
Mario Castro-Medina MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
Physician
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh4401 Penn Avenue Faculty Pavillion 5TH floorPittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-692-5218
Fax+1 412-692-5817
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Education & Training
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo LeonClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
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 - 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 - 1 citationsUsing DaSilva Cone Operation to Establish 1.5 or 2 Ventricle Circulation After Initial Single Ventricle Palliation with Starnes Procedure.Craig P Dobson, Adam B Christopher, Mario Castro-Medina, Melita L Viegas, Jose Pedro Da Silva
Pediatric Cardiology. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Outcomes of open repir for chronic descending thoracic aortic dissectionEstrera 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 traumaRendon 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 reviewRendon 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 femalesFelipe 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 surgery1/1/2016
- ECMO in pediatric heart surgery1/1/2015
- ECMO is not a contraindication to transplantion1/1/2014
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