Dr. Bittencourt, MD, is the Director of Cardiac Computed Tomography at the Heart and Vascular Institute from UPMC Presbyterian and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bittencourt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Yohei Doi is an Infectious Disease provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Doi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Pneumonia.

Johannes Bonatti, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in robotic-assisted mitral valve and coronary surgery who is certified by the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. He is a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the Director of Cardiac Robotic Surgery at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Bonatti comes to the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute from his most recent appointment at the Vienna Health Network in Vienna, Austria. Prior to his work in Austria, Dr. Bonatti was the Chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a position he held from 2012 to 2015. He received his medical degree from Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria, and completed residencies in Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and General Surgery at the University Clinic of Surgery in Innsbruck, followed by internships in Trauma Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology at the General Public Hospital Kitzbühel, Austria. Dr. Bonatti’s clinical interests include minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, and vascular biology of coronary artery bypass grafts. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and performed over 5,000 cardiac surgeries, in addition to being the first physician world-wide to perform a robotic endoscopic quadruple coronary bypass surgery. He has held leadership positions in preeminent surgical societies worldwide. Dr. Bonatti has three children with his wife, Elfi, and enjoys mountain biking and skiing – he is a former member of the Austrian Freestyle Ski national team. Dr. Bonatti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

James D. Luketich, MD, is the Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He specializes in all areas of thoracic oncology, including lung cancer, mediastinal malignancies, and esophageal cancer, as well as multidisciplinary management (combined chemotherapy/radiation/surgery) of esophagogastric carcinoma and lung cancer, and benign esophageal disease. Dr. Luketich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant.

James Como is an Infectious Disease provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Como is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, Infective Endocarditis, and Endocarditis.

Nitin Bhanot is an Infectious Disease provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bhanot is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Infective Endocarditis, Endocarditis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Cellulitis.

Sowmya Nanjappa is an Infectious Disease provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nanjappa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Cellulitis, Pneumonia, Mediastinitis, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Nanjappa is currently accepting new patients.

Nobutaka Hirooka is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hirooka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Nephrocalcinosis, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Mediastinitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Divya Chalikonda is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chalikonda has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Varicose Veins, Achalasia, Endoscopy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.