 Alberto Pochettino, MD
Surgeon
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| Alberto Pochettino, MD | Surgeon | Faculty Appointment:
Associate Professor of Surgery
| Specialty:
Cardiovascular Surgery - Adult Congential Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Disease, Thoracic Aortic Disease
| Transplant - Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant
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| Administrative Title:
Director, Lung Transplantation Program; Associate Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery Program; Associate Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
| Language in Addition to English:
Italian
| Practice Location(s):
| Certification:
Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1997; General Surgery, 1995
| Affiliation:
Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania
| Educational Background:
Medical School: | Northwestern University Chicago | Internship: | State University of New York | Residency: | State University of New York | Fellowship: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Memberships:
American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, Society of Gastro-intestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, American Heart Association, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
| Notes:
Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Top Docs issue
Recognized by America's Top Doctors, 2007, 2008, 2010
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| | Areas of Interest | aneurysm | aneurysm repair - stent insertion | aortic aneurysm | aortic disease | aortic dissection repair | aortic root repair | aortic surgery | aortic valve surgery | bronchoscopy | cardiac surgery | cardiopulmonary disease | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | congenital heart disease - adult | congestive heart failure (CHF) | coronary artery bypass surgery | cystic fibrosis - adult | emphysema | heart and lung transplant | heart failure | heart transplant | heart valve disease | heart valve surgery | ischemic heart disease | left ventricular assist device | lung cancer | lung disease | lung injury | lung surgery | lung transplantation | mitral valve surgery | pneumonectomy | primary care - coronary artery disease | pulmonary endarterectomy | pulmonary hypertension | respiratory distress syndrome - adult | respiratory failure | thoracic aneurysm | thoracic surgery | thoracic surgery (non-cardiac) | thoracoscopy | thoracotomy | valvular heart disease |
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