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200 Lothrop StSte C-900Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2016 - 2023
Howard University College of MedicineClass of 2016
Oral Roberts UniversityBS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Highlighting Racial and Ethnic Pay Disparities in Cardiothoracic Surgery.Derek Afflu, Anastasiia K Tompkins, David T Cooke, Walter Merrill, Cherie P Erkmen
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-03-01 - The use of bilateral orthotopic lung transplantation in the management of acute severe drug-induced interstitial lung disease: A case report.Derek K Afflu, Brittany A Cody, Elizabeth Lendermon, Pablo G Sanchez
JHLT Open. 2024-08-01 - 5 citationsVery Early Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Does Not Affect Readmission or Survival.Derek K. Afflu, Laura Seese, Ibrahim Sultan, Thomas G. Gleason, Yisi Wang
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-03-01
Journal Articles
- Vascular Graft with Dynamic Topography Exhibits Reduced Platelet Adhesion Compared with Standard Synthetic GraftDerek Afflu, MD, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
- The Use of FlexHD® in the Management of a Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernia Associated with Loss of DomainDK Afflu, K Williams, M Ekladios, DR Bezzini, B Bryant, S Crichlow, SN Zafar, SM Siram, Journal of Surgery, 8/14/2017
- Comparison of Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns between Serratia marcescens Strain Isolated in 1920 versus 2008Afflu, Derek, and Joel Gaikwad, Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, 1/1/2015
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External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-afflu-57b7a574
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