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Office
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
200 Lothrop St
Oakland, PA 15213Phone+1 412-647-2345- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2016 - 2023
- Howard University College of MedicineClass of 2016
- Oral Roberts UniversityBS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsVery Early Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Does Not Affect Readmission or Survival.Derek K. Afflu, Laura Seese, Ibrahim Sultan, Thomas G. Gleason, Yisi Wang, Forozan Navid, Floyd Thoma, Arman Kilic> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
- 8 citationsChanges in multiorgan heart transplants following the 2018 allocation policy changeDerek K. Afflu, Carlos E. Diaz-Castrillon, Laura Seese, Nicholas R. Hess, Arman Kilic> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021 Jan 23
- 8 citationsGastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: Incidence, predictors, and impact on outcomesNicholas R. Hess, Laura Seese, Yeahwa Hong, Derek K. Afflu, Yisi Wang, Floyd Thoma, Arman Kilic> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021 Jan 11
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Journal Articles
- Vascular Graft with Dynamic Topography Exhibits Reduced Platelet Adhesion Compared with Standard Synthetic GraftDerek Afflu, MD, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
- The Use of FlexHD® in the Management of a Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernia Associated with Loss of DomainDK Afflu, K Williams, M Ekladios, DR Bezzini, B Bryant, S Crichlow, SN Zafar, SM Siram, Journal of Surgery, 8/14/2017
- Comparison of Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns between Serratia marcescens Strain Isolated in 1920 versus 2008Afflu, Derek, and Joel Gaikwad, Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, 1/1/2015
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Hospital Affiliations
- UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-afflu-57b7a574
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