PyongsooDYoonMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Co-Clinical Director Heart and Vascular Institute UPMC, Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

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Office
9104 Babcock Boulevard
220
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone+1 901-725-9450

Fax+1 901-302-2430
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Summary

Dr. Pyongsoo Yoon is a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Jameson, and Trumbull Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, adult general thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and esophageal surgery.

Education & Training

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1992 - 1995
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2019 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2016
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2016
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Outcomes of Aortomitral Continuity Reconstruction During Concomitant Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement.
James A Brown, Nina M Verghis, Sarah Yousef, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Jianhui Zhu, Floyd Thoma, David Kaczorowski, Danny Chu, Johannes Bonatti, Pyongsoo Yoon, Julie Phill...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2024 Apr 1
The Clinical Significance of Unplanned Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Aortic Root Replacement.
Takuya Ogami, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Sarah Yousef, James A Brown, Floyd W Thoma, Kathirvel Subramaniam, Theresa A Gelzinis, Johannes O Bonatti, David J Kaczorowski, Pyo...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2024 Apr 1
Radial artery vs right internal mammary artery as a second conduit during coronary artery bypass grafting.
Eishan Ashwat, James A Brown, Sarah Yousef, Danial Ahmad, Yisi Wang, Floyd W Thoma, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Pyongsoo Yoon, David West, Danny Chu, Johannes Bonatti, David...> ;American Heart Journal. 2024 Apr 1
Outcomes of Impella 5.0 and 5.5 for cardiogenic shock: A single-center 137 patient experience.
Hess, N., Ziegler, L., Sicke, M., Hong, Y., Agrawal, N., Hickey, G., Ramanan, R., Fowler, J., Chu, D., Yoon, P., Bonatti, J., Kaczorowski, D.> ;Artificial Organs. 2024 Feb 23
Midterm Outcomes After Aortic Valve Neocuspidization (Ozaki Procedure) in Adults.
Takuya Ogami, Keith A Dufendach, Mahnoor Imran, Floyd W Thoma, Johannes O Bonatti, Pyongsoo D Yoon, David J Kaczorowski, Ibrahim Sultan, Victor O Morell, Danny Chu> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
Outcomes of Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein as A Second Conduit After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Ahmad, D., Wang, Y., Thoma, F., Yousef, S., Serna-Gallegos, D., Yoon, P., Bonatti, J., Sultan, I., Ashwat, E., Brown, J., West, D., Chu, D., Kaczorowski, D.> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Long-Term Outcomes of Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis of Kaplan-Meier-Derived Data.
Sá, M., Jacquemyn, X., Ahmad, D., Brown, J., Serna-Gallegos, D., Makani, A., Kliner, D., Toma, C., West, D., Yousef, S., Yoon, P., Kaczorowski, D., Bonatti, J., Chu, D...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2024 Feb 1
Donation after circulatory death improves probability of heart transplantation in waitlisted candidates and results in post-transplant outcomes similar to those achiev...
Nicholas R Hess, Yeahwa Hong, Pyongsoo Yoon, Johannes Bonatti, Ibrahim Sultan, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Danny Chu, Gavin W Hickey, Mary E Keebler, David J Kaczorowski> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024 May 1
2 citations
Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus isolated redo surgical aortic valve replacement.
Sarah Yousef, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Nidhi Iyanna, Dustin Kliner, James A Brown, Catalin Toma, Amber Makani, David West, Yisi Wang, Floyd W Thoma, Danial Ahmad, Pyongso...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Outcomes of Root Enlargement vs Root Replacement for Aortic Stenosis.
Sarah Yousef, Derek Serna-Gallegos, James A Brown, Takuya Ogami, Yisi Wang, Floyd W Thoma, Danny Chu, Johannes Bonatti, David Kaczorowski, Pyongsoo Yoon, Ibrahim Sultan> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Outcomes of bovine versus porcine surgical aortic valve replacement.
Sarah Yousef, Edgar Aranda-Michel, James A Brown, Derek Serna-Gallegos, David Kaczorowski, Johannes Bonatti, Pyongsoo Yoon, Danny Chu, Ibrahim Sultan, Dai, Y.> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Coronary Artery Bypass With Multiarterial Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Valentino Bianco, Suresh Mulukutla, Edgar Aranda-Michel, Danny Chu, David Kaczorowski, Johannes Bonatti, Pyongsoo Yoon, Dustin Kliner, Catalin Toma, Yisi Wang, Steve K...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
3 citations
Impact of Aortic Root Enlargement on Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement.
Sarah Yousef, James A Brown, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Forozan Navid, Nav Warraich, Pyongsoo Yoon, David Kaczorowski, Johannes Bonatti, Yisi Wang, Ibrahim Sultan> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
5 citations
ECMO and Impella Support Strategies as a Bridge to Surgical Repair of Post-Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture.
Garrett Coyan, Neesha Anand, Mahnoor Imran, Hernando Gomez, Raj Ramanan, Holt Murray, Saurabh Sanon, Pyongsoo Yoon, David Kaczorowski, Johannes Bonatti> ;Medicina. 2022 Apr 28
2 citations
Revascularization Strategies for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly Population
Nicholas R. Hess, Arman Kilic, Yisi Wang, Pyongsoo Yoon, Forozan Navid, Ibrahim Sultan, Danny Chu> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Feb 1
2 citations
High-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
3 citations
Is It Time to Rethink Public Reporting of Surgical Endocarditis Outcomes in Patients Who Inject Drugs
Sami El-Dalati, Pyongsoo Yoon, G. M. Deeb> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021 May 18
3 citations
Aortic Root Replacement with Autologous Pericardium Valved Conduit
Laura Seese, Pyongsoo Yoon, Victor O. Morell, Danny Chu> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 May 7
6 citations
Congenital Absence of the Left Internal Carotid Artery
Shonak B. Patel, Zubair A. Hashmi, Gregory G. Smaroff, John C. Cardone, Pyongsoo D. Yoon> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2010 Apr 1
1 citations
Coronary cameral fistula: left anterior descending artery to left ventricle.
Zubair A. Hashmi, Pyongsoo D. Yoon, Gregory G. Smaroff, John C. Cardone> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2009 Sep 2
1 citations
Aortic arch aneurysm associated with arch vessel anomalies: truncus bicaroticus and retroesophageal right subclavian artery.
Namhee Park, Zubair A. Hashmi, Jaebum Kim, Jaehoon Lee, Dongyoon Keum, Pyongsoo D. Yoon, Saeyoung Choi> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2009 Jul 1
10 citations
Clinical results with left axillary to left anterior descending coronary artery bypass.
James A. Magovern, Timothy J Hunter, Pyongsoo D. Yoon> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2001 Feb 1
6 citations
Regional effects of aortomyoplasty in acute ischemia
John C. Cardone, Pyongsoo D. Yoon, Dennis R. Trumble, James A. Magovern> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996 Jan 1
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