MelitaLViegasMD
Thoracic Surgery • Los Angeles, CAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
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Office
127 S San Vicente Blvd Ste 3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048Phone+1 310-423-3851Fax+1 310-423-0246
Education & Training
Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern CaliforniaFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2013 - 2014
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2010 - 2013
Southern Illinois UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2010
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2014 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The cone repair allows right ventricle rehabilitation with excellent tricuspid valve function following the Starnes procedure.Syed Faaz Ashraf, Jose Pedro Da Silva, Mario Castro-Medina, Melita Viegas, Tarek Alsaied
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-02-01 - Anatomic and non-anatomic substrates in infants with two ventricles undergoing aortic arch repair.Bari Murtuza, Juan Lehoux, Mario Castro Medina, Luciana da Fonseca Da Silva, Melita Viegas
Cardiology in the Young. 2025-02-01 - Long-term Outcome After Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries With Aortic Arch Obstruction.Kei Kobayashi, Luciana Da Fonseca Da Silva, Bari Murtuza, Mario Castro-Medina, Melita Viegas
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-02-01
Press Mentions
At the Heart: UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s New Heart Institute Will Help Patients like Isabella MarielDecember 20th, 2023
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