DerekRaySerna-GallegosMD
Thoracic Surgery • Pittsburgh, PAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Office
UPMC Shadyside
5230 Centre Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Summary
- Dr. Derek Serna-Gallegos is a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from University of Southern California School of Medicine and has been in practice 9 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and aortic dissection.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, adult cardiac surgery, 2018 - 2020
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2018
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2014 - 2019
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Trends in Kidney Function and Chronic Kidney Disease after Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.Danial Ahmad, Michel Pompeu Sá, Carlos E Diaz Castrillon, Floyd Thoma, Yisi Wang
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Prevalence of high ventricular pacing burden in patients requiring permanent pacemaker post TAVR.Joseph Ibrahim, Brent S Medoff, Jianhui Zhu, Floyd Thoma, Derek Serna-Gallegos
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2025-02-19 - 2 citationsCan we safely expand the donation after circulatory death donor heart pool by extending the donor age limit?Yeahwa Hong, Nicholas R Hess, Luke A Ziegler, Danny Chu, Pyongsoo D Yoon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-02-01
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