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Office
200 Lothrop St
Ste C-900
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-648-6359
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
- 4 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 - 7 citationsChanges in multiorgan heart transplants following the 2018 allocation policy changeDerek K. Afflu, Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, Laura Seese, Nicholas R. Hess, Arman Kilic
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021-01-23 - 10 citationsGastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: Incidence, predictors, and impact on outcomesNicholas R. Hess, Laura Seese, Yeahwa Hong, Derek K. Afflu, Yisi Wang
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021-01-11
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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