Overview
Derek Serna-Gallegos, MD, is a cardiac surgeon and is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and completed his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center followed by his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. Serna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 154 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.
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Locations
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Aortic DissectionDr. Serna isElite. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Serna isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Serna isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Thoracic Aortic AneurysmDr. Serna isDistinguished. Learn about Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Advanced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Serna isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of AortaDr. Serna isAdvanced. Learn about Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Serna isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Serna isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Experienced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Serna isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Serna isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Coarctation of the AortaDr. Serna isExperienced. Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Serna isExperienced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- EndocarditisDr. Serna isExperienced. Learn about Endocarditis.
- EndoscopyDr. Serna isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.