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Office
620 Howard Avenue
Ste 1
Altoona, PA 16601Phone+1 724-531-6600Fax+1 724-222-2875- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of ColoradoResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1984 - 1985
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1978 - 1980- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1975 - 1978
University at BuffaloResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1975
Union Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
Fed Univ Espirito SantoClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1976 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2020 - 2022
OH State Medical License 1998 - 2022
WV State Medical License 1998 - 2004- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsHigh-Risk Committee for Cardiac Surgery Decision-Making: Results From 110 Consecutive Patients.Lauren V. Huckaby, Thomas G. Gleason, Francis D. Ferdinand, Ibrahim Sultan, Danny Chu, Pyongsoo Yoon, Forozan Navid, Siva Venkata, David West, Claudio A.B. Lima, Victo...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Aug 1
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Setting of Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia.Brandon D D'Aloiso, Sarah S Rupchak, Kaitlin J Gettle, Claudio A.B. Lima, Robert D Rush> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2018 Jun 1
- 4 citationsExposure of the mitral valve by transecting the ascending aorta during aortic and mitral valve replacement.V.R Machiraju, Claudio A.B. Lima, Michael H. Culig, Robert Bennett, Navin S Thakur> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000 Feb 1
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Hospital Affiliations
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Washington Health SystemWashington, Pennsylvania
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
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