on how to request certain items that are required for the completion of the ERAS Application. It includes information on required fees, how to request a token that is needed to access an ERAS application and contact information for ERAS which is operated by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Any questions can be e-mailed to myeras@AAMC.org or you may also contact the Help Desk at 202-828-0413. PLEASE INDICATE ON YOUR APPLICATION IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR THE CARDIAC TRACK; GENERAL THORACIC TRACK OR WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EITHER TRACK.
If you require further information you may contact our Residency Coordinator, Christine Regan Carey, 412.648-6359 or careycr@upmc.edu
Residency Director
James D. Luketich, MD
Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute
Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
Residency Associate Director
Robert Kormos, MD
Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Heart Transplantation
Director, Artificial Heart Program |
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Current Residents
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2008-2010
Amit Bhargava, MD
Rosemarie Hardin, MD
Ryan Levy, MD
Lana Schumacher, MD
2009-2011
Shamus Carr, MD
Rachit Shah, MD
Dhaval Trivedi, MD
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Previous Residents
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Training
Years | Resident | Current Position | Medical School | | 1980-1982 | Deeb, Michael | University of Michigan | University of Pittsburgh | | 1981-1983 | McCairns, Robert | Thomas Jefferson University | | | 1983-1985 | Kapelanski,
David | UCSD Medical Center | University of Chicago,
Pritizker School of
Medicine | | 1984-1986 | Payne, Dale N. | Private Practice | | | 1985-1988 | Rogers, Ancel | Private Practice | | | 1985-1987 | Mancini, Mary | LA State University
Health Services | University of Pittsburgh | | 1986-1988 | Ladowski, Joseph | Indiana/Ohio
Heart Institute | University of Chicago,
Pritizker School of
Medicine | | 1986-1989 | Guadagnoli, Mark | Private Practice | University of Mexico | | 1987-1990 | Teodori, Michael | Private Practice | University of Pennsylvania | | 1987-1989 | Rothberg, Martin | Private Practice | University of Washington | | 1988-1991 | Wei, Lawrence | UPMC | Univeristy of Pittsburgh | | 1988-1991 | Schubach, Scott | Private Practice | Baylor College
of Medicine | | 1989-1992 | Pham, Si | Univeristy of Miami | University of Pittsburgh | | 1989-1992 | Herlan, David | Guthrie Clinic | Medical College
of Virginia | | 1990-1993 | Killinger, William | Private Practice | University of Virginia | | 1990-1993 | Durham, Samuel | Medical College
of Ohio | Harvard Medical School | | 1991-1994 | Magee, Mitchell | CRSTI Medical City
Dallas Hospital | University of Texas,
Medical School
at Houston | | 1991-1994 | Dowling, Rob | University of Louisville | University of Pittsburgh | | 1992-1995 | Fitzgibbon, Leo | Private Practice | New York
Medical School | | 1993-1996 | Bresticker,
Michael | Christ Hosp &
Medical Center,
Illinois | University of Virginia | | 1993-1996 | Sommers, K. Eric | Tampa General
Hospital | Northwestern University | | 1993-1996 | Sonett, Joshua | NY Presbyterian
Hospital | East Carolina University | | 1994-1997 | Thislethwaite,
Patricia | UCSD | Harvard Medical School | | 1994-1997 | Pigula, Frank | Children's Hospital
of Boston | University of Vermont | | 1995-1998 | Spier, Lawrence | North Shore University
Hospital, NY | NY State University
Downtown Medical
School | | 1995-1998 | Maley, Richard | Allegheny General
Hospital | Hahnemann University | | 1996-1999 | Gammie, James | University of Maryland | University of
Massachusetts | | 1996-1999 | McGrath, Michael F. | Private Practice | Georgetown University | | 1997-1999 | Buenaventura,
Percival | Private Practice, York, PA | Robert Wood Johnson | | 1997-1999 | Espinal, Eric | Summa Health System,
Akron Ohio | Northeastern Ohio University | | 1998-2000 | Steinberg, Gial | IHC Utah Valley Regional
Medical Center | Columbia University | | 1998-2000 | Gandhi, Sanjiv | CHP/St. Louis Children's
Hospital | Georgetown University | | 1999-2001 | Wells, Kip | Deceased | Northwestern Ohio
Universities College
of Medicine | | 1999-2001 | Shears, Larry | Private Practice,
York, PA | West Virginia University | | 2000-2001 | Kiev, Jon | | Virgnia Commenwealth
University | | 2000-2002 | Taylor, Bradley | Private Practice,
York, PA | Emory University | | 2000-2002 | Poston, Robert S. | Boston University | Johns Hopkins
University | | 2000-2002 | Alvelo-Rivera, Miquel | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
Center, Tampa FL | University of Puerto Rico | | 2001-2003 | Weardon, Peter D. | Children's Hospital of
Pittsburgh/UPMC | West Virginia University | | 2001-2003 | Gilbert, Sebastian | UPMC | McGill University | | 2001-2003 | Pettiford, Brian L. | UPMC | University of Pittsburgh | | 2002-2004 | Anagnostopoulos,
Petros V. | Phoenix Children's Hospital | University of Athens | | 2002-2004 | Litle, Virginia R. | Mt. Sinai | Brown-Dartmouth
Program in Medicine | | 2002-2004 | VonHaag, Derek | Private Practice, Arizona | University of CA, Irvine | | 2003-2005 | Patel, Amit N. | University of Utah | Case Western
Reserve University | | 2003-2005 | Schuchert, Matthew | UPMC | Johns Hopkins University | | 2003-2005 | Baird,
Christopher W. | Levine Children's
Hospital, NC | University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill | | 2004-2006 | Kwon, Samantha E. | Private Practice, FL | University of Florida
College of Medicine | | 2004-2006 | Wee, Jon O. | Brigham & Women's
Hospital, MA | Duke University | | 2004-2006 | Gersch, Karen Anne | Private Practice,
Cincinnati, OH | East Carolina University
School of Medicine | | 2004-2006 | Sharma, Mahesh | U of Texas
Southwestern; Children's
Medical Center | Baylor College of
Medicine | | 2005-2007 | Adusumilli, Prasad | Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center | Gunter Medical College | | 2005-2007 | Benjamin,
L. Christopher | Private Practice,
Baton Rouge, LA | Medical College of Ohio | | 2006-2007 | Chong, Nyen | Nanticoke Memorial
Hospital, Delaware | Jefferson Medical College | | 2005-2007 | El-Sherif, Amgad | Johns Hopkins,
International, UAE | Cairo University | | 2005-2007 | Kent, Michael | Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center | George Washington | | 2006-2008 | Awais, Omar | HLESI, University
of Pittsburgh Medical
Center | NY College of
Osteopathic Medicine | | 2006-2008 | deGraft-Johnson,
John | Kaiser Permanente, CA
| University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine | | 2006-2008 | Romeya, Ahmed | Private Practice,
Las Vegas, Nevada | Zagreb Medical
School, Croatia | | 2006-2008 | Tsai, Wilson | Private Practice,
San Francisco, CA | UMDNJ-New Jersey
Medical School | | 2007-2009 | Bansal, Aditya | UPMC Advanced Cardiac
Surgery Fellowship | Medical College Baroda | | 2007-2009 | Cook, Chris | Assistant Professor, UPMC | Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine | | 2007-2009 | Jidarian, Anoush | Minimally Invasive Thoracic
Surgery Fellowship, Cedars
Sinai | University of Medicine &
Dentistry NJ | | 2007-2009 | Wallen, Jason | Loma Linda VAMC, CA
| Medical School: McGill
University | | 2008-2010 | Bhargava, Amit | | University of Wisconsin
Medical School | | 2008-2010 | Hardin, Rosemarie | | State University
of New York | | 2008-2010 | Levy, Ryan | | University of Pittsburgh | | 2008-2010 | Schumacher, Lana | | UCLA/Drew Medical
Education Program |
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