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Mario Castro-Medina, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA

MarioCastro-MedinaMD

Thoracic Surgery Pittsburgh, PA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

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  • Office

    UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
    4401 Penn Avenue Faculty Pavillion 5TH floor
    Pittsburgh, PA 15224
    Phone+1 412-692-5218
    Fax+1 412-692-5817

Education & Training

  • Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
    Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo LeonClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Outcomes of open repir for chronic descending thoracic aortic dissection  
    Estrera LA, Jan A, Sandhu H, Shalhub H, Shalhub S, Medina-Castro M, Nguyen TC, Azizzadeh A, Charlton-Ouw K, Miller CC, Safi HJ, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
  • Delayed cardiac tramponade after penetrating thoracic trauma  
    Rendon F, Gomez Danes LH, Castro Mario, Asian Cardiovasc Thoerac Annals, 1/1/2004
  • Surgical treatment of cardiac myxoma A series of 14 cases and literature review  
    Rendon F, Gomez Danes LH, Castro M, Lozano Gonzalez H, Naccoud A, Revista de Medicina Universitatria, 1/1/2003

Abstracts/Posters

  • Submammarian incision for congenital heart disease in young females
    Felipe Rendon Elias, Luis H Gomez Danes, Mario Castro, Heriberto Lozano Gonzalez., VI Biomedical Research Annual Congress, UANL, 1/1/1988

Lectures

  • The role of interventional cardiology after congenital cardiac surgery 
    1/1/2016
  • ECMO in pediatric heart surgery 
    1/1/2015
  • ECMO is not a contraindication to transplantion 
    1/1/2014
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