Advanced in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Advanced in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Allegheny General Hospital
320 E North Ave, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

Overview

Hiran Fernando is a Thoracic Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fernando is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Nodules, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 102 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 32 articles in the study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Forbes Hospital
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

Allegheny General Hospital
320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Other Locations
Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton St, Boston, MA 2118.

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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