Advanced in Ventricular Septal Defects

Dr. Victor Morell

Thoracic Surgery
UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Advanced in Ventricular Septal Defects
UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Victor Morell is a Thoracic Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Aortopulmonary Window, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 89 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Ventricular Septal Defects.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Specialist in PA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Call: 412-692-5218
Other Locations
St. Joseph's Hospital
3001 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
Call: 813-357-0520

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Prospective, Non-randomized, Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Bioabsorbable Pulmonary Valved Conduit in Subjects Undergoing Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) Reconstruction
Prospective, Non-randomized, Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Bioabsorbable Pulmonary Valved Conduit in Subjects Undergoing Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) Reconstruction
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

89 Total Publications

Multicenter Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes: Extracardiac Conduit Fontan vs Lateral Tunnel Fontan at 15-Year Follow-Up.
Multicenter Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes: Extracardiac Conduit Fontan vs Lateral Tunnel Fontan at 15-Year Follow-Up.
Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
Published: May 09, 2025
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    • Distinguished
    • Ebstein's Anomaly
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    • Aortopulmonary Window
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    • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
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    • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
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    • Transposition of the Great Arteries
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    • Ventricular Septal Defects
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    • Experienced
    • Aortic Regurgitation
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    • Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
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    • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
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    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
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    • Double Aortic Arch
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    • Heart Bypass Surgery
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