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Office
3551 Lawrenceville Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
Summary
- Dr. Pietro Bajona is a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital . He received his medical degree from University of Ferrara, Italy and has been in practice 15 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Italian. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, maze procedure, aortic valve repair, aortic surgery, and mitral valve surgery.
Education & Training
- Sant'Anna School of Superior StudiesPhD, Mitral Valve Anatomy and Physiology, 2015 - 2018
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - 2014
- University of TorontoClinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009 - 2010
- UPMC Medical EducationPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006 - 2008
- University of PisaClass of 2003
- University of PisaBoard of Cardiac Surgery
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- European Board of Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryCardiovascular Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsEpicardial prestrained confinement and residual stresses: a newly observed heart ventricle confinement interface.Xiaodan Shi, Yue Liu, Katherine M. Copeland, Sara R. McMahan, Song Zhang
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface. 2019-03-29 - 26 citationsHeart Xenotransplantation: Historical Background, Experimental Progress, and Clinical Prospects.Raghav Murthy, Pietro Bajona, Jay K. Bhama, David K. C. Cooper
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016-04-01 - 47 citationsCOSTIMULATION BLOCKADE IN PIG ARTERY PATCH XENOTRANSPLANTATION – A SIMPLE MODEL TO MONITOR THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN NONHUMAN PRIMATESMohamed Ezzelarab, Burcin Ekser, Gabriel J. Echeverri, Hidetaka Hara, Corin Ezzelarab
Xenotransplantation. 2012-07-01
Press Mentions
- Allegheny Health Network Names Pietro Bajona, MD, PhD, Director of Cardiac Surgery at Forbes HospitalOctober 23rd, 2019
- UT Southwestern Designated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of ExcellenceFebruary 19th, 2018
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Italian
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